Show INIFE A MYSTERY AT STATE PRISON J Sullivans Sullivan's A Attack Hack on Recalls Former Assault by Iy Convict IS WEAPON KEPT IN HIDING p Penitentiary Officials Fail in Search Search Both Both Men in Solitary Solitary Soli Soil tary Confinement the state Joe Sullivan a lifer Ufer in penitentiary for tho the murder of Of- Of fic fleer r Charles Charies S. S Ford who made a n. murderous assault upon Nick Preus sing in the prison Saturday afternoon I Is now in solitary confinement and will ill remain there Richard lUchard Demmin Dem- Dem min who is serving ten years cars for burglary and who assisted Sullivan In the attack upon was treated tr in like manner Warden Varden Pratt stated state yesterday j-esterday afternoon that Sullivan an would be continued in the third grade or solitary solitary soli soil tary confInement as long Iong as he was In charge of the time penitentiary Did Dit Come Conic From Prom 5 v Speculation as to where h ro Sullivan an got the tIme knife with which he lie committed committed com corn the assault was practically the solo sole topic of conversation at the prison on yesterday Warden Pratt an and Deputy Warden Ure searched through the second grade cell house In which Sullivan an was confined and inspected e cI every wash bowl in the cell house At Atthe Atthe Atthe the end of or his search the warden was wa convinced that tho the knife had been procured at the penitentiary shops shop and In some somo wn way secreted In the desperados desperado's espel oS o'S cell until ho found an opportunity to use it J 11 Figured Before A remarkable coincidence ence in con con- I with the the- assault Saturday afternoon is that about two months mouths ago an nn assault was committed with a knife by ono one of or tho the convicts As In Inthe Inthe Inthe the last case the victim was a new I prisoner pris-oner who had Just been received at nt the time institution At that time a t thorough investigation of the affair was made but the officials official were una unable lo to learn where the convict con con- vict had gotten the knife wIth v which he committed tho the assault The affair of Saturday afternoon I Is even more puzzling because the officials of of- not only do not know whet the knife lm was procured procure but do no not know wh what t became of it after Sullivan and Demming were away from their victim and returned to theIr cells There is a belief In some somo quarters quarter that the dangerous criminals at In the rison n have a n. secret place Tiace where the they have han h hidden dd n the knife and that onI onla only a comparative comparative- few of their number numbe have been blen told of th the hiding place however er is scoffed at b by th the prison officials |