Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-03-21 | Page 18 | Chain Gang Men Get Away Daily

I AN ANC MEN GET AWAY AAY DAILY C City it Y Jail Prisoners Working on Roads Escape Without Trouble o With tho the escape Friday afternoon of ot three day IlY prisoners from tram the tha city's chain pang gang In North Salt Lake LakeIt It ha has como come to lI ht that chain pan n gang FT I prisoners elude the tho almost dally daily all These prisoners most of oC whom have been given gl long sentences forthe for COI forthe b the most serious of oC misdemeanors misdemeanor have be beon on allowed to slip their time and become tree free men to either cither indulge In further potty crime or leave e the city as their inclinations dictate Friday afternoon while Chief of or Pollee Police Police Po Po- lice S. S M. M r. r Barlow was w. w ia cn engaged aged In an Inspection of oC tho the work being accomplished accomplished accomplished b by 37 31 prisoners of ot the tho most desperate men in the tho th gang quietly departed Neither Chief Barlow nor northe northe northe the three guards u ts awakened to tho the fact act that three mon men had walked awa away from rom under their noses until a carpenter on a nearby house Informed them ho had seen the te men retreating and amI In Joo good order over a hill about one ter of a mile aWa away Two of at too the escaped men were elO Mexicans Mexicans cans and the third was a man who pave gave tho name of or Ernest Hill The Themen Themen Themen men had been arrested at the time limo the thc American house on Commercial street was rid of a crowd of at vagrants and others upon whom tho the taint of at crime crimo had rested on moro morn than one occa occa- sion The Tho cle clean up up lD of of tho American House was waR made on the ni nl night nt ht following following follow follow- ing InC tho the murder of ot John C. C Barnett Harriett and It Was teas aS known at this time that criminals pickpockets dope lope fiends and others w wore wre re making the place their headquarters Judge Juds-e J. J 1 M M. M Bowman Bowman howman Bow how man saw nt fit to Inflict tho the heaviest I penalty possible on the only charges charge that could bo brought an and the day da men had served ser only about 16 days day when they escaped I From From men employed In the vicinity men of the e chain gang Jang It was learned learne I yesterday Y that an on n average average of or ono ma roan man each day makes his get away bet away without without without with with- out apparent effort on tho part of at th the tho guards to Interfere Chief Chiet Barlow ad nd- nd yesterday esterday that prisoners escaped cs es- es- es caned o el every once In a 1 while H lie He said MIn however that the strictest sur sur- vf dance Is Imposed and ever every means mean possible Is being employed to hold mold the tile prisoners Tho The fact tact that tho the worl work sometimes separates tho the men was given ghen as all a n. reason for tor tho the numerous escapes