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Show Gus Dorres'ahd Paul Van Houghton, Prisoners at the Convict Camp, Take "French Leave" Officer Offi-cer Finds Men in Hiding and Takes Them in Custody. .) The first trouble which has occurred oc-curred since the convict camp was established es-tablished near Wiilard resulted' yesterday yes-terday afternoon, when two of the state prisoners, Gus Dorrcs and Paul Van Houghton, escaped and succeeded succeed-ed In eluding the ofticers and posses until 9 o'clock last evening. They were captured a short distance north of Pleasant View by Deputy Sheriff Joe Saunders, Dorres was a 10-year prisoner and had three more years to serve, while Van Houghton had served 10 years of a 15-year sentence. Both were doing time for highway robbery. Both will now be taken back fo tho penitentiary peni-tentiary at Salt Lake and punished for their attempted escape yesterday. Tho two men wore working together togeth-er on the road near the Hot Springs, the prisoners being scattered along the road at different points for a miie or more. The guards, riding on horses, patrol the line and each has a certain number of prisoners to look after. It is believed that Dorres and Van Houghton made their break for liberty shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday yester-day afternoon, and just after the guard had passed on his way to tne far ond of the line. It was 3:30 o'clock when Sheriff E. E. Harrison received a telephone message announcing the escape of the convicts. He telephoned at once to all of his deputies in that vicinity and also to a number of farmers in the vicinity of Pleasant View, Slater-vlllc Slater-vlllc and other small towns. It was evident to tho officers that the convicts would probably lie In hiding in the immediate vicinity until darkness, and tho deputies, aided by farmers, searched the locality very thoroughly. Shortly after 0 o'clock Deputy Saunders, who was on guard in what is known as the "pollpatch" country north of Pleasant View, discovered dis-covered the men In hiding. Without making his presence known to the convicts he returned to a farmhouse and telephoned to Sheriff Harrison. The officer was Instructed to keep the men In sight until the arrival of Deputy Sheriffs Tom Devine and Frank Ludwlg. These officers, accompanied by City Detective George Wardlaw, left at onco In Oscar Randall's auto. Just before their arrival the convicts con-victs had attempted to leave their hiding place, and Deputy Saunders, armed with a shotgun, made them prisoners They surrendered without putting up a fight, but Van HougTl-ton HougTl-ton stated to the officers afterward that If he had been in possession of a "rod"' tgun) they would never have taken him without some trouble. The men were placed in the auto and takon back to the camp, where they will be kept under heavy guard until this afternoon, when " Deputy Warden Ure will take them back to -tho penitentiary. It was the Intention Inten-tion of the escaped convicts to reach a railroad as soon as possible and board a freight train. Dorres told the officers that ho would have made his way out of the country and back to Italy as soon as possible. The prison warden will prescribe the punishment to bo meted out to the convicts. Whatever credits they may havo acquired during their years of 9ervico will undoubtedly bo taken away and other punishment may be added to this. '' - - |