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Show H SLASHES THROAT OF H 1 FELLOW PRISONER 1 Frank Martinez Makoc Attempt on 1 ! Life of John Darby In County H M 'w SALT LAKE, Jon. 2S. Attacking H him with a dagger Improvised from a H pleco of tin, Finnic Martinez, a prla- onor In the county JaJI, almost suc- H j ccoded In murdering John Darby, a B follow pdeonor, bofore ho could he H " overpowered T th J'er H Mystery surrounds tho cause for the H attack, which occurred about C o'clock H Friday evening, and tho sheriff gave H out no information about tho affair H until yeaterdoy, as he desired to ferret H out tho motive for the assault. Up t to last night, however, he had failed H to get a word from elthor prisoner Hl I I or tho other prisoners as to what oc- Hi i casloned tho assault. M i Tho assailant dug his improvised HL. blado Into Darby's nock and came Hl J .--within an oighth'of an inch of sovorlng j ' 4 tho main artery. Several other wounds H were- inflicted. Hl Tho county phyfilolan says there la H no danger of Darby's wounds proving H , j serious unless blood poisoning should H , develop. H ' I Tho fight occurred in the corridor B j ' of tho cell house whon tho prisoners B"1 f wero roIeasejL from their cell6 for ex- H cecIgc. Martinez secured possession H ' of a narrow strip of tin about three H I or four Inches long. Around one end H 1 of this ho wrapped somo cloth and H I insulating from an electric wire to H fiorvo as a handle. The Jaggod edgo H j . of tho tin made a formldablo and of-- H' I fectlve blade, which ripped Darby's L llcsh ln half a dozen places whon Mar- B tlnez sprang upon him. H, As a result of the fight Martinez is Hr boing closely guarded nnd Darby 1b in 1 the hands of the county physician. A j complaint was Issued by the county 1 attornoy yesterday afternoon charging '1 Martinez with assault with a deadly H "weapon. H Martinez Is held for trial on a chargo H of burglary In tho second degree for R robbing tho Oxford rooming house. H Darby Is also being held for trial on H a similar charge, It being alleged that H ho stole jewelry valued at $109 from H' Mrs. J. H. Hardman on July 9 of last |