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Show INiOW PLANS TO KILL THE JAILER Salt Lake. June 9 A second attempt at-tempt on the part of Caleb Inlow convicted murderer of Thomas "Kd-, "Kd-, die' White to escape from the county I jail, this time by killing bis jailers If j need be, was foiled Saturday night I As concrete evidence of the cruel cunning of Inlow s designs, a heavy bludgeon, made of two pieces of Iron wrapped in a piece of blanket, was found in the murderer's cell A ocket knife was found in the prisoners pocket when he was searched search-ed That he had contemplated murder as a means of escape is said to have been betrayed In a threat overheard by a prisoner, whose name Is withheld, but who informed Sheriff Smith The pieces of Iron for the murderous murder-ous device had been wrenched one from the wall of Inlow's cell, the other oth-er from that of J E Ives, alleged robber, accused of holding up the Peery bar on April 2S. Kach coll is fitted with a metal hook hinged to the steel wall In such a way as to catch and hold the hinged cot. which Is folded up against the wall when not In use The hooks are of bar Iron, one and a half Inches in width by one-fourth of an inch In thickness and about eight inches long. The two lashed lash-ed together made a weapon weighing more than half a pound, heavier than a carpenter's hammer The padding of the blanket would have deadened the sound of a blow. Immediately after this discovery which occurred before 10 o'clock Sat urday night. Inlow was removed to the dungeon at the order of Sheriff Andrew Smith. Jr., who had been called call-ed from his bod by Jailer Beckstead He remalued there until yesterday morning, when he was allowed paper and pencil and a moment of light 111 which to write a note to Sheriff Smith, begging to be put back In hl .cell and promising that he would obey the rules of the jail. He was permitted per-mitted the comparatively luxurious quarters of bin cell last nlht. bul slept without bedding. Sheriff Smith l declares that he will leave the man no further chance for concealing anything. any-thing. He has caused me a lot of trouble! since I have been hera and I am go to kill him,'' is Baid to have been th lOW-volced threate made by Inlow In the hearing of another prisoner as he fashioned the weapon, the purpose pur-pose of w hich was but too plain. The prisoner who heard the threat understood under-stood it to be directed toward Jailer R. M, Beckstead of the afternoon shift Ah the search of Inlow's bed revealed re-vealed the presence of the crude but serviceable blackjack, so the search of his clothing resulted in tbe discover;, discov-er;, of a pocket knife In one of bis pockets. With the fawning humility of a ITriah Heep. Inlow prayed for an Interview In-terview with Jailer Beckstead. He attracted at-tracted the attention of the jailer shortly after dusk by rattling a cup on the barred door of his cell Asked what he wanted, he told the Jailer thai he wished a conference with him. "Talk ahead,' said the Jailer. "But I can't talk here, let me come into the office with you, insisted In-low In-low "I have important information that you ought to know." Jailer Beckstead worked the lever that opened tbe slayer's cell, No. 17 1 he man walked to the end of the corridor, where but one set of bars were between him ami the jailer He still insisted that he could not talk there as some of the prisoners would hear him. and asked that he bo taken into the office. Should the Jailer have opened the steel door leading from the corridor he would have been at the mercy of the prisoner as lie leaned lean-ed over the lever a moment later in the act of closing it A swift, heay blow, perhaps two blows, with the padded bludgeon and the jailer would have been helpless while his keys would have been accessible ac-cessible to his assailant. laller Beckstead Beck-stead was suspicious and ordered the man back to his cell. Shortly afterward after-ward Assistant Jailer P. Billider got enough from another prisoner to enlighten en-lighten him as to Inlov. f plan. The two jailers conducted Inlow to the office of the jail where he was first searched and then guarded by raller Beckstead while Jailer Billider searched the cell The bludgeon was found in the bedding bed-ding of Inlow s cot. concealed there, it is thought, after his failure to coax his way to where he could have used ! upon Jailer Beckstead earlier in the enlng. |
