Show daay K dept 16 ben bosker the southern atah times says tint wm wood of wood mcculloch sheep men westward of the wh wah rang omet and talked with ben tasker inco his escape from jail ben came to wood and asked him to buy hia during the interview tasker explained to him the manner of bis escape lie said he had taken the precaution during the office where h was being confined when sheriff Coombs men were as le epand he heard pratts men at the back side of the building be took his boots in his hand and lightly stepped over the sleeping guards in front of the door and gained the free air of heaven in the meantime his black mistress had a horse placed for him but ben would not take the risk of reaching the horses on account ot some noisy dogs so look it afoot going eastward through a wheat field until the sage brush was reached when he walked on the bushes for some distance to hide his tracks ben says he made mountains meadows on the dr tanner principle that is he only bad by way of victuals a few turnips on the trip at mountain meadows b got a horse and returned to des eret springs bis old stamping ground from there he visited pioche twice and had an interview with john lynch the interview resulted in the selling ot bens sheep upon which lynch held a mortgage to wood sc mcculloch and deseret springs and all cattle and effects to lynch ben said to mr wood that be sent his mist rss to california and that he and who was implicated with him in the stealing of tome horek from mr english were off fir mexico going by way of colos rado canyon and fort modave ben was armed with a rifle revolver and knife and said h wag determined not to bo taken alive bens whereabouts aiace hia escape from jail has been a matter of pubic notoriety and to assume that tho officers who stand morally if not lepillo responsible for his escape might not have been equally well posted ii to that they art imbe cilea none are so blind ui those who will not sec and cert taly no great effort has been badsky our officials lately to see tasker |