| Show MERRILL OUT Of PRISON ON BONO Formal Statement Expected From Corrections Board Not I II I Made Held Matter Now Lies With County Attorney NOT GUILTY GUILT PLEA OF GUARD AT ARRAIGNMENT Reported Officials Had Been Warned Twice Parry Might Try to Escape But Had Not F Restricted Man Mans Man's s Privileges F r CRANK F. F MERRILL i deposed 1 I guard of the Utah state prison on whom the tho responsibility for the escape from the state prison of George W. W Pony Pan supposedly on the night of Friday August 1 has been charged and who has as been confined in in the county jail since Monday afternoon afternoon after after- noon noon was wad released from custody last night nig-ht at nt 30 o'clock on 2000 cash bond furnished b by his mother and several friends The formal statement covering the ton investigation into the escape of ot Jarr Parry s cu u ay uy U or Ot corrections and promised to the thc public for Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- da day wa was not forthcoming yesterday Only obtainable was n. n brief verbal statement covering the points disclosed ills din closed Monday The board took tool the position that since the entire matter 1 is 18 now in th the hands o of the county at attorney attorney at- at torne torney it should not issue an any formal statement other othor than announcing announcing- the changes change In tho prison staff start Merrill was taken before Judge N N. H. H Tanner at 10 o'clock yesterday morning for tOt arraignment and pleaded not nol guilty He Ire appeared In Jn the tho courtroom courtroom courtroom court court- room without counsel and apparently had recovered from tb the nOr nervousness which caused his collapse shortly after his arrest arest Monday ronda afternoon When he trio Uti com complaint had bad been read rend to him and ho he was asked If he was re ready d to enter his plea Merrill r replied re replied re- re plied piled that 1 was as and In a n. firm and steady voice said Not guilty guilt In Jail Jon Till Tilt Night Upon recommendation of oC Assistant County Count Attorney Charles M. M Morris lorris Merrills Merrill's bond was fixed at 2000 b by Judge Tanner and ho was then re returned returned returned re- re turned to the county count Jail where here he re remained ro- ro until his rele release e last night Deputy Sheriffs David ld GUe Guest t and Fr Fred Ellis accompanied Merrill to the courtroom courtroom courtroom court court- room and returned him him to the tho prison Immediately after the than arraignment The Tue sheriffs said that Merrill was apparently in a a. happy happ frame rame of or mind and did not seem scent at nt all worried about his hilt case He Ho declined to discuss It however cr The law firm of or King Nibley has been boen retained as counsel for Cor Merrill Joel Nibley Junior member of oC tho the firm said eald last night that Merrill had no statement to mako make to the tho public other than his lila plea yesterday morning that he ho was not Ju guilty It t of ot tho the charge preferred preferred preferred pre pre- against him He Hc said ald that Merrill Mer Mer- rill nil probably would have hn an announcement announcement announce announce- ment mont to make mako at a a. later date Merrill was met as ho he was leaving the prison last night but as ns on Monday Mon Ion da day ho refused positively to talk taUt of ot othis hI his case Ho lie was us not In the tho least down- down Continued on S 8 Co Col 01 3 3 3 MERRill OUT OF PRISON ON BONO BOND Continued from Pago Page 1 1 cast but smilingly declined to be in In in- v Later perhaps but not but not now flOW ho said when asked if Ir ho hl had a n. statement to make A brother accompanied him from the time Jail jalI and th tho two went vent ImmediatelY imme Imme- to Merrills Merrill's homo home at ot 1409 1419 S S. S Eleventh East where there thoro was a a. Joyful Joy joy- till ful reunion with his family Saul Authorities Were It was learned yesterday that evl evi- donee ence submitted to tho the board of or coy cor tended to show that about abou three weeks ago Guard Merrill reported to Deputy Warden Wardon A. A C C. Uro of or tho the penitentiary that from Parrys Parry's manner he believed ed he was planning an nn escape This It Is la said was referred to Warden Warden War War- arden ar den Pratt Later it ft Is asserted Merrill suggested that a R. search bo be made mD-de of ot the workshop in which Parry spent part o ohis or of his time and where it is now believed he manufactured the ladder So far as given out none of ot Parl Parrys Parry's s liberties were curtailed before his escape Evidence lit Is neTte et etI Members I of or tho state board of or corrections cor car with tho the county count attorney and two assistants tants and the special of officer or of- fleer attached to tho sheriffs sheriff's office spent all aU of or yesterday afternoon presenting pre pre- renting to the county attorney the evl- evl deuce gathered against Merrill The county attorney and his assistants nt with the governors governor's secretary left tho the meetIng meeting meet meet- Ing ng at about while shIle the board members members mem mom bers bors remained In session until after 6 o'clock The session was secret and so far as Is 18 known no additional witnesses wit n nesses flosses were wore called and there thero were ero no nono now no developments According to the tho however or the tho revIewIng reviewing revIew revIew- county count attorney Ing ng- ng of ot evidence already alread in the hands of tho board strengthened several points which will be brought up UI In tho prosecution prose cution of Merrill The statement promised by tho the board of corrections covering tho tim details olho ol or orthe the ho investigation was not forthcoming at tho the close of ot the meeting mooting Tho Tim members mem- mem berg bers era of ot the board rd said that so far as ashey the they hey were concerned the caso case was now In n the hands of or the tho county attorney for and it would not bo be within their heir province to disclose evidence that would bo presented by tho state in ho the prosecution of or tho guard Official action taken taleen by py b th the board boar of or corrections yesterday Included tho the of of- tidal iclal discharge of or Merrill and tho the reInstatement reinstatement re- re Instatement of ot Guards Charles J J. J Mabbutt Mabbutt Mab- Mab butt George Georgo Longson and John Gre Grey Governor Makes Statement The governor as chairman of or the board oard of ot corrections said yesterday esterday at atho atthe atthe the ho close of of- tho the board session that the conclusion of or tho the investigation had de- de eloped the information that the tho alarm wires vires and the searchlights had been In good order for the several nights Immediately immediately Im Im- im- im mediately preceding tho the escape of Parn Pars Pars' Par Par- ry n s' s Also that the alarm wires and the searchlights were In good order on the night light of or the escape Were ere the lights and alarm wires In I good order continuously on the night ot of f the tho escape was asked That portion of tho the evidence at atland hand land has hns been turned over to the county coun coun- county ty y attorney and it can only come como from him at tho proper time time Was waa the answer Other Exonerated We WrO re find that in tho matter of or Parrs Parrys Parry's Pary's Parys Par- Par rs y's ys escape no blame blamo attaches the of- of or guards of ot tho the prison with the of ot Merrill said the tho governor governor gover gayer nor Vo We 0 have hae found further that the three other guards who wore suspended suspend suspend- ed d arc are exonerated from all bIll blame me We have e avo also found that the lights and alarm larm wires had be been bean n In good condition condl condl- ion Hon previous to tho the escape for several se days ays Warden arden Pratt added that It was the II duty Jut uty of or the tho guards buard hen the they came caine camen I on n watch to test the tho alarm and light I sires vires and this was done I and andas ands nl I as s a matter of duty eor every time the watch vatch was changed The rhe count county attorney and his deputies yesterday made mado a round of tho watch watchtowers towers on the wall posting themselves on n the workings of ot the alarm and lighting light light- Ins Ins- ng apparatus and on tho the range rans-e of vIsion islon commanded from the various posts where guards are arc stationed County Attorney I E. E Willey said yesterday esterday that the prosecution of or Mer- Mer I r. r nil rUl would be bo carried on with all vigor Igor and nd it was likely that his preliminary hearing caring would be held within the next few tew ew days das |
