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Escaped Prisoners of War Captured Near Ogden at Night
A telegram from Ft Douglas reports that four prisoners escaped by tunneling 130 feet from the war prison barracks and were recaptured near the Salt Lake line by Ogden police and Army officers. The escape involved seventeen inmates. the four caught were among them. Seidler, the alleged organizer, described the plan and motives, while others claimed they considered themselves alien enemies and questioned deportation justice. Authorities expected more details and to transport the prisoners back to the fort.
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Ft. Douglas
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Stockade
Paul Seidler
Fred Cook
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Harry Sulk
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Jon Kolonick
Seattle
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Seldier
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