The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-30

overtaken near Willard and brought
here or examination. The boys names
are Edward Southam, Fred. Tremalne
and Henry Fisher, all raised in Salt
Lake. Following is list of the articles
stolen: Cash, 81. As; three hats, 81 so;
even pairs of socks, rs cents; two
JARS of shoes, 81 IS; five shirts. $3.50;
Il rec suits, $16.25; total, $31.30. The
t. stimony OF Edward Southam: Am
Is years old; my father is named
Southam; don't know his first name;
he is a cook; l have been
from home two months; came
from Ogden yesterday on freight
train; Tremaine and Fisher with
me; all left home together in August.
l was working at the Tribune printing
office at the TIM. We "decked" the
D. d r. G. at Salt Lake and got to
Green River; next slowed" in freight
car and left at Thistle; pulled up next
a. Montrose; stayed in Denver two
days, then went to Cheyenne; came on
one hour and came out on same passen-
ger to Weber. We were all together;
we "shined" the brakeman from
Evanston to Ogden; got in at 6; took
meal at restaurant; freight train out 10
Corinne, at 8 O'Clock pm. went and
looked at store; l showed it to the
other boys; we slept in the company's
coal sheds; about daybreak we went
70 the store; | raised the window and
told Fisher to get in he went first L
followed and took three coats. three
pairs PANTS, one pair snoes, six pairs
s ocEs and two hats. Fisher went to
he till and got $l.45; took purse from
the show case, one hat, pair of sus-
per ders and six shirts
Henry Fisher testified: My age is
l3 years; was born July oath, 1873, in
Salt Lake City; my father is Henry
Fisher; lives in the First Ward and
works at the Temple Bl OK; Southam
told me he was going to Denver; went
in the store last night: Southam lifted
the window and told me to go; l did
not want 10 but he said go, and
struck a match; l went 10 the till,
found some money. took that and some
Other things; went outside under a
shade tree and divided the clothing.
| Story of Fred Tremaine-w was 16 last
March; fathers name is w. H. Ire
maine, $50 S. Temple Street, Salt Lake
City; he works at Howe & Co. s
machine shops; l worked around; l
was before Judge Piper once for tap
ping till by the D. & r. 6. depot.
but was let off; after we divided up
last night carried pair of pants, a
coat, one shirt and hat and three pairs
of stockings; stayed outside.
The story, in brief, of this unsuccess
full exploit is this: While sojourning
at Cheyenne, Southsm one day ran
across an old friend who was in the act
of oiscarding pair of old overslls and
replacing them with pair of stylish
pants. Southam wanted to know
where he got the breeches and the man
with red hair and freckeled face said he
got them at Corinne, Utah. 81 can
show you" said he to the kid" and if
you ever go that way you can stop and
get all you want" Southam then and
there obtained diagram of Smiths
store; how to approach it, which
window to raise and all the details.
You know the rest.
Justice F. II. Church, of Corinne.
sentenced Fred Tremaine to forty days
Imprisonment in the County Jail Tor
petty larceny; sentence was suspended
in the case of Fisher and Southam. the
hard case of the thieving trio, was
bound over in 5000 to await the action
of the grand jury.
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah, September %.