The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-19
BOLD,BADBURGLARS.
The TOughS Who Have Been Ter
roIizing Brigham City.
AN EXCITING CHAsEANDCAPTURE.
The Marshals Retreat From the Young Mansion
Other Items of Interest From Box
Elders Capital.

BRIGHAM city, April 15.-[Special Cor
respondence of THE HERALD. The citizens
of Brigham have been so Injured to sense
,of peacefulness and security from nocturnal
4epredations that it seems to require a
stimulant sufficient to raise the dead in
order to bring them to a realization Of the
exact condition of affairs in this respect
and consequently take precautionary steps
to remedy the evil For some months past
almost daily appearance Of tramps has
been noticeable, and various depredations
have been specimens of their handiwork.
I'he crowning feature Of all their high
handed proceedings occurred last Tuesday
and Wednesday. A few days previous the
residence of H. BOwring, Esq, had been
entered by burglars and u quantity of edI-
bles filched from the pantry. also Mrs. Bod
ems candy store had been broken into and
a goodly supply of sweets secured, the
victors conveying their prizes to the unOc-
Cupied residence Of Is. NJ. Young, Esq,
near the depot On Tuesday night they
again sailed forth. this time working to
well concocted plan for the purpose OF tax
ing in the town in more substantial way.
An entrance was forced into three places
of business. John Christensen's grocery
store. the WGrkingmen's :shOe shop and
A. Stratford's tailor shop. In the latter
room an individual was sweetly reposing;
however. this did not pre-
vent the burglars from entering,
who, while fumbling around were
STARTLED BY A TREMENDOUS sNoRE,
and suddenly decampcd. carrying the snoOz-
cr's watch away with them. Their lll-gOt-
ten booty was again conveyed to the de
serted mansion. where the accumulated
spoils. consisting OF cash, valuables, cloth
ing etc, amounted to about one hundred
dollars. In the last raid, John Christensen
suffered the worst. losing forty or fifty dol
lars in cash, besides other things lost.
Marshal Reese. being informed Of the rob
berries. early ON Wednesday morning was
9Uthe alert. but failed in gaining cleW to
Vic house breakers until COuceiVing the
vacant house an excellent place Tor hooters,
gained an entrance through the basement
story and there. sure enough, were the two
merry transients, living as richly at Brig
hams expense rs a lord of the middle ages.
With brace of cooked revOlvers, the
merry lords proved too much for the mar
shall who was soon disarmed and allowed
to go his way. parting with them on no low
ing terms. The news Of these high handed
proceedings spread like Wldtire. Excited
crowds began to gather. and soon a posse OF
men, some afOOt and some mounted, headed
by the marshal, were in hot pursuit. Then
followed an exciting hunt and chase
through the blushy fields and meadows
west of town: thea east along Box Elder
creek toward the mountains: reaching
them, il was continued up steep ana buShy
rayine, where fifteen or twenty men, armed
, with rifles and pistols. pursued the fugi-
I tivcs The whole proceedings could be
Observed from the dome Of the court house
by means Of spy glasses, and not few
aVailed themselves of the opportunity.
The Two desperadoeS, finding themselves
closely pursued by the posse no longer at
tempted to escape by running up the open
mountain side. but rctrcated into the thick
brush that lined the bottom Of the rayine
taking shelter near its head At this point
the elevation from the brush to the top Of
tha.ravine is about fifty feet, and any one
;.yscaring on the brow is plainly visible to
one in the heavy underground below.
though not vice versa. Arriving on the
north and south sides of the brow, the posse
waited for some moments, but there ap-
pearing no visible signs of surrender, and
not knowing what might be in coacoctiou
below, one or