The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
A Stranger Creates Decided Sen
satiOn at Montpelier.
HE'S CAPTURED BY THE SHERIFF.
Spanish Fork People on the Railway Question
Improvements Being Made
General News.

This morning our town was thrown into
considerable excitement over the following
occurrence: Last Sunday man about
forty seven years of age, height feet,
heavy beard, long hair and shabbily-dressed,
left Union, Oregon, for West Virginia,
having ticket from Union to Kansas City,
and one from Kansas City to Cincinnati.
On arriving at Soda Springs, 1t is supposed
theIdanha water proved too strong for his
system, and getting left by the regular
train he continued his journey as a box-car
passenger to Montpelier, where he arrived
at s a. m. The train crew, noticing his
strange actions, fastened him in the car,
from which he escaped on his arrival here,
and at once began parading the streets
with IS Winchester slung in menacing
manner across his arm, requesting all he
met to walk on the other side Of the street.
None being willing to argue the point,
they readily complied. Hall then began
parading between the depot and town,
HOLDING Up EVERYBODY
that came along. About 1880, Sheriff j.
Jones was notified while at his house pre-
pairing for a trip west, and Immediately
started out. He jumped on passing hay.
rack and rode down the street until, OBJ
serving his man opposite Barretts store,
he advised the teamster to drive on that
side, and when opposite Hall, jumped oil
and grabbed the rife, from which he eX-
tracted four cartridges, Hall saying
he did not want to be deprived of
the gun, as some parties were wanting to
kill him. A search for cartridges and
weapons resulted in the sheriff finding a
knife which he took while Hall INDUCED
in flood of tears. The sheriff then
wrapped the gun up in gunuy sack and
placed it behind the counter, leaving Hall
and the gun in charge of Mr.. Barrett while
he went home to get his valise to take west
intending to start Hall on his journey east
and express the gun to him. Shortly after
he left Hall ran behind the counter, got the
gun and slipping his hand il his shirt
pulled out half dozen cartridges loaded
the gun and started across the street with
several parties in pursuit, but on Hall
DRAWING BEAD,
they concluded discretion the better part
of valor and retired from the chase, leaving
Hall to pursue his journey across the fields
unmolested. Mr.. Jones had hardly reached
home before he was Uyertaken by mes
senger informing him of the escape. He
at once went to the livery stable and jump
ing in q buggy with a boy about thirteen
Hall making for the hills, the sheriff drove
down the countyroad and saw Hal cross
near the residence of Commissioner Web
ster. Leaving the horse and buggy, the
sheriff got horse and saddle from Web
ster and started up the east hills
after Hall, instructing the boy
not to follow. About a mile from
Websters, Jones discovered Hall on fast
walk, every now and then turning around
TO watch the sheriff, and he finally disap-
peared over the top of a hill. The sheriff,
going up a ravine that ran behind the hill,
got within seven hundred yards of where
Hall was lying down, but on sighting the
sheriff he walked further up the knoll, and
putting the gun to his shoulder called on
the sheriff to stop or he would
MAKE MINCEMEAT OF HIM.
Then, throwing the gun across his arm, he
started TO walk off, the sheriff still follow
ing, and finally, as Hall was coming down
the opposite side of the hill, got ahead OF
him, and drawing a revolver on him
threatened to shoot Hall if he did not put
down the gun, saying he would protect
Hall from the parties who he imagined
were after him. Hall said all he wanted
was protection, that he had no de-
sire to kill the officer, and on
the sheriff ordering him to put down the
gun and come away from it, he did so when
Jones rode up, got the gun, and after re-
turning to Hall, who was very much ex-
cited and crying, put the bra ;elets on his
wrists and walked him ahead to the buggy
at Webster's, where Jones again searched
him, emptied the gun and found another
knife which he took away, and returned
with his prisoner to the Montpelier jail
where Hall now is and will probably have
"a hearing to morrow, the popular express
son being that the man is insane Great
credit is due to our efficient sheriff for his
prompt and vigorous action in the matter;
although some censure him for the risks he
took in attempting an arrest of this kind
single handed aud without due preparation,
yet his conduct undoubtedly prevented a
probably fatal ARRAY, and restored the feel
ing of security which existed before Hall
began his terrorizing parade.
MONTPELIER, October2. MEMO.