Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-03
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: Shoruy before u O'Clock la.
evening, as Waterman David Mel
son was on his beat near the Hoope,
X Eldredgc block, a boy named
Buist came up anu informed him Of
the actions of two men near IN,
I Thirteenth Ward store, Mr. Mel.
son learned that enc ~ the lpdi.
vidusls had gunc back by the aiiey
next 10 Toldsmith's. Having !
suspicion that = berglsrs was in.
tended, he fccke; Tor a policeman
as the wstchmen have not been De.
tailed as special police hs the new
city government After a time Po.
liceman Siegfust was found. and !,
IVES agreed that he -i,r,.,d
go in one VA and NJ
Nelson the ctner. The latter
passed town the alley. and ms he
d.d 50 heard low whistle. which
ne afterwards learned WIS 4 -isNai
from a man on guard =. tNs front OF
DaNld James n tSb place of bust
ness to css>ss engaged at the safe
lps'oS' The Waterman went 10 the
rear, anu was about 10 examine The
BACK door 70 the Thirteenth war,I
store when a man In the siea-y-st, az
the James shop pFe-a-rst q pistnl in
his face, and Suffered, stand still.
If yOu n,cSc you're a dead MANI
Cont shoot; it will do you no
good" said Mr.. Nelson, as he was
considering what to do, being taken
n disadvantage.
'Stsnd still, or I'll Shoot re-
peated the stranger.
"oh, | am Standing still,'' sail
Mr.. Nelson.
Whats the mattUrSs CAME from
policeman Siegfust, who had come
around and was getting over the
The stranger turned his weapon
on the new coIsser, whom he recog-
form.
The policeman did net Vince, but
sept coming. NJ. Nelson drew a
revolver, arr the stranger called TO
4 cor.Tarion inside 10 come on. ,,
AID starte of. The officer and Mr..
Nelson followed, but the tEief was
neet OF foot snd gained on them.
slr. Siegfust r@Sde a hard nIn for
Il, and when up near u. &. NJ. /.
store the stranger fired a shot.
The policeman was not turned by
TINS, but Increased his speed. At
the same time he opened fire. When
passing the News 0t.ice the third
shot FROM tt- pOliceman's pistol
vase cioso 70 the Strangers head,
that he imagined he was shot and
fell TO the ground. The officer had
him before he could make any fur.
Their effort to escape.
While the Farley was going on
at the hack, policeman in citizens
clothing came up TO the front Of the
store, and then the boy BUST pointed
out the second one Of the gang, who
was On guard, and who gave the
i nal when VIM. Nelson went into
the alley. The officer arrested the
stranger, hut soon let him 20 again. |
The third burglar, who was called |
TO by number one, 80! out without |
being observed, sad made his
escape.
When member one was taken to
tire City Hall. he gave his name as
Joseph Quinn, but refused TO say
about his cOnIedera:es.
An investigation in the office Of
David james < Co. showed that |
an entrance had been effected by |
the back window. The handle at |
the lock combination Of the safe |
was broken of, and two holes |
were drilled near by, to be used |
in blowing the safe open. \
peculiar feature Of the affair was
that the safe had been LEFT I'M
locked the night before, and the |
burglars locked it in taInpering
with the combination.
Even had the thieves got 10 the !
inside Of the safe, they would
have received nothing for their
trouble. as there was not q cent Of
cash in the safe.