The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-04
CIRCLES.
Hartley, the Matchmaker, In
dulges in a Joke.
He Hides Up Eighteen Of His Watches,
and Then Informs the Police That His
Store Has Been Burglarized.

Last night, about II o'clock, breeze
of excitement was raised when Fred |
Lamont, the jeweler employed at the
of Geo. Hartley, the |
matchmaker, rushed to officers Hill and |
Strong with the announcement that
the store had been entered and
eighteen silver watches stolen. The
officers started for the store and a crowd
followed the officers, who, however, ex-
clHded all persons, with the exception
of THE DISPATCH reporter, and Salt
Lake Times representative. Lamont
related the circumstances to the
officers and told the num-
Der of watches stolen. The officers
Immediately set out and met the west
bound K. G. w. train, and made a
thorough search for any suspicious
character. The Off GERS worked hard
until three o'clock this morning, max
ing one arrest on suspicion.
In the meantime Lamont, who had
nearly gone crazy, got word to Hartley,
his employee, who FASTENED down town
and coolIy informed Lamont that the
whole thing was joke, that he and his
wife had come down and taken the
watches, lust for bit of lark, you
know"
The officers we're notified of the fact,
n order to stop them from making
any further arrest, but they were wild
when they found that they had
been victimized, and expressed them
selves strongly against Hartley ana his
jokes. 1t would serve this willy Joker
just right if the police called on him
to pay the expense the officers were
put to, and would probably serve him
as a lesson against such practical Jokes
in the future. One more break like
that and he will probably find himself
sin the SOUP" as it caused a great
for the officers.
Mr.. Hartley may be called upon on
Monday to explain matters and "pony
up" for his jokes. Such an outrage
should not go unpunished.
Charles Snyder and D. L. Van
Wickle were before Justice Noon yes
terday morning on a complaint sworn
out by man named Pollard. D. D.
Houtz appeared for the prosecution and
Dudley & Woods for the defense. The
complaint charged the defendants with
being solicitors for hacks and omni-
buses, and that thew ere farther
from the bus than the ordinance al
lowed. The prosecution endeavored
to prove that the defendants were
porters, but the testimony was away
from the complaint entirely. After
the testimony was all given the attor-
neys argued the case and court took a
recess until o'clock. Upon re-assem-
bling Judge Noon returned the follow
ing: Il find that there is no evidence
to sustain the complaint, and further,
that the complaint charges one thing,
while the testimony for the prosecu-
ton goes to prove another. Therefore,
l order that the defendants be dis
charged" The boys accordingly went
on their way rejoicing. and ''set EN-
up" to few friends. The complaint
was eyidentlYthere suit of jealousy, and
not for the purpose of securing the
keeping of our laws.
A. H. Leavitre, the man charged
with embezzlement, was before Justice
Brown yesterday afternoon. E. E.
Dudley appeared for the defendant and
made a motion for continuation of
the case for one week. Mr.. Houtz, who
was prosecuting, stated that he under
stood the delinquency in the gentle
mans accounts had been settled and
he could see no reason why the contin-
uance should not be granted. The de-
fendant asked continuance for eight
days, as weeks stay would fall on
Friday and he believed Friday an I'M
lucky day. The hearing was accord
ingly set for Saturday, July II, and
bonds were placed at 5000 in order to
give him chance to gain his liberty
j. II. Whalon, the gentleman who it is
understood settled the accounts with
Peters, tried hard to get another man
to go bail with him, but he failed to do
so and I.eyitre was remanded back to
Jail.
DAVID KUGDELL was arrested by the
officers last night for attempted rob-
berry. He crawled through the transom
and entered the store of Farley Hind
marsh. The noise created by the robber
dropping from the transom ,awoke Farley
from his peaceful slumbers, and draw
ing a gun he commanded the robber to
throw up his hands, which he made
haste to do. Farley held him until
Night-W atchman West arrived on the
scene. West then collared him and
marched him up the street, until met
by officer Hatton, when they joined
forces and conducted the fellow to the
jail and locked him up.
THERE is q crowd of toughs in town
just now, and the officers have their
eyes on them. The first break they
make, into the cooler they GO.
ONE drunk was all the officers were
able to pull last night. What is the
matter with the "hoboes" that they are
not celebrating.
Political Notice.
To the Chairmen of the Democratic Pre-
cinct Organizations of Utah County: !
conference.-the Executive Com /,
mittee of the Democratic organizations
of said county being of the opinion that |
partisan politics should not be allowed |
to enter into local school matters, there
fore recommend that each of you at
once confer and unite with the chair
man of any other party in your district,
and with leading educational citizens,
IN promulgating call for citizens
caucus to be held on Saturday evening,
July II, or some other suitable time, to |