Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-29
OUR WESTERN EXCHANGES.
The Circus Thieves Take In the CITY
Of Provo.
THE WAY ARRESTS ARE MADE IN
SPANISH FORK.
The Customary Cutting serape In Evan
ston.--fa'aiiiJ In a Butte
Mine.

Provo Dtspdtch--During the cNclte'
ment Of tho circus parade yesterday,
gang OF thieves were busy around town.
rhe house Of George Ch0ules, In the
Third Ward, was entered aud some
jewelry taken from there. An entrance
was effected through a window IN ths
rear OF the house aud every drawer and
box was ransacked. a breast pin anu
other trinkets were taken, but the
thieves Overlooked i've DOLLAR In small
chnng. belonging TO the children.
Aside from this nothing is missing.
Mile Singleton, n little girl, Gays that
she saw two men coming out OF the
house, and that previous TO that Sue
had seen them around George Taylot's
residence. When Peter S,ubbs' family
returned from the circus they found that
tho house, which Il situated on street,
near tho depot, had been ransacked,
aud upon makinga thorough search "
was found that every drawer, desk
trunk aud cupboard had been com.
pietely rifed and the contents stfewn
on the floor. IL was also discovered
that the robbers had got away with
two gold watches and chains, several
finRs, and $40 IN cash. They made
complete sweep and everything OF
value In the shape Of Jewclry wac
taken.
The officers made n search, but no
clue TO the robbers could be found.
Dillon Trt5ms-L. T.. Sttlngham, n
we'll known resident Of this city COM
mitted suicide by hanging, some time
between sunday nj 0 o'clock and Mon
day nj II u. M, when the body was
discovered. The body WAS found by
Michsl Rooney In the Warehouse
north OF the old First National bank
Rooney pcercJ In through the broken
window pane, why he cannot say anu
saw tn, back Of the body Of man,
hanging by rope tied to the faiter-.
butte Jornai-Martin q. Miner, an
old aud woll.known miner, while NJ
work Monday last In the Union niue
nj Burke, met with frlgh,ml accident
which resulted fatally. Quinn was
engaged In hauling timber up the
manway when the rope broke, throw
| lug him head foremost dOwns distance
Of ninety feet. When picked up his
/ body was found 10 10 dreadfully man.
glei. IIs was removed with all care
/ 10 the Sisters hospital at WALLACE,
where ho fingered until death came 10
his release Wednesday. Deceased
came 10 the Cmur d'Alone country
about four years ago aud spcnt good
portion OF his time In prospecting. He
was In the very prime Of life, n native
Of the State Of Illinois, and n mau Of
strict Integrity aud most excellent
habits. lie was member Of the tism
| MInorn' union and was buried nj Gem
Thursday. His body was followed 10
the grave by many Of his brethren and
n large number Of sorrowing friends
Evanston Rogixer.-rhe prellmi.
nary examination u the parties in'
tercst-i In the HowArd.Waie cutting
rcrape took place before Judge Castle.
| Tn, woman over whom the fuss Oc'
CURED was fined s25 aud In the alb
scnce Of thai amount was sent " the
county Jail for twenty-five days.
Howard, who did the cutting was dis
charged from custody, as the testi'
mony showed that Wade aud the
woman tried to prevent his exit aud
compelled him 10 cut his way out. u
was = disgraceful affair aud the woman
who Ia at the bottom Of II should, when
her Imprisonment expires, be prevent
ed from sailing under false coloIs. II
might he well for the county officials
TO Investigate the matrimonial preten.
sions Of this outfit.
Spdnish Fork Mdr-Maruhal Sargent
had quite thrilling experience on
Friday last, resulting from tho attempt
| Of fellow, who dont belong TO a Sun
day school clas., attempting 10 leav,
the town with three pairs OF Douglass
4 SOM. shoes. The fellow walked Ia
the store (uo one else being In orcepl
Willie Dixon, one Of the clerks, picked
up the shoes and coolly left without
even asking Willie 10 charge them Il
his account. This alarm was given nj
once aud the burglar ran through lot
and fields until near Henry Fair
banks place where som" threshcr,
were at work. Mr.. Fairbanks ant
others saw him running and pur
sued him but gave up the chase wher
the fellow pulled n gun ON them ant
ordered them TO stop. The mnrsha
had reached tho scene by this tint
aud, Notwithstanding tho protests O
the men, followed the unlicensed shot
dealer right up. Being thus closrl,
pursued, the hobo made for one Of tn,
rintic Railway construction ears, aud
atanding In the door, drew his revolve
on the marshal aud threato med 10 shoe
II he followed him. Dave was wlthou
a weapon Of any kind, but no told tn
fellow he wanted him and was going /
have him. The tramp then protested
against being arrested without wal
rant, but the marshal entered the ca
and matched him out aud up to lall.