Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-07

offered for the capture Of these On.
teiprising burglars of yousi'
"Rewardm echoed the officer in
surprise; well, altogether about
81, 500. Arc you going to turn thief
catcher, Mr.. Fredi'
"Well, I'm going TO try my hand.
Now just you listen quietly 70 mo
for half nm hour and perhaps we
shall share that 81, 500 between US, II
all goes we'll"
/. was n dark night, the rain was
coming down in torrents and four
men, who were crouching under n
hedge about eight miles from Bew-
ley.Stratton, wcro wet to the skim
"Hark hear wheels, " said one Of
them. "Now them
They emerged from the hedge, and
ono OF their number coolly laid him.
self down in the muddy road. AZ
the lamps Of the approaching vehicle
drew near ono of the quartet raised
a shrill hnllo,"
"Hallo" came in reply from the
driver Of the gig. whats upin
Here's man beeurun over" was
the explanation; I'VE think no be
killed. Be you u doctor"
"Nes am, was the reply, and the
driver dismounlod and walked up TO
the group.
Aud then a curious thing took
place, Two of the -four men seized
the new arrival, who was no other
than ST. john and slipped n pair OF
handouts on his wrists, while the re-
cumbent figure rose quickly and ran
to the gig
cts all rightm ho exclaimed ok.
citcdly; "everything's here. Hoo
ray!'
Possibly tho three men who had
shared his watch under the hedge
were, in their hearts, as elated as
was Mr.. Fred, though they We're bet
ter trained in depressing their feel
ings But when, after a weary tramp,
the vehicle the prisoner and his cap
tors arrived ut Bewley-Stratton police
station, and n very complete set OF
burglars tools were drawn from
under the seat Of the gig, in the well
of which the proceeds OF fourth
burglary were found, the force re-
called itself lavishly in celebration Of
the event.
Littlcremains 10 be told. ST. John,
who had had u medical training in
youth, hut had aftorwarl gone 10
the bad" was recognized as u mem
bor of the swell mob. II was subse
quently found that his testimonials
were clever forgcrios, and that the
Brighton letter had been pcnned by
n confederate. Aided by knowledge
gained during his professional
visits to tho houses in tho. country
and by the use of tho doctors horses
and gig, which allayed suspicion, he
was ablo TO work in cooperation
, with a gang Of depredators, who dis
persed after each burglary, carrying
nothing with them which wouli
, cause suspicion, even had they beer
, arrested.
| Charles st. John was sent TO penn
). servitudc for ten years. DIR. West
hurriedly recalled from the Cont
nent, gladly recognized tho services
: of his 'scapcgace ward, Fred Sin
I. clair, whom he had banished from
. his roof some twelve months before
/, owing TO that young mans spend
thrift habits. II was during thi
q term OF Punishment that passing
a away nn idle hour in n metropolitan
. police court, he had seen st. JOIN
y brought up ON suspicion of consph
!. acy TO defraud, but discharged fo
O. want Of evidence, and the feature
q of the accused had not been for
- gotten.
% A year in London, however, witt
almost empty pockets, had tamei
=. Mr., Fred's high soaring spirits
y Very gladly did he accept his oil
!, post Of assistant TO tho doctor, AM
4 1t is rumored in Bewloy Sjrattol
a that before his guardian returns I
A finish his interrupted holiday Nelli
IN will, with her fathers full conscn,
, become Mrs. Fred Sinelair.-W. X
:, Dowie in Yankee Blade.