Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-15

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IN LAY OPT August, IS. %. 1891
NiEued' 81. LAFAYETTE.
A. Wuuua.
Hy WIN. Eddy, 1s Agent
Final Stakeholder
following be- tHu history of the Gaze
from the beginning 90 the close, sI tar
A. can 40 this time ur told. some tine
ago Lafayette Aruy,d iu this city ptU.
sumably from tbs coast and registered
nj the ktutsiOfi lie had the best
That the uuttlcry could give him lie
hs1 been there but few days when Dc
became apparent that bee was the nsso.
ciate 0i tue chiei sports OF this city.
lie was On excellent shot with the bow
aud arrow, and there seemed 90 BE- very
little difficulty ia arranging the malcn
aH ruuitel above,
A few days ago Fury waB arrested
:or gambling. At that TINE u was not
known That he was connected with the
bow sud arrow game, but the iuiOma.
ton 10 that vtirc, came very sY.u
after as when he was searched
n cory Of tho contract was found .u his
person. That with lho item published
in the NEWS Get tho officers ~ wUTh.
lug. 10 Sheets sud Ferguson was
committed the talk of hunting thy con.
spiraiOfs down anu right we'll diI they
perform their work. Without sIruU
anu almost without food they followed
clue after clue aud man after man uu.
"a they sprung the trap which resulted
ga the arrest Of tbs onuiu gang, HU faf
~ known. Late yesterday afternoon
they took Detective Rhodes into their
confidence aud that officer iuAd.
ycf,nntly came near frustrating the
whole scheme " capture which up Co
that point had been manipulated with
the utmost clrvCfnuss. 10 happened iu
this way according 20 Captain DJu1.
van. John Ifumbo whose brother
George was mixed IN In tue
affair 10 the amount VI 800 90
some way "gut on 90 the fact from
Rhodes that Lafayette was wanted"
and made 10 bis business the
uilicefa claim, 10 warn Lafayette
aud the others Of the fact lie was,
says the captain, Swallowed while
communicating Information 10 one "
then. 20 remarkably short time the
ggug was uu, OF the city. 10 was sup.
posed that La ayeltc hal taken a buggy
aud driven tuOguVn Aud tue midnight
train bore officer Ferguson thlther 10
cover tue avenue OF escape Afforded Ia
that direction. Other points were
similarly covered. Warrants had
previously been Issued TOT the arrest Of |
the whole OutnI from Commissioner |
Pfatps ofilcr.
Captain Donovan aud Sheets arrested |
Wells at his nome ia this city ABOUT |
midnight and that worthy was taken |
TO the station where he wanted 10 turn |
states evidence, anything IA iuot 10 |
get out Of tue scfaIo In which lac |
found himself lie gave the pAftlcu.
lafs OF the whole game away and
over $1,000 Ia cash aud checks
~ the Officers. lie told how the
fugitives were in hiding at
Walkers Farm south Of tho city
some miles And went down there
acCo panied by Chief Prntt 10 point
them Out arriving there NJ 2 O'Clock
this morning. Pratt didn't know what
might happen anI gave orders that
he should Bo followed nj "A distance by
Detective Paul on horseback. A stop
was made about q block this side Of
tue Farm anu the rest " the way GOV.
cred on foot. They approached slowly
aud cautiously aud were soon detected
aud tho shafprfs took 10 their heels, but
aimed ne they were, they we're hAitoI
AMI placed under arrest.
Still willing 10 DO anything nj the
Instance OF the Uhiuf, Wells came back
up town hud went 90 Grant Bros. Tor
drag anu took Captain D3uayan back
win MIN, when tue gaug we're ordered
10 step Ia the conveyance, which they
did ana were driven 10 the city, taken
into thV chiefs utilcp and stripped g.
the skin, amidst muttetiugs, Curse
nud complaints. Money, CHECKS AMI
iewulfy we're found la their pockets,
belt, shOus, stockings, hat-, uecktius,
gloves aud 10 everything they poo.
susseu. They presented tue appearance
Of genuine government minis. An
inventory OF the recovered yaiuabIrs
showed tue astonishing figures VI
ST. 3Jl.
Among those who had money atstake
Ia the gigantic 6ufething play were
the following, with the amounts at op.
p0siie their nance: W. RGibbs, 81, $50;
Attorney Riley, 81 800, Mr.. Pitmau,
a partner OF Mr. GIubs, 81 900; Mr.
Thompson, 81 800; "SurethingD LIS.
iEyette, fi5l; jenkins, the piano dealer,
5000; &. ID. Freed, thr furniture
dealer, 81 500, John Doe NaylnL sluO,
Geo. Tumbo, slUOi Cushing, 500; a, |
h. Morse, 500, 4. 3 Kendall, slUy;
J. =. Peters, 500, Deputy Surfiu (
Steele, $40; anu a Mt. GJliNater, $40. |
Besides these there aro goo macy |
more whose names have not yet been
made known,
TINS ACCUSED ARRAIGSED, /
At2 O'Clock this Afternoon Charles /
steele Harry Eury W NJ T. IuN and !