Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-02
WAS FOOTPADS NIGHT.
They Find Plenty OIL Victims But
Col Little Cash.
Charles Mitchell ssriou.iy wounded
In Frsst of the salt Lake
Hsuse - Psiio- In Par-aiL

| wy ihst ulkuNt Neutrality-suspicious. W
fact thst the full moon was beamlng In
all lts glory aud two competing cleo
trio light oompanis. enIe,vorins to
Quito e'ch other In dlspelliDg dark
usss. lilo oobbej up Ia four different
pluors aud four different times did
he get financially cleft" He I'M
ioubtedly thought a moonlight night
the most opportune time TO bag his
victims ami be well rewarded tor his
iabors, but unfortunately for him, he
| tackled zen who were without purse
Jt sofip, or n they mai any II was well
.uafIed, and he ia = to satisfy himseli
with "nothing." OF course he was
well supplied with tnat valuable
AMI indispo nsabls hdJupot - iot
his business "a guu" All
whenever his victims showed even n
e-intllla OF reluctance III rep nulng TO
his request, "hYlJ up your hands"
thon II was that he Drought his wua.
pon into play.
ATTEMPr NO. 1.
His hnt attempt to yet fa'n wTs
car the yHr u OF the lay lJr, Komuej,
| Armstrong CJ.'s place VI business tl-
u.ied on tue cOrset oi ssoJhd Wet
/ aud south Temple streets. George
II. Thomas, tbs wsll-knOwn musician
was vending his way TO his home vt
the corner Of Eighth Wet and South
Temple, about 7 O'Clock last evening
aud when NJ the Abvve.nAmed y Int,
he was approached by an lucknow
aud ordered to throw up his habve.
Hanl lhA nnalllan - "a
George Immediately compiled with
tue eommani, an I no sooner hid h.
d Jne tins, taan tue everd ny oHgn
naue I'VE appsafabce, ttsII. < ciuss ~
ueOrgs's teeth. While George was
sutv.yiBy the barrel VI the pun. Ills
a.sailaut was bus,iy .pgA ye1 akiog
u basiy .xaminstivn OF tho cDnt.nu OF
his potk.h. The only thing he ran
across, that had any appearance OF
value, was = German snver la 9th.
piece belonging 10 Geors, . slide trVm.
bone, auJ az the hlguway man had 40
use for trombones Ur their appliances,
he returned II from whence, IL cnne,
and alter warnln. George 81 too uan.
scr he was In ~ he dared TO look back,
bsde HIM y ha,ty good light.
Mr.. Thomas report, d his .ssailant ~
/. man OF alout proportions, about D ieet
10 inches tail, ana his. supper Up clsd
with n genteel musiache. He was, he
thought, ABOUT 40 years OF age anu
wore light coat AMI dark OvstooAt
and q SLOUGH hat.
ANOTHER ONE.
The next unfortunate man who was
ordered 10 show his fiugsrs was Frank
Rowland, q bartender, while At tue
- l..s
streets. Promptly and unequivUoAlly
Mr.. Rowland OOeyed the ipIuuo Ion,
but a. he had nothing on his person OF
value, the bold intruder left without
further ado.
THIS ONE MORE SERIOUS.
Nothing daubtsd nj his recent
failures, the purloiner OF valIAbles
concluded TO Try 10 again. THIS time
ne appeared In the vicinity OF tue balt
Lske mouse, near the corner OF Second
West and Second South. Mr.. Charles
Mitchell was tue vicum this time anI
states thut to was stanJi X In front 81
tho aiorem, ntioned house, when y te
low p, .s.d by. He went past ABOUT
twsuty feet aud then rslraceJ his ste, \
10 where Mitchell was standing and
nailed him with ihe fsgulat on order.
Mitchell w.s not 10 be blutiui, how
ever, aud he grabbet tho fellow, ali,r
vhicn = livery souill, en-, ueu. Toe
uolu.up O. ally br kv loose from
Milchell and stepping back, To
ltyeiltd his sun at his victim anu
nfed. He then maze his escape, W Vile
Mr. Miionell tauntered 10 the uoor II
tue hou,e, the D,UoJ njwlng coplou.lJ
from = wound which tic hsd received
at the Lauus OF the murder.us a,saIl.
ant.
Ina few moments quite q crowd had
gathered around Nj. Mitchell, but they
diJ not seem 10 unuefs,ALd tue cause
o, the area, Il ~ o. blood. Nc. sam.
uel Hllh manager tor Cunnington a
Compspy was one oil the nTsI 10 arrive
alter the shooting, aud b. helped TO
stop the now OF blood until Df.Wrisht,
who was Immediately summonsJ, ar
rived.
showed that Mitchell had been shot Ia
he cheek, al the curvature VI the lett
aw bone, anu the bullet had RANGED
bout one hall inch under tho ,kin
aud emerged about two inches back
NJ the left ear. Tbe wounI 10
very serious one, but not NECESSARILY
al. The phypioiRn dressed the
sUu d aud Lett AIR. Mitchell ~ COM
iortablr as pO,sb.e.
Mitchell Il n tsamsier, SO yeArs OF
sge anu Ia at present employed ly tic
UlAh coal company. He iorme "
worked for Mr.. Lyncn Of the salt
Lake Ice oompsuy. DIR. Wngnt be.
hsves Mo. Mnchell will pull through
N n weok or a.. unless blood poisoning
ats In condition he x "A, pts Ia p,