The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-19
Came from Pike to. Town.

Examiner: Logan was a sight when he
arrived at the police station, and was
hauled up before the sergeant's desk. The
top button of his neghge shirt was gone
through like a danger signal on a dark
night. His coat at the back of his
neck, where the hand of the laws repre-
sentative had clu5ched him, was gath
penderS were broken and his trousers
sagged most ungracefTlly. 'Bill Logan,
farmer is the way the sergeant res;s-
tered him, and exhibiting a deadly
weapon and threats against Ire" IS
what they charged him with.
There are haySeedS and haySeedS, but
Of all the rural denizens that eyer came
to town Logan was type. The en4y
wonder is that he ever lived TO get as
f. from home as he did.
When they searched Logan his pockets
revealed a collection of articles that sur
prised even the blase sergeant. 3S-
cal-ber revolver, with a barrel e.Cht
inches in length, 50 cartridges TO fit it;
SO 30 in money, about 80 yards of string,
a miscellaneous collection OF buttons,
spool of thread and a needle, and last
OF all, Weils-Fargo express receipt Tor
..fddle'' were brought to Echt- -.
I'm from Pike county, AlisSouTy,
said Logan, in answer TO the sergeant s
question as TO his birthplace. I've been
working on a ranch in Fresno county,
and I'm going TO Alaska TO dig gold
Logan had only been in town SIX hours,
but he had managed TO get himself INTO
TIE incest kind of a scrape. Expecting
to leave for the north on the next
steamer he wandered about the city i'm
proving his time by Seesng the sights.
While roaming about the coast" his
attention was attracted by sign which
read Free Theater." Thinking he could
lose nothing by investigation the Mis-
Sourian wandered in, and was met by an
amaable young woman. who invited MIN
10 take a seat. He accepted the invita-
ton, and on being informed tna- his
hostess was thirsty purchased for her a
bottle of beer. The young woman was
evidently very dry, for she at Cnce ex-
pressed a desire for another. Although
Logan is a total absta.ner, he is moth
Ing if not generous and could not see
a lady want for anything, so ne bought
another bottle, for which he paid a dol
lar
You can see the show from upstairs
- the boxes ever so much better than
you can down here insulated BilFS
charmer So upstairs Bill went Vine
is not too good for the high-fyers who
witness Rarbary Coast pertOrmc noes
from the boxes, and when the young
woman intimated that she would Ike
to change her tipple to the juice of the
grape. Logan readily consented When
he came TO paying for it. ii was different.
Twenty dollars IS the modest sum they
asked him whEn he inquired how
mich"
Perhaps the fact that Logan didn't
have $40 prevented him handing over
that amount, but at any rate, when the
TIE waiter two women, who were n
the box, the barkeeper and a stage hand,
who were OPPORTUNITY near by "nen
called, sought to enforce the collection
| They grabbed Logan and endeavored TO
take his watch as security.
Il paid 80 plunks for that gold watch
and chain,' said Logan in relating the
occurrence, land l wasn't going 10 let
anybody take it from me, so | just
pulled my gun. pointing it at the big fell
low. and backed out Of the place. | lost
my hat, but 1 saved my wa.ch and I've
! got my money"
When Logan appeared in the police
! court the next morning the entire work
ing force of the free theater in which he
had been entertained was on hand 10
/ swear him into Jail. They all declared
! that he had, unsolicited, walked upstairs,
/ ordered large quantities OF vine. and
when asked TO pay 50 for it tried to clean
OFT the place. But when the M,ssonrian
told his story the judge remarked;
J ''We,, Bill, as there were five to one
! a-e-inst you I think you had right TO
/ pull your gun, and as you seem pretty
/ well able to take care Of yourself, i
/ Guess I'll let you go on to Alaska