The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-15

The prisoners at the city Jail who
tried to break out a few nights ago
and succeeded in saving off the bars
of one window, are likely to pay rather
dearly for the experiment. They We're
brought into Justice WengeT's court
yesterday afternoon and arraisned on
a charge of maliciously destroying real
property. For the offense, should it be
proven against them. they are liable to
term of six months in the county
jail They pleaded not guilty and all
demanded jury trial. Their cases
were set for this afternoon.
The prisoners arraigned were James
Stabers. alias Glendinning, a chronic
offender, who was sentenced on Nov
10 to 20 days for petit larceny and
drunkenness. who has been longest il
jail of any of the five; Thomas Cliff
ford. 40 days for vagraEcy; James
Cleary. alias Barry, so days for drunk
enness; Daniel Burke, % days for va
grancy: Jack Munroe. 80 days for car
rying concealed weapons and begging.
They are the toughest lot of prison
ers the city Jail has held for long
time. The police profess to have
strong case against all OF them
BURGLARS BOUND OVER.
Joseph Brown and James McFee. the
young fellows arrested Sunday morn
ing for burglary. We're arraigned be-
fore Justice Wenger yesterday. Brown
pleaded guilty and endeavored to shield
McFee by taking all the blame upon
himself. McFee pleaded not guilty and
had a hearing, after which both were
bound over to the district court in
bonds of $3.50 each
Tho faStip1ODu was IN the affact thar
Brown was caught as he was leaving 4
Logging house on Second South with
number of articles of apparel which
had been stolen from one of the rooms.
McFee was not with him at the time.
but had been seen in the room a short
time before. 1t was clearly evident
that Brown. being caught in the act,
had determined 10 clear his accom-
plice if possible. Brown told a story
of being addicted to the use of opium
and said he was under its influence
when the deed was done.
McFee is youth of about Is years.
who has good parents, but seems to
have fallen into bad ways. This is not
his first arrest on a serious. charge. As
long ago as when Chief Paul was chief
before, he was arrested for being inn
plicated in the robbery of a shoe store.
At that time he confessed all the de-
tails of the job and enabled the au-
10 CONVICT the men GuSdSCu
in the work. and by so doing was ac-
quilted.
HILTON WAS SLY.
Police officer Tom Hilton trapped a
precious pair of professional beggars
very neatly yesterday by resorting to
little eavesdroppinS. for which he
will be readily forgiven under the cir
cumstances.
He observed couple of fellows ap-
preach a man on Second South. and
knew from their actions they were beg
ging. He satisfied himself by asking
the gentleman if that had not been the
case. and. finding that it had, followed
them. They went into a cheap lodging
house and he followed. When they
went into their room they left the door
ajar and the officer. stepping up TO the
crack, listened 10 all they said. He
overheard them telling one another
how they had stopped number of
people and begged money from them.
the suckers" and then got away
without being seen by an officer. When
they had counted their money and he
had secured their full confession one
to the other, he walked in and took
them TO the station, where they Will
remain - days to pay FOR the indiscre-
ton of Dragging.
A number of eases of slight imports
ance were disposed of.