The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-20

the big Jobs. When H. w. Browns
house was gone through, they re-
doubled their efforts and when the
neat porch climbing job at John Strick-
ley's residence was done and no trace
of the operator left, they were at their
wits ends Finally they dropped onto
SUSPICIOUS character and shadoWed
him. At length they became convinced
they were after the right man, but
waited to gather proof TO convict him
before acting.
Some nights ago Chief Pratt was
ready 10 make the arrest as soon as a
favorable opportunity offered and 1t
came but a failure interviewed. None
of the officers knew anything Of the
chiefs plans aside from the two detec-
tives and they being away from head
quarters at the time, the fellow got
away. A telephone message came IN
that a pair who were acting suspicious
ly were hanging around a lumber yard
on Second West and a party of officers
was sent out to round them UP. Off
Ger Lund met them and turned them
over to Officers Sefgfus and Carey,
who. however, knew nothing of why
the arrest was made and Officer Lund
could not enlighten them. The fellows
made vigorous protests of having done
nothing wrong and said they were
railroad men. Their stories seemed
straight enough and the two officers
stepped aside to discuss the advisable
ity of letting them go, supposfng the
wrong fellows had been arrested, when
Ketchum made a break for liberty and
gained it by lodging around a corner
before the surprised officers could
catch their breath. They gave chase
and Officer Carey fired a couple of
shots after the fugitive but they went
wide and he escaped The partner was
taken to the station but as there was
no proof against him he was only
charged with vagrancy and was given
SO days.
Ketehum changed his lodging place
but was shortly located again and in
the meantime the watch and ring he
had taken from the Strickly residence
and the furs which came from the home
Of Mrs. Brown were discovered. The
former were in pawn Shop and the
latter in the possession of an inmate of
a house Of i'll fame on Victoria alley
Chief Pratt sent a stool pigeon to buy
the ring and Ketchum gave him the
pawn ticket and 80 to take it out He
was wary and would rot go to the
shop himself and was suspicious of
the wouldbe purchaser so watched
him. When he saw the fellow approach
Officer Johnson, which he very un-
wisely old, he knew il was a scheme
to capture him and made good his es-
cape.
He knew the officers were after him
but he was a "nevry'' criminal and did
not leave town and Chief Pratt again
bided his times Yesterday the detec-
tive learned that he was TO go TO the
sporting houses to get his pay for the
furs he had sold to the woman men
toned and the chief knew his time
had come. He laid his plans and at
o'clock in the evening he and Detective
Sheets and Janney went to the alley
and secreted themselves in a coal shed
near the house. The appointment was
for o'clock but they were on to more
than one Of the tricks of crook and
took UP their positions at an hour they
were sure would be early enough to
make sure of their nrey.
They waited till about ten minutes
after o'clock before there were any
signs of their man. Then one of them
saw a figure come stealing .stealthily
across the open space in the rear of the
Harmon block. Detective Janney knew
the mans appearance and thought the
figure was his. He came closer and
was as wary as deer, stopping every
few feet to listen and reconnoiter. He
evidently was convinced he was safe
for he finally walked out of the shadow
OF the buildings along which he. had