The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-14
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Yesterday afternoon, while on his
way home, desk sergeant Jim Adams
of the police department, noticed a
wagon making its way in rather pc
culiar fashion up the street. Closer in
spection revealed the cause. On the
seat sat an old gray-haired man, with
soldiers cap on his head. AS the
team went slowly along the street, the
man swayed violently from one side to
the other AS he did so, he pulled on
the lines and the horses turned first to
the right and then to the left. Sud
denly the old man went over backwards
into the wagon, which was one of those
large ones used for hauling bricks
The team had reached the corner of
Main and First South streets, and as
the old man fell he pulled on the lines
and the obedient animals came to
stop. A big crowd gathered about the
wagon and then Jim stepped up and
arrested the man. officer Heath came
up and while Jim drove the team to
the station, Heath held the old man in
the bottom of the wagon. At the sta
ton the officers had a hard time to
pull him out of the dray and while they
were doing so a crowd of people gath
cred about. One woman stopped to
watch it, and as the officers dragged
the drunken old fellow along, she re-
marked: 'Oh, the brutesl To pull
poor old man around like that
Just then the poor old man. let out
a string of oaths a yard long, and the
kind hearted woman beat a hasty re-
treat. The man was about 10 years
of age and would not give any name
except "Old Cap Captain Santa
Claus he was called by the officers, and
he was certainly a good image of that
old fellow, except that they say Kris
Kringle does not get drunk.
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Another old man added disgrace to
his gray hairs by getting drunk and
being arrested yesterday. He was
locked in the drunk house to sober up.
While in the 'inebriates ward" he tried
to walk around, but his legs refused to
carry him and he fell against the door,
cutting quite a cash in his head. His
was another case of John Doe, for he
did not remember his name.
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Later in the day a jolly pair of
Swedes we're arrested for wearing
their jags on the street. When taken
into the station they were having
fine time and were trying to tell the
officers all about it. Mat Carlson was
one of the pair and gave his name as
John Berelund. They were placed be-
hind the bars to enjoy themselves.
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John Langon was arrested yesterday
by Officer Shannon and is being held
awaiting instructions from Ogden. 1t
is thought that he was one of the
members Of the gang of thieves that
have recently been at work in that
place. and it is presumed the police at
Ogden want him. He will be held until
the authorities there are heard from.
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E. F. Palmer reported to the police
that he had a set of harness stolen
from his place at SO Plum street.
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E. j. Davis of 112 First West street
went to the police station yesterday to
report the loss of a guitar which he
said had been stolen from his room
at that place.
The police here place no credence in
the alleged confession of the woman
called Antoinette BARGE of San Fran
cisco, as was reported from that place
yesterday. The report said that the
woman confessed to one w. E. Athey
of San Francisco that she had poisoned
several people in Salt Lake. The Wom-
an afterwards denied that she had
made the statement. Upon investiga-
ton yesterday it was found that a Mrs
Blum, with whom Antoinette Baree is
said to have lived, resided on South
Main street, but not in $50, as was
stated in the report. About year ago
Mrs. Blum left Salt Lake and it is
thought she went to San Francisco.
While living here it has been ascer-
talned that woman was living with
her, but her name could not be learned,
so it is doubtful about her being An
toinette BARGE. AS was stated in The
Herald yesterday, there have been no
persons poisoned in this city, and the
story is believed to be a canard
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j, T. Void of 326 West North Temple
street last evening reported that a
horse and delivery wagon had been
stolen from his place
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