The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-19

captured-a report by wire that ha!
given the most intense qualification
to the police authorities of Salt Lake
for il was five DAYS after his releas'
from the Utah penitentiary that Me
Donald foullv murdered Detective a
Moore of Denver. The deed was done
on the night of March 10, 1895, and
since that date the police of the entire
country have been on the alert for tbs
young cutthroat of % years. Over
| $4,000 has been spent in the man-hunt
and there are standing rewards OF
| $1,000 more for the desperate criminal
| dead or alive. Now comes the gooo
news that McDonald's long defiance OF
ju;stice has been suddenly ended al
Fort Niobrara, Neb., where he had en-
listed in the United States army tc
more completely sink his identity.
The night Mcdonald left Salt Lake
he was on the brink of adding another
murder to his list, for the California
criminal is charged with several other
killings before leaving that state under
compulSioD. officer Shannon of the
local force was the man for whom Los
Angeles intended his deadly bullet. Ed
Dorothy, who was Los Angeles " fell
low convict in the Utah penitentiary,
told Detective Sheets, after Mcdonald
got away on a box car, that Shannon
would .f9sver dream how near his
death he was on the night that Nc
Donald was preparing to leave Salt
Lake for Denver, which was, in fact,
just five DAYS before Moore was shot
in the Colorado capital.
Los Angeles" and Dorothy had just
been liberated from the pen" and had
come direct TO Salt Lake. They were
in dread of remaining here and there
fore haunted the vicinity of the Rio
Grande Western depot, awaiting an OPP
portunity to steal a ride into Colorado.
While lounging about a saloon just
across the street from the depot, Of
ficer Shannon passed the jail birds and
gave them a searching glance. He did
not like the appearance of the idlerS
and both of the suspects" realized
that they were spotted. Dorothy told
Mcdonald that Shannon was an Of
ficer. Los Angeles drew his revolver
from a hip pocket and examined it, He
said that, rather than return to the
city jail, he would kill that person,
coupling the allusion to Shannon with
string of oaths. Dorothy became
alarmed, for he knew Los Angeles -
hatred for everything that wore brass
buttons. He besought Los Angeles to
avoid certain detection by refrainine
from such a foolhardy job. Mcdonald
was set in his purpose. Dorothy, in his
relation OF the circumstances, said that
McDonald's hard face became ashy
with resolution to do" Shannon if
he attempted to take them. Prudence
prevailed in the very nick of time, for
Shannon did return, and finding the
men in the same locality, placed them
both under arrest. Los Angeles had
just concealed the revolver beneath a
railroad tie before the officer accosted
them. The weapon was discovered
the following day in the spot where
Dorothy claimed it had been secreted.
He said that Mcdonald was only dis
suaded from making Shannon a coro-
ner's subject by the threat of himself
He promised Mcdonald that he would
be given away if he turned the trick"
Both Mcdonald and Dorothy were
released the following day. Mcdonald
stole ride on the Western that night
and reached Denver in about
two days, where he formed a
! !.p1',1,s with John Howard.
Stewart, alias Bob Lansing, Dorothy,
alias Blake Cooper and Kid Waiter
son, alias Kid Hoey. The band were
making merry inroads on private prop
erty when captured in detachments by
the Denver detectives.
AT o'clock on the evening of March
10, 1925, Detectives Moore and Connors
were IN waiting for Mcdonald, Lam
sing and Dorothy at 1892 Lawrence
street, where they bagged the crowd.
Mcdonald and Dorothy were hand
cuffed. With the two prisoners in
front of him Moore started for a patrol
box, accompanied by Lansing Nc
Donald slipped his handcuff and started
to run down Lawrence street. On
Nineteenth street he turned and went
toward Market, pursued by Moore
Shots were exchanged and at
the Market street crossing Mcdonald
halted and aimed at his pursuer, the
ball taking effect in the groin Moore
died the next day under an operation.
McDonald's overcoat was picked I'D
after the shooting. In a pocket was
found the revolver and a hole through
the collar of the garment attested the
well directed range of the dead officers
shots.
Since that time Los Angeles has
been in custody several timesl at var
ious points throughout the United
States, but has always succeeded in
battling identification. Detective Sam
Howe OF Denver has seen the Fort
Niobrara arrest and pronounces him
Los Angeles Mcdonald. He will be
20 Denver and tried for the
murder of Moore
Many stories of McDonald's wild ca
reer in this state are related by Chief
Paul and Detective Sheets, and the
rejoicing at the police headquarters
yesterday was unconfined
Chief Paul said: "They have gotten
rid of one of the most dangerous GRIM
inals we have ever known in this sec
tion- Mcdonald would never hesitate
to kill a person to secure his freedom.
He hated an officer and would rather
take the life of one of that breed of
cats than anv other citizen"
Detective Sheets thought the capture |
If immense Importance. I'VE were glad |
to get him off our hands," he said. u
am certain that the story told me by
Dorothy was correct