The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
HIS MOTIVE UNKNOWN
STABBED a MAN LAST NIGHT
AND ESCAPED.
His Operations Confined to One
Neighborhood - Officer Shannon
Returns From the North, Where
He Has Been Working On the
Harness Stealing Cases.

North and Second West streets on
report that q man had just been
stabbed. The patrol wagon and Of
ficers Shannon and Heath went to the
place. and while they could not find
the man who did the cutting, the
wounded man was there to bear out
the truth of the report.
1t proved to be Mr. NJ. Y. Lacey OF
3D. West Second North street, VINO is
a machinist at the Short Line shops.
Mr. Lacey was suffering from long
cut in the left arm, from which the
blood had flowed freely. His sleeve
was cut down from near the shoulder
to a point below the elbow. The point
of the knife had entered at the Shout
der, cutting deep at that point, but II
was not bad cut from the point OF
entrance to the place where it stopped.
The story of the affair is that man
was found by Mr.. Hyde, who lives near
the corner of West Temple and North
Temple streets, in his coal shed. MI.
Hyde went out and called to the tres
passer, but instead of answering, ne
started to run. Hyde then pulled out
pistol and shot at the fleeing figure,
but missed him. The fugitive, when
he reached the street, turned north
along West Temple street, and it. is
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Second West and Second North streets.
At this place was standing Mr.. Lacey,
who met the man. Mr.. Lacey states
that he saw the man coming toward
him, but did not suspect him as being
the party he was looking for, SO paid
no attention to him. The stranger, MI.
Lacey thought, would pass him and
he had his back toward the man. In
stead of doing so, the fellow turned
toward Lacey when he had nearly
passed, and, throwing one arm around
his neck, he called him a vile name
and at the same time struck him in the
arm with the knife. Lacey freed him
self and his assailant ran away. The
police were then notified, but, of course,
no trace Of the desperate could be
found.
The patrol wagon had no sooner
reached the station when telephone
message was received at the station
from Councilman B. II. Lloyd, who
stated that he had man locked in his
coal shed. The little grays We're then
put into the harness once more, and,
taking a couple of officers with him,
Driver Cannon started off down the
street like the wind. In a few min
utes the frisky grays were pulled up
at the Tc&dence of the councilman,
and the officers piled out and ran
around the house to do or debut they
didn't do either. When the police got
around the house it was excitedly eX-
planned that the man was in the shed.
In trice the officers had the door
open and stared into the darkness. Be
ing able to see nothing, they called to
the man to come out, but received no
response. A match was struck, and
by its dim light an examination was
made of the interior. but there was
no one in the place. The councilman
then gave it as his opinion that the
man had gotten away, as he had feared.
There is something strange about
the whole matter. Only about an hour
before a man had been found in the
coal shed next door, in Mr.. Hyde's
place. This man that was in the lat
ter's shed is thought to be the one that
cut Mr.. Lacey. Then Mr.. o. w Moyle
stated last night that a man had been
on his premises early yesterday morn
ing and threw a stone through one of
his windows. The different attempted
burglarieS, or whatever they may be
termed, all seemed to be aimed at that
one neighborhood. It is mystery who
the man can be, for his actions have
been certainly strange, and no reason
whatever can be found for his having
cut Lacey.
Officer Shannon returned to the city
yesterday evening after an absence of
several days on business pertaining to
the department. Shannon has been
away working on the harness stealing
cases that have been reported to the
police from time to time. A few days
ago Officers Shannon and Heath ar
rested two men, Eugene Gates and
John Langan, who were charged with
burglary. The officers SUSPECTED tn IN
with being implicated in the thefts of
harness during the past few months
and it has turned out that their sl's-
picions were well founded. After a lit
tie diplomatic work with Gates, the
officers succeeded in getting him to tell
all he knew about the case.
He told Shannon where he could find
a great deal of harness and it was de-
cided by Acting Chief Rhodes to send
Shannon out after the plumber. Gates
was persuaded to go with the officer
and the two set out with Gates as
guide. The result of the trip was far
beyond their most sanguine expecta-
lions. The following is a list of the
harness which was found by officer
Shannon on his trip around the coun-
try:
A single buggy harness, new, which
was stolen from DR.. Tillman, of this
city and recovered from a Mr. Ewing,
of Smithfield, to whom the thieves had
sold it.
Two sets of work harness, 'one be
longing to a man at Sandy and the
other not identified. This was recov-
cred from Benson ward, north of Og-
den.
One set of double work harness sto-
len from near Fourteenth, South and
Fifth West. Recovered from the Hot
Springs, north of ogden.
One set of double light driving har-
ness which was stolen from Jesse Fox,
of this city, and recovered from Pres
ton, Utah.
One saddle which was stolen from
Robert Briscoe and found in the pos
session of Mr.. Ewing, of Smithheld,
who had purchased it from the thieves
One saddle belonging to man in
Riverton. which was stolen on Aug.
2S. It was recovered from Benson ward
where it was found in the possession
of George H. Griffith, who had pur-
chased it.
One surrey, two seated and without
the top 1t was stolen from man
who resides in the vicinity of Tenth
South and Eighth West. 1t was also
found in the possession of George H
Griffith of Benson ward. who had pur-
chased it, as he had the saddle.
Two sets Of double harness and one
of single, which had been stolen from
the Denhalter Soda Water company,
and was recovered from Smithfeld !
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