The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-13
POLNE ET(HINl},


The police are still in hot pursuit of
the thieves that have been at work in
the city during the last few months.
Yesterday two more men fell victims
to the dip net of the law. They were
Harry Lotus and Harry Connors, who
were arrested on a charge of shoplift-
ing and placed in durance vile to await
the action of the police judge.
Lotus was at the Utah & Nevada
depot yesterday with a bundle con-
tanning some lace, shirts ard pair of
overalls which he was trying to sell
Some one who saw the things tele-
phoned to the police that he was trying
to dispose Of the goods, which the in
formant believed we're stolen, and
asked the police to look into the mat
ter. Accordingly Officer Everill went
to the depot in the patrol wagon and
arrested him.
LOTUS was asked where he obtained
the goods and replied that a man gave
them to him. After a few more ques-
lions LOTUS gave the mans name as
Harry Connors, and said that he was
rooming in the California, house, on
South Main street. EVerill went to the
house after taking Lotus to Jail, and
was told that Connors was not in at
the time. He notified the clerk to call
an officer just as soon as ConnOrs re-
turned.
1t was not long after this that the
clerk in the California House went to
officer Hemple and told him that Con-
nors was then in his room. Hemple
went there and found Connors, whom
he placed under arrest and took him to
the station. lie was searched and a
note book was found in one of his
rockets which was later identified by
Mr.. Auerbach as being one which came
from his store. Mr.. Auerbach also iden-
titled a shirt, that was in the bundle
found on Lotus, as having come from
his place. The bolt of lace was identi-
fed by employees of the Lace House
as belonging to that store.
Both men deny the theft of the goods
but win have to give an account of the
matter to Judge Wenger. Lotus
throws the blame upon Connors by
saying that he got the goods from him
but the latter claims that ne brought
the articles from Wyoming Roth men
are strangers here and are not known
to the police.
The court room at the police station
was filled TO overlooking yesterday af-
ternoon by a curious crowd that lad
congregated to hear the evidence in the
case of Lon Groesbeck ard Pete Como
yer. who were to be tried on a charge
of fighting.
Just what attraction the crowd found
in the affair is a mystery. as none of
the evidence was unusual. unless it
was regarding the accidental discharge
Of the gun during the fight. But never
theless it was the largest audience the
little court room has had for a long
time.
The evidence introduced was sub
stantially as given in The Herald a
day or so ago. Both sides agreed in
their testimony except as to who was
the aggreSsor. The evidence showed
that Conover came out a little bit the
worse of it,
Both the defendants were found
guilty as charged and Groesbeck was
fined $40 and Conover $50. The latter
gave notice of appeal.
8 @ @
B. F. Walker was arraigned on a
evidence was introduced to allow the
judge to fix upon his bail. He was
bound over to await the action of the
district court in the sum of $3.50. No
new facts have been developed in the
case but it is expected that more evil
dence against him will be found before
the trial takes place.
It was reported at the police station
loon was entered by some unknown
men and burglarized of over 500 worth
of goods. The thieves are said to have
entered through the back door of the
saloon at some time during Thursday
night They were evidently a thirsty
lot, for they got away with enough wet
goods to satisfy their appetites for a
while at least.
The articles stolen were reported to
be as follows: Sixty-five dollars worth
of bottled goods, SIC worth of liquor
in demijohns, one box of cigars and a
slot machine containing about S12 in
cash. From the amount of goods it
would seem that the men were setting
themselves up in business
Two alleged burglars, on small
scale, were arrested yesterday. They
were Carl Neiberg and Albert Chism
two boys who are alleged to have
broken into a fruit stand not long ago
and got away with a small amount of
stuff. such as chewing gum, candy,
popcorn, etc. Just what will be done
with the boys was not decided yester-
day.
A. =. Reynolds, of Murray. reported
TO the police that he had had stolen
from him a saddle and few other
small articles in the harness line.
John Duggan, the man that was ar
rested a few days ago on a charge of
assault and battery, was in police court
yesterday and asked for trial by jury.
Judge Powers viii defend him in the
case which will be heard this after