The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-14
PASSING OF SCHOONER JIM"
ECCENTRIC CHARACTER DYING
AT THE INFIRMARY.
Found In a State of Collapse Last
Night = Susan Tullidge Poulsen
Says She Will Sue For Divorce.

Another familiar figure on the streets
of the city is about to start on the long
journey to answer the final call. Poor old
Schooner JIM" who for years has
walked the streets of Zion. attired in an
old dress coat and helmet and saluted all
pedestrians with q grin and CHEEKY
word, is lying in the county infirmary in
very precarious condition. Last night
the police were notified that man was
lying on the porch of rs South Second
East street and seemed to be having fits.
The patrol and an officer went down and
found that it was Schooner Jim.
1t seems that Jim had gone down there
to cut the lawn, and was stricken with
spasms. He fell upon the porch and laid
there in a semi-conscious condition until
the police were notified. When 1t was
found to be Jim, the police sent for DR..
Root. who had him transferred to the
county infirmary. At the poor-house he
was placed in bed and given the proper
care, though the doctor said that he pc
lieved Jim had but few hours more to
live
Jim has for years been mentally de-
ranged, but has always proved to be
harmless and good-natured fellow. But
it is undoubtedly Jim's last battle, and
it seems to be only a question of hours
before he goes to his last resting place.
There are but few people that have had
more notoriety in Salt Lake than Peter
Poulsen and Susan Tullidge Poulsen.
the city police court, and now 1t seems
that they are about to carry their next
case to a higher court. Susan is "a little
woman with a big reputation for getting
drunk. and her husband. though twice
as large, is not far behind her when 1t
comes to imbibing too freely. Both are
at present in the city Jail on the charge
of drunkenness.
Yesterday, it is said, Poulsen was white
washing the Jail and he could easily reach
the door which leads into the women S
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him out. In the womens ward are Susan
and a little opium fiend named Marguer-
lite, but better known among the police
as John l.. Sullivan" When Peter went
to the women's door yesterday, he called
Susan to the door. and husband and wife
had a talk through crack in that portal.
Susan was angry, and Peter was anxious
to know what it was all about.
She accused him of having carried on
with Marguerite while she (SuSan) was
in Jail and Marguerite and Peter Were
free. Peter denied this, but Susan said
that Marguerite had told her all about
it, and that as he was untrue to her, she
was going to get a divorce when her time
was up. Peter begged and pleaded with
her, avowing that he, loved her with al
his heart, and had had nothing to do with
Marguerite, but Susan would not believe
him, and went away telling him that she
would get the divorce and that all is over
between them.
This nearly broke Peters heart and it
was with sad face that he told his trou-
bles to Jailer Kimball and asked his adj
vice about the matter. But Kimball could
not tell him what to do. If Susan had
known that while she was in jail. Peter
sold all the furniture in their house, she
would be more angry than ever, but Peter
is trying to keep that information from
her. When she goes back and finds the
once happy home" deserted and the
furniture gone-well, things will be warm
for Peter when he gets out Of JAIL
The chief of nolice Yesterday received a |
letter from Mrs. Maria Peterson, Hjo
Sweden. via Gothenburg. The letter was
dated May q, and said: Il direct this few
lines to you and beg your kindness if 1t
was possible to assist an old lady 81 years |
Did TO find my son that was in Salt Lake |
City up to the year 1896. The last news |
month or two" The letter then went on
TO say that his naIne'is c. Patterson, but /
that he also went by the name of c. Nor /
ris. She wished to find him. as family I
received would be thankfully received by /
her at the above named address.
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Sergeant Tom Hilton picked up a bun |
middle of State street, near Second South, /
asst night. The clothes are mostly wom-
EMS garments and were taken to the sta
lion.
The bicycle policeman yesterday ar
-ested James Doe Mort Brown, Amos I
aodner, j. B. Soper, J. Burton. E. T. /
Harvey. Joseph Sheets, S. Weller and
Tom Doxey for violating the bicycle ordi- ;
nance.
David Parry, charged with disturbing !
he peace, forfeited $50 yesterday for not |
appearing to answer to the charge.
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Jack Gray was fined s. for using abusive
language, Henry Murphy was fine so for
and disturbing the peace and
T. J. McEntree forfeited so for not ap-
gearing to answer to the charge of drunk
.nness and assault and battery.
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H. P. Larson and L. L. Larson. charged
With stealing a well-driver. were dis
:harged in police court yesterday.