The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-04
Robert B. Karen, a Railroad Man,
the Victim.
HE PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT
NOISE ATTRACTED ATTENTION
AND TIE THUGS TIED.
Was Considerably Injured, But the
Hold-ups Secured No Booty
Sharpers Work the Slot Machines
Jake Floan Again Arrested
Police Notes.

Last night about 8 o'clock Robert 3.
Karen, brakeman on the Salt Lake
& Los Angeles railroad, was held up by
two men and badly beaten. 1t seems
that Karen, who resides at 143 North
Sixth West street, was on his way home
and had reached point near the Ore
gon Short Line depot, when he noticed
two men coming toward him. He paid
no attention TO them until they passed
him, and he was suddenly seized from
behind and told to throw up his hands.
Karen was not so disposed, and re-
fused, emphasizing his refusal by strik-
ing one of the men in the face
Then ensued fight that BODIED i'll for
some member of the contest. Karen
was knocked down by a blow in the
head, but he pluckily kept up the fight
and the three rolled about the ground
in the mud. The fight did not last
long, for the noise of the conflict at
tracted the attention of some people in
the vicinity, who ran to the place to
see what was going on. The hold-upS
fearing capture ceased their attempts to
conquer the plucky Karen and made
their escape.
Karen was in a bad fix when the
men reached him, so he was carried into
a saloon near the place and DR.. Beer
He had a bad cut on the left cheek
bone, which was nearly three inches in
length, and cut to the bone. There
was also another cut just over the left
eye, which needed several stitches to
hold it together, and third cut was in
the scalp at the back of his head Kar-
rem was covered wit'bzsa nd from head
to foot, and the blood mad flowed pro-
fusely from his wounds over his face
and clothing.
His clothing was torn in several
places during the struggle, but not a
thing was missing. He had no money
with him, and the watch he wore was
not taken. He had a desperate strug-
gle, and it was a wonder that he came
out of it as lucky as he did. He was
not able to get a good look at the faces
of the men, for both wore their hats
well down over their eyes, and the ex-
citement OF the combat and the dark
ness prevented his getting a good look
at their faces. After his wounds were
dressed he was sent home in a car
riage.
Jake Floan was arrested yesterday on
a charge of drunkenness and petit lar
ceny. 1t is alleged that Floan commit
ted a theft of an umbrella from Mr..
Metcalf
James Murphy charged with the theft
of a macintosh from II front of Gold
berg's store on East Second South
street, was arraigned in police court
yesterday for petit larceny. He was
found guilty of the charge and fined
SIS.
A woman of the town known as Cecil
was arrested early yesterday, morning
on the charges of drunkenness and re-
fusing to pay for a hack which she
used. She put up So for her appear
proper time and the bail was declared
forfeited.
There has been several complaints
made about the working Of slot ma
chimes by some unknown sharpers,
thought to be boys. They have been
using counterfeit nickles to drop into
the slot machines and a number of
these coins have been turned over to
the police. |
Mrs. Goss notified the police that she
lost gold watch and chain on the |
street last night.
Elmer Wilson was tried and found |
guilty of vagrancy yesterday and was !
sentenced to serve 80 days in the city |
Jail.
8 8 O.
Old Peter Poulsen walked into the |
police station last evening and an
nounced that he was going to enlist in |
the Utah volunteers today. Peter was
elated over the prospects of getting $13 4
a month and a suit of clothes, and said /
that he had decided to leave his wife,
Susan Tulli1ge Poulsen, here to look
out for herself. At present she is in {
the city Jail.