The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-07
POLICE ET(HIN(S.
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John Sherman was arrested yesterday
evening By Oincer Randolph on a charge
7 OF assault with Il deadly weapon. Sher-
man left Mercur to come 10 Salt Lake
] over the Oregon Short Line but before
I he reached his destination fell asleep.
The train stopped at Salt Lake. but
Sherman did not know it and conse-
quently when 1t pulled out again for Og-
oen he was aboard He remained in ig-
norance as 10 his whereabouts until he
was aroused from his slumbers by the
conductor asking for his ticket
Sherman said ne had no ticket. where
upon the conductor told him he would
nave to pay or get of. Sherman re-
fused 10 do either and pulled a pistol
from his pocket 70 emphasize the fact
This put Il new face on the matter 50
the conductor said he would put him off
at Woods Cross and allow him TO go
back to salt Lake without having to pay
for the trip This was agreed to and Sher-
man took the train there for this city
When Sherman got of at the depot he
was met by Officer Randolph. who placed
him under arrest and escorted him to the
police station \ telephone message had
been sent in from some point up the road
to arrest Sherman, which was done
planned that he had pulled the gun from
his pocket but did not intend to use ii or
TO intimldate the conductor Neverthe-
less. he was held at the police station I'M
til his case can be more thoroughly inves-
tigated.
cndueflCk tIFeen ana FRANK Wilder
were arrested last night on a charge of
burglary 1t is alleged that the couple
burgiariZed the barn belonging TO Mr.
Lowe and stole a bride and some other
pieces of harness. Yesterday morning
Charles Sparks was arrested for petit lar
ceny, he being alleged to have stolen
some horse blankets. 1t was then learned
that he was the one who sold the bride
stolen from Mr. Lowe to the Jockey Club
stables. When asked about it he said
that Green and Wilder had given it to
him.
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About $50 last evening Buffers butcher
shop was entered by burglars and the till
robbed of about 81. The shop had only
been locked up short time. as ore of
the hrm was in the place doing some
work. He went off and returned in about
half an hour and found the back door
of the shop open. He Immediately made
an examination OF the premises and
found that the thieves had entered
through the transOm over the back door
1t had been forced open and the burglar.
or burglars. climbed over and so Gained
admission to the shop.
The back door was then unbarred and
made ready for rapid escape. The till
was broken open with a cleaver and
about 81 in money taken from it, There
was about S3.S5 left on the floor and in a
lard bucket, where il had fallen when the
till was broken from the counter Fur
the- than that no damage was done and
no more things were stolen. Only a few
days ago a sheep was stolen from one of
the hooks in front of the shop and II is
thought it was the same gang that per-
oetrated the act last night.
NJ J. Brannon went into police head
quarters and reported that he had been
held up on the corner of Fifth West and
Second South streets last night His
story was that he came in on the train
from the north and started TO walk uD
town. He was met on the corner referred
to by a man who poked a gun in his face
and commanded him to hold up his hands
He obeyed and the hold-up took So 10 in
cash and watch that cost s22 Brannon
had been drinking and seemed somewhat
confused in his account. and after relat-
ing all he had to tell he asked for lodging
for the night, which was given TO him
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II. G. Demming was arrested last even
ing on a charge of battery. It is alleged
that he battered the person of Carl Wass-
man.
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Last night there was a lively fight be-
tween the denizens of Chinatown Two
Of the Cinnamon became engaged in a
fight and one of them named Hong Toi
received a bad cut in the face The
Cinnamon We're all excited. but the police
arrived on the scene before it went any
farther. The Celestial who cut Toi made
his escape.