Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-22
Jack the Screen-Cutter's" Latest
Attempt at Crime,
Is ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
Chief Hilton feathers ~ u Wan last
Evening who T. Hooked TOR
siHty Days.

Jack tho scrccn-cuttef" has been
heard from again and this time bis Of
Tense De- more serious than heretofore.
a. hlH usual hour. o'clock In the
morning. DE- removed screen of win
dow and entered the open window OF
the residence OF widow lady.
who lives alone Ia her home On
West Temple street In the Seventeenth
ward. The proceedings awakened tho
lndy,who through fear remained allont-
ly waiting the Intruder. but when the
fellow came over 60 her side Of the
room and proceeded 10 get into bed
with her che screamed ana fought den-
pcratcly with the man. According to
The ludys account she must have
struggled with the brute Tor FUZZY ten
minutes, while with muttercd ouths the
man held her down and repeatedly told
her that ho would kill her II she ala
not Keep quiet Fortunately at this
stage ~ the proceedings little boy.
who had been awakened b. her
SCREAMS, came pounding at the bed
room door whoruupon the brutal fell
low, with one hunl lmprocation. beat
husty RETREAT through the open window
aud disappeared.
The matter was not reported to po-
lice headquarters until late hour.
when chief Hilton proceeded to round
up man who ho has had his eye upon
Tor several days past.
Ih" fact tthut nu accurate dcscrlp-
ton OF Jack the Hcrcou-Cuttor" has
been given Zoo thr police by the half
dozen ladies aud servant Girls who
have been frightened. nearly out 90
their senses hy The thrcc-o'clock-in-th the
morning visits uf this uuwclCume guest,
makes % very difficult thing 90 locate
the man. No one can Rlvc "a deacrlp-
ton Of him ana Doc has not been seen
by The officers who have been sumter
ms around tho residence portion of
town To- citizens clothes, at unaccmly
hours of the nlght and morning, in tho
hope Of falling over him during their
pefcutinationa chief Hilton thia mora.
ing said that n he had twenty men az
hts disposal something might De- ac-
coWpliHhcd, but the man never visits
the 1nnu locality twice. ana embraces
quite an extensive area FOR his quca-
uunhhle operations. hence the matter
OF running hin down Is big dliilcul-
At 1li last evening. however, the
chief stfnllcd out aud shortly came
back with man who gave the name
ui Frank sirea cook by occupation
ana age twenty give. He was booked
ON lhr nll.omhruclng charge OF vag-
funcy. The chief doesn't say much
about the man, but be- says that he
thinks that tho bedroom ncnd will
, ,,il hls proving prqclivitlcs from
In the meantime, nervous ladies' OF
lhl9 Guy are sleeping behind closed.
locked doors ana WlndoWs. proforring
p.l llhl nHph'NIrtIon 90 assassination.
MhlID TIE masculine representatives OF
various dDmiu.los are turning nc fnmi.
lN poodle loose and cleaning up their
HhniFuus ami loading them Tor bear.
lh. suspect, Frank SiraH appeared
before Justice Tlmmuny this afternoon
ana pleaded guilty to the charge of
yuEraucy
IT 70 please, your honor" snid
Prosecutor Delhi eve have mad num.r-
GUS complaints from various partH Of
l THIS city tu the erect that this man
| mas hrrn irrrurlzluV ladies' by nrtiue
/ strangely, hegglng meals. ana USING
uhuHlN" language generally
never ala such q thing" hotiy ro-
/ piled the accused - only begged four
| meals and / work down ~ tbs 0xfer,i
saloon doing odd Jobs and viii get out
/ TO-" ''''
| Won You VIII stay sixty days In the
! city jan first" said Tlmmony
AZ the close of the session OF the
| court Slre7 stepped out from the gang
/ oi prisoners ana demanded 10 he CON.
| fr1ntod with the ladies' Who stated tbn,
| No. was abusive
You pleaded guilty 10 vagrancy md
! unless you aro not careful YOU WIN get
] another ninety DAYS ON ton on the, e
] came tho ultlmutum.
Slres opened his mouth 10 speak hut
| the Tailor. '''"' Wy