The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-23
Former Policeman Must Answer
Burglary Charge.
WAS SENT BACK TO JAIL
MAY HAVE PLANNED MORE
SERIOUS CRIME.
Officers Have Theory to the Effect
That on Last Saturday Afternoon
Mcdonald Intended to Either Kill
or Do Great Bodily Harm to His
Family In Lake Breeze.

There is a story behind the arrest of
Franklin P. Mcdonald on a charge of
burglary that didn't come out at his
examining trial yesterday. Mcdonald
was held in bonds of $500 and went to
Jail because he couldn't find a surety
He acted as his own attorney, and al
though he conducted his case before
Justice Sommer very cleverly the evil
dence was against him.
The officers think that Mcdonald
contemplated a much more serious
crime than the one of which he was
accused in the examining court. Only
for the miscarriage of his plans, say
the authorities, Mcdonald would have
carried out threat he is said to have
often made to kill his entire family. 1t
is claimed that this would have been
accomplished last Saturday afternoon,
the day the alleged housebreaking took
place.
McDonald's Alleged Plan.
The story runs that Mcdonald re-
quested Robert Bourne to drive him
over to Lake Breeze, where Mrs. Nc
Donald is living with her mother. Mrs
Jones. Bourne states that Mcdonald
acted like a man with heavy burden
of trouble on his mind. and his manner
he contemplated something desperate.
AT GAO in the afternoon the two pre-
pared to start for the Jones residence,
but Mcdonald made the excuse that he
had to go over to the White House for
his overcoat. He asked his companion
to await his return, and Bourne con-
sented. Instead of going to the hotel,
it is claimed that the ex-policeman
went over to the Walker Bank corner
and hired a hackman by the name of
Brown to drive him to Lake Breeze.
Urged Driver to Hurry.
He told the driver that he was in a
great hurry, and the latter urged his
team at its top speed. At the Melon
aid residence stop was made, and Me-
Donald is said to have showed Brown
a revolver, with the remark that he
would do them all up" He found his
house deserted and then went over to
the residence of neighbor, Mr.. Ave
son.
He asked Aveson to go to the Jones
residence and tell Mrs. Mcdonald to
come home. He is alleged to have
urged Aveson not to tell Mrs. McDon-
aid who wanted her. This aroused
AvesOn's suspicion and he went to Mrs.
Jones with the intention of warning
the family that. in his opinion, Nc
Donald had come to make trouble.
Neither Mrs. Jones nor Mrs. Mcdonald
was at the house, however, and when
Aveson returned TO Mcdonald ne so
informed him.
Mcdonald Became Angry.
At this Mcdonald became angered.
He hurried over TO the Jones home and
kicked down the front door. 1t is
claimed that on this occasion he stole
Mrs. Jones purse, containing 81, using
part of the money to pay the hackman.
He came back to town in the hack and
was seemingly much disappointed
about something.
1t is the theory of the officers that
Mcdonald intended to keep Bourne
waiting until his return from Lake
Breeze, where it was his purpose, ac-
cording to their idea, to do harm to his
family. On his return to Bourne the
officers say Mcdonald would have
driven out to Lake Breeze with him and
discover the crime which they think he
committing