Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09
SIX MEN GATHERED IN.
Lively Races win the Patrol wagon
ON the West side Of Town
Yesterday.

The police have made another good
haul. II came IN yesterday, and all
concerned. Including the patrol team
had an exciting run. Some twenty
seven miles were covered BY the oil-
GERS. and ak now Involuntary dodgers
arc registered at the city hall and a
heavy load ~ stolen property rcposcs
at police headquarters In consequence.
To John e. Maokey. the shccnman'
who resides at Granger. may be
Inscribed tho homer ~ locating the
gang that now rest behind the bars.
Early yesterday morning upon round
ing up his stock. he found that some
parties or pnrty had violated the tenth
md eirhth sections Of the Dccalogue
and had appropriated calf ana eight
stall fed sheep.
Wagon tracks In tho snow led from
his yard ~ house about half "A mile
waet u Hon. Geo. q. tunnpn's resi-.
dence. lie followed the same ANA
proceeded 90 an adjacent barn 10 M
vsHtigatc. 10 was met az the door
by Jack Richards. Machey did not en-
tor the building, M Richards, rcin-
forced hy Raymond and Norton Curtis
brought douhlc-barreilcd shotgun
aud two revolvcfs IN close proximity
with his anatomy. Nnckoy loft on
the solicitation of the trio. who adj
viscd him not to head Tor town, Mac.
key made u drtour and with an speed
laid the matter before the police.
Sergeant Hilton and Detective Giles
pie came down from town In the pa
irni wagon Upon the wagons nearing
the barn. richards was sighted max
ing tracks uomr 500 yards ahead. Then
followed pretty race and the officers
hold on while the team made a rec.
ord run. Richards was n good Splinter
hut finally he was oVcrhauled and
made 10 throw up hla hands and was
ultimately gathered In. AZ the house,
that he had Just left, was found an old
man named n. V. Lamb. WIN shared a
similar fate. a search Of the promises
revealed eight dressed sheep. still
warm from the butchers knife. and
the evidences ~ their slaughter near
NJ hand. Cached In and around the
place were harness, pieces OF harness,
a saddle. grain. luccrne seed ana a
Job lot of articles that had evidently
been stolen. These were loaded up on
the wagon ana all concerned returned
10 town. Then chicf Pratt. Sergeant
liliton and Detectives Sheets ana on
icHuie accompanied By Mounted officer
shannon. resumed the man hunt.
~ the home Of the curtis boys. $50
south. Eighth West street. Raymond
Curtis and g. Wilson We're run down.
shannon took the duo under his wing
while the search was resumed. several
suspected houses on the west side We're
searched. Including the residence OF
Sam Crice. but the search was unnvnii-
ing. Finally at the corner OF Ninth
South and First West. Norton and
Arthur Curtis were sighted. immcdi.
aicly another pretty Ave hundrcd-ynrd
dash was In progress Finally the
boys were corncrod by sheets and GIL
lcrple. nnd the quartet WAS given a
free ride 10 police headquarters.
Complaints have reached the police
during the last few days regarding
harness aud saddles being Nursing
from Davis county; II ~ thought that
the recovered articles now nt the city
hall nrc some Of this missing property.
The police have had their eye on
Raymond Curtis for rome time past aud
arrested him but n few days hgo on
suspicion. but he was allowed his FRYE
dom. az nothing could be found ngainnt
him.
Raymond and Norton Curtis have
unsnvory records. Both have seen the
Inside ~ the penitcntinry. Norton
was one ~ those implicated In the
ogden Senate saloon hoid-up some
time ago.