Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-14
Then James Rae Took a Hand In
the Fight
INQUIRY FOR REV. HERMANS
Troubles OF the Police wild Goose
chase to Murray AMER
$500 Reward.

According to the story related by
Fred Kelsey. an Zee man. TO the police
this morning there were tropical times
outside i52 mort First West at $3.50 this
morning. Il appears that Sir. James
i.ae owns an honest watchdog which
giorics In the name Of "Foodle.ums."
Tho dog IS a terrific animal with long
shaggy hair. ana taken altogether the
family pet could be- easily slowed away
In a number i've shoe box Foodlc'ums
hates this particular ice man who
comes from Bountlul. with a rancor
that surpasscth his aversion 10 mus
tard. Every morning when he has
occasion TO deliver ice next door.
Toodle'ums sncaks through the pickcta
aud samples the Davis county oycralls
In "a dlstresslngly familiar manner.
This morning the tyke made his Gus
tomary onslaught and caught Kelsey
unawarcrs also BY the pants, The leo
man AYERS that the shock caused him
to drop his tongs-Mr. Rae says he
threw them az the dog. Then la the
majesty OF his wrath the mining man
arose and went Tor the Ice man afore-
said, the toe man went Tor bis wagon.
presumably 10 cool on and Rae got
there "a good second.
You would throw your tongs at nm
Innocent little TERROR. would your take
that. likewise this"
Then followed scene that grew 20
warm that the lee IN the wagon began
TO thaW rapidly While Rae was
humping the tad IN the rear OF the
wagon, the driver IN front started up
his team. ltae lodged glnclrr aud
yelled 10 byatnnder 30 stop the horses.
Tho man addressed most accommodate.
inGly ala 30 and stood at their heads
IN the official position OF adiudicator
Of the contest Kelsey claimed that he
was pummclled and beaten for fully
twenty minutes. after which he escaped
ana came up 20 police headquarters and
swore out q complaint charging James
Rae with assault ana battery
The police have troubles enough OF
their own. 20 quote Detective shuofa
chief Hilton this morning opened his
mail and was confronted with quite ID
number Of strange requests. The nrat
letter bore the post mark D0thnn, Ala.
and read rs follows:
"Will you please advise mo on prices
Of melons per car In your city-Hunt-
or Bowen.
The next one proved 10 be- an Inquiry
from q. II. Bender. "a detective In
Perry. Okla, stating that he believed
that he had the Rev Francis HermnuH
located and asking for description and
photograph Of the murderer. Then camo
a request from the Cannon King nt
Lagoon Tor the privilege OF tho chief
appearing every evening In his show
ana firing on HIS cannon. At this stage
Of the proceedings young man strolled
into the office and wanted the chief 20
collect 81 FOR him from an employment
agency IN town. Then the head of tho
police department proceeded with his
correspondence and dcClphorcd n let
ter that requested II bluo-cyed man
named Jones were In town would no
please furnish his address" The above
are a few Of the troubles that fail 10
the lot OF policeman.
Hardly had the chief mastered tho
contenta or the mail bag when an old
gentleman named Geo. Bond. who re-
sides az O. south second West. drlftcd
Into the office and said he wanted the
Two Olsen sisters, who live next door
Co him arrested Tor heuvlug n chunk
OF coal al hlH head and stealing "A piece
Of soap m his table this morning. An
oinccr was sent down 10 the house to
warn the young girls that II they per-
sisted In their unwelcomc attentions to
the old gentleman that trouble was Ia
store Tor thcm.
~ this stage Of the proceed
ings the patrol wagon was dis.
patched 20 Seventh South and Third
East streets 20 gather Ia one Jack
johnson. who was cnrcasIng a bottle OF
"forty-rod" 10 the Capitalization Of tho
entire nelghborhood In that vicinity.
Another expedition started out for the
Warm Springs about the same time, 10
gather In a couple OF fake jewolry ped
oilers
Yesterday evening tho police depart
mont was startled by a telephone mes
sage from Murray 10 the effect that
David Liant. who escaped from the PEN
| ltoutlary about eighteen months ago,