Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09
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Maekcy Relates ssl. Narrow Escape
Prom the Guns NJ the
curtis ssoys.

Arthur Curtis. Norton Carter. Jack
Richards and II, Y. Lamb, with look
Of injured innocence. pleaded not guilty
To the charge Of grand larceny this af-
ternoon. on the occasion of their pre-
liminary arraignmcnt before Justice
Timmony. The other two men g,
wilson and Raymond curtis, were
booked on lesser charge, that of
varrancy. The police arr In hopes OF
being able to subrtantiate thcn theory
that the two latter were implicated In
the sheep robbery from Mr. Mackcy
that occurred yesterday morning The
quartet were held In the custody uf
sheriff HowcllH OWNS To their bcinH
unable TO furnish the 1850 bonds. and
will have their preliminary hearing In
the police court tomorrow afternoon
NJ o'clock.
Mt. Mnckcy. In course of cony.rra-
tion with fNcwuv man this nftsr-
noon related the exciting Incidents re-
rarding the trailing and ultimate
capture OF the EnnE. lie says he does
not want to he E near death. aH he
was yesterday morning. for some time
to come.
Il appears upon missing his property.
h. hitchcd up and followed the wagon
tracks In the SNOW until they tcrmin-
ated at the house and barn WHERE hla
property was cached. Richards app
peared upon the scene and Mnckey
promptly grapplcd with him aud told
him 10 consider himself under arrest
~ this junotufc the two curtis boys
emerged from the barn. the one with
"a shotgun. the other with revolver.
they cooked the same and proceeded To
taku dclihcrat" aim, cali
ing him vile epltheir ~ the same
time. Richards, from whom he had not
RELAXED his hold. yelled at them and
begged them not 10 shoot. Mnckcy.
seeing that n was useless, unarmcd as
he WAS, 10 continue the unequal con-
test. jumped for his buggy. As he drove
on he hold them that lac would return,
~ this the curtis boy raised his shot
gun to flre. once more Richards saved
him. Mr, Mnckey says he was not gone
half an hour before he returned with
tho patrol wagon.
In the meantime the four prisoners
had been engaged IN oachlng the pro.
cecdp of their raid. Tracks leading
down To- the river showed whore Mr.
nerR had been thrown into the Jordan.
The lucern seed ana grain that they
nrc said a. have stolen had been
cmpticd out ~ the sackr into bins. ana
when disturbed N. men We're engaged
IN clipping the ears and removing the
brands from the Htill warm peltH ~ the
stabilized sheer.
Mr, Mackey, In conclusion, said m
We can't convict these follows on tho
evidence that We have We Hherpmon
VIII have To- go Into the lynch law aud
shot gun business"
TIMMONY's ROLL CALL.
Tom Jones told such an nllurinF tate
60 the court regarding tho manner In
which his name appeared On tho rrEia-
ter aH being drunk. that the court re-.
Tented and DISCHARGED tho offender.
Daisy white ana Annie Anderson.
two well dressed ana bright little girls
of about ~ years of age. received a
fathcrly lecture from tho judge and
were handed over tn their parents
keeping. The girls have DEVELOPED "a
passion Tor sleigh ana buggy riding
that on "a couple ~ occasions iod them
into the indisOrutiou M borrowing out
rtH without FIRST duly appriHing the re-
Hpootive owners of their Intentions.