Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-06
AROUND POLICE
HEADQUARTERS.
Bicyclist HoId-up Scheme on East
South Temple Street,
DIR. BELLIES EXPERIENCE.
Pootpad Attempts 30 stop the phy-
sician Henry the Lamb In Town
Taio OF -Four Aces.

covered n new means of gaining n live
llhood. Blcycllsts on east South Temple
street also have discovered that II is
not conducive 10 their peace OF mind
20 ride upon that thoroughfnre after
dark, without first lighting their lamps.
In la mysterious fashion Il has become
nolsed around among tho residents NJ
the east bench that policeman has hl1
eye open FOR ylolatora Of tho ordinance
goyernlna tho proper department OF hi.
cycles upon tho thoroughflrea uf Salt
Lake city. further. that the omcDr Toe
question IL "a most accommodating fei-
low forsooth und with the respect Tor
finer feelings. seldom encountered bee
meath the tunlc OF cnllous bobby"
he collects the customary 81 nnc On ado
vance with the insurance that the aub-
jcct's name VIII be kept out Of the daily
papcru.
* tho alleged policeman carries
club and withal ~ "a husky fellow, the
victims pny w and walk tho balance "
the way home.
The night before last % young cm-
ploye OF the u. e. VI. I. was vigorously
pcdnlinE homcwurd. avoiding the rocks,
nnarCs and pitfalls Of east suuth Tenn
rle street, with the usual good luck ~
the average cycliHt who goes Cor the
road record minus hlH lamp The Cy-
clist was suddenly halted by an nppari-
ton which stepped from behind u tree.
II must nrrcrt you for violating the
city ordinance said the individual.
what for; pcdnling without H.
censor" qucriod the rlpald youth.
NO; riding without ID lamp"
After some pafloylnE, during which
the supposed officer Infatuated that "
was long walk 10 police headquarters,
the limb of the law asked the lad
whether he had 81, the boy said hc had
but one. a compromise was Effected
the officer 90 pucketed the coin ana tho
unwlsc youth. who had no oh Tor his
lamp. departed.
ON arriving home. the lads father
thought that the proceeding was SOME
what unusual. consequently. the next
morning he reported the occurrence to
chief Hilton. The latter had "a confer
cncc with Bicycle Officer Davies and
Mounted Ofiicer sporry, the only two
men who could possibly be- IN that part
u town ON duty, the outcome being
that buth officers had nm Interview with
the boy. To-day u trauaplrca that the
youth In question la not the only per-
son who has heuu held up by this mys-
tcrious individual during the past week
ATTEMPTED HOLD UP.
Last night pr. a. q. Bchlc Of 23i
north First West street, reported 20
the police over the telephone that as he
was riding home on his bicycle NJ 1850
o'clock, and when within a short dis
lance OF his residence. a man Jumped
Ia front OF hia wheel from behind u
tree and told him TO stop. Or. Hehlu
lodged tho obstacle like GLEN 1uryille
on the homo stretch. and pumped for
dear life once more the man yelled nt
him TO tarry but the doctor bumped
INs.Ia a. ali
doctor told the police that he didn't
utay to see whether the man had gun
1r not.
Henry Rohror Of Cotton. Utah, came
into Salt Lake city on Labor Day uN-
cursion; he took In the salt Palace. Hoy-
cral beers and incidentally tho sights VI
the metropolis Of the beehive state.
Weary, worn and Hurfoitcd, he lcnut
against a friendly pole and muppod his
fcvercd brow. An upparltion that was
garnshod with a big straw hat, SURE
mounted by half o. an ostrich, ape
preached Horny and suggested that she
had once had tho supreme privilege Of
gazing upon his classic profile from
nfar. In the hustllng burEh of Boise.
Rohrer pleaded guilty 10 the iudict-
ment OF being In Boise years ugo,
Then the damHel. whose face was
mpfulully screened from the searching
aforementioned, suggested that her
palate rcHcmblpd the rough aud dry
Hnndpnper In detail. Rohrur brcathcd
the magic word beer" and together
they adjourned TO the Board NJ Trade
saloon. When the pilgrim from Cotton
parted from the lady ne found he WINS
minus so, lie declares 90 the police
that the female from Boise touched
him and now he wants his money back
HENRY JoHNsoN's PLANT.
Henry johnson also wants the police
To get his money back, lie claims that
he was buncocd out OF $50 IN Second
South street saloon last night by some
gentlemen who Induced him TO go his
limit ON four kings The gentleman
across the table held four aces ana
then the armament fell. johnson. who
evidently halls from the alfalfa disc
trlots, respectfully declined 10 diyulgu
the name uf the town wherein hc roe
uldCH. lie was told by the desk sur-
gennt that there were others" lu
like prcdlcumcut.
"nut." protested Henry the Lamb. -
should like 20 know how IL was that
they won that Jack pot, I'm SURE j
ought 10 have won,
Johnson was politely Informed that
the police department was not u grad
uatlng college for slclght NJ hand tricks
80 the wuuIiaho EumcHtur HorroWfully
departed after FDlcmuly unburdonlng
himself of an extensive vocabulary TO
tho cifcct; what IS the police force
good for anyway
nInTHuAN pARfuN