The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-16
Salt Lake Officers Lively Chase In
Summit County.
LANDED THREE BAD MEN
SAFE-CRACKERS AND EX-CON.
VICTS IN JAIL.
Were Rounded Up Near Kamas-
Would Have Made a Fight If
They Could Have Reached Their
Guns-Ike Hunter Arrested For
Shielding Outlaws.

Wait till 1 get out of this and I'll
take a shot at you. I'll put hole
through you the first chance L get, "
said Tom Hurley, safe craftsman and
ex-convict. to Deputy Sheriff Sam
Dowse when in custody yesterday.
But Hurley is in the county Jail
along with his pals, Jack Shepard an
otner safe man and eX-convict. and
Hank Riddle, who served a term in
the county Jail for stealing a saddle.
WIFE them was captured a kit of burg
lars tools and safe cracksmen's drills
| These men, especially Hurley, are
what is popularity known as bad
men. They have records known TO
sheriffs and police departments Sheriff
towels takes pride in their capture
for he and some of his deputies have
been on chase for them almost night
and day since last Saturday morning
They were taken at Ike Hunters ranch.
some miles out of Park City, Tuesday
morning, by Deputies Dowse and Ben
Harris.
There are against them two charges
of burglary. and they are suspected of
three other burglaries. In fact il is
believed by the deputy sheriffs that
these fellows have carried on their
bold operations between Salt Lake and
Park City and the surrounding coun-
try for several weeks. The belief is
that they have stolen cattle about Park
City and brought it to Salt Lake, where
it was sold. Then, while here, they
would commite burglaries and drive
back to Park City and cache the plum
der at or near Ike Hunters ranch.
People living along Parley's canyon
road to Park City have seen them
driving back and forward several
times.
Sheriff Howells' deputies undertook to
find them on telephone message re-
ceived from Sheriff Lindsey at Park
City. He wanted them for stealing a
beef from McPoland's slaughter house
The robbers, not finding beef dressed.
had driven one in from the yard on
Friday night. killed it and came to
Salt Lake with it, where they sold 1t
to the Salt Lake market. Deputies
Dowse and Harris. finding trace Of
them in the southwestern end of town,
followed the trail up Parley's canyon
and on to Park City.
Located at Kamas.
They located their men at Kamas.
fifteen miles northeast of Park City,
on Monday night. There it was learned
they had been drinking with Ike Hun
ter rancher, and several others, and
they also learned that the men had
robbed a sheep camp of a rifle, two
suits of clothes and other goods. Re
turning to Park City. the Salt Lake |
deputies were Joined by Deputy Witt /
of Wasatch county, eX-Sheriff Cupit |
and Dick Wright, one of Torreys rough |
riders.
Tuesday the party reached Hunters |
ranch, Witt, Cupit and Wright going |
on ahead, and being thrown off the |
scent by Hunter. They proceeded up |
the canyon. and a few minutes later |
Deputies Dowse and Harris drove up
to the ranch. Hunter first claimed that |
the culprits were not there, but when |
fatty told he was lying. professed /
they were in the barn and started I
with the officers to the supposed hiding /
place. Dowse, suspecting some crooked
work. glanced backward and saw Hur-
ey running toward the thick under
brush, having apparently left ,he
house. The deputy called upon Hurley
to halt, which he did. Harris mean
while had dashed around the house
and caught Shepard and Riddle. The
-hree were handcuffed without further
trouble.