Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-20
POLICE POINTERS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1t seems to be the fate Of officer smith
to arrest nearly every individual who
Is filed with muIdeT-b breeding whisky
Last night he locked up John Nolan,
who delivered the following from the in.
terror OF the drunk-house "Yez da'
goes, III holght oy yer ambishun is-hic
to BEGUN real policemen. All, III me
loose fer tn spoIce Of sicond, and oil
clane out tn huh Of yez, 80 oil WILL"
A lady's gold watch chain has been
found BY Officer Simpson. II is believed
to be one stolen from Henry Blood
residence In Kaysvllle some time ago.
II has been reported 10 the police that
$50 bicycle, the property OF Dell ia
cobs. was stolen from the hall OF the
Hooper building on Thursday night
A warrant has been issued BY Judge
TimmOny for Frank Williams on the
charge of burglarlzlng the barn Of Il.
+. Vowel and stealing a sell Of har-
ness AZ present Williams is In the
county jail awaiting the action Of the
district court on the charge Of house
breaking.
About 1880 LAST night a gentleman
Who was walking along west First
South street observed James Brown
proprietor OF "a fiye-cent barber shop,
enter his place'of business accompanied
by two young girls. .
The girls were Elizabeth Chapman
and Clara Nelson. aged Il and ~ years
respectively. The gentleman who
witnessed the three enter the place, al
once notified Officers Lincoln and VIII
Hams.
officer Pack was called TO assist. and
he and Williams went 60 the rear Of
the shop. while Lincoln stood on guard
at the front door. The two officers
who went to the rear door found that
there was no Light In the ROOM bat the
converse lion between those inside
could be plainly heard.
Brown and the Chapman girl were
urging the younger girl 20 enter upon
q life OF shame. simultaneously the
officers began pounding on the fron,
and rear doors and calling upon Brown
20 come out The barber endeayofed
TO make some excuse. saying that he
would open the door soon. The officers
demanded that IL be opened immedi,
ately, OF they would force their way
In. Presently a lamp was lighted and
Brown opened the door.
As the officers rushed In. the Nelson
girl was crying. Brown begged the po-
llcemen 20 let the matter dup. II
would give YOU one hundred dollars II
yon Will not take these girls 10 police
headquarters Browns appeals might
as well have been directed 20 the walls
for an the effects they had. AZ the
station both grls swore they had nor
been ruined, but admitted that only the
timely arrival OF the officers prevented
1t Lizzie Chapman broke down and
~ bbed Historically, but the younger
girl was calm and seemingly asa not
realize her shameful situation. Accord
ing TO Miss Nelson. the girls went 10 the
Theater with Brown. who In connection
with the Chapman girl prevailed upon
her 10 90 TO the BARRIERS room. Lizzie
Chapman has been keeping company
with Brown.
The girls are cousins. Miss Chap.
man resides at No. 257 west Fourth
South, and Miss Nelson at No. 800 west
sixth North. Both were detained ia
Chief Hlicn's Office last night, while
Brown was thrown 10 jail
Johnnie Whltecotton, q newsboy. was
taken into custody by Tribune agent
this morning for purloining papers
from front door yards. People have
been complaining that their papers
~ A. a. A..
morning number Of them were
marked, When arrested Johnnie had
eleven marked papers under his arm
Early this morning word was received |
NJ headquarters that man was trying |
20 force his way into a place designated |
as 1851 South Main" officer Sperry |
and Patrol Driver Cannon made an |
emergency run 10 the place but no |
burglar could be found. They learned |
that their man was on State street try.
ing 20 get into a shoemakers shop. |
Further investigation disclosed the fact |
that the trouble was oceasioned by a
drunken man. but the officers were un.
able 20 locate him.
Detective Sheets arrested Frank
Howard rs the latter was emerging
from the theater with his best girl last
night on suspicion that Howard Is the
man who worked the rush act" on
Henry Fairfield the other day 10 the
une Of $50. No charge Is as yet booked
against Howard although he is occupy
ng a cell In the city jail.
70 CURE THE GRIPPE IN TWO DAYS
Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II II