Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-17
Observation-Disclosures
POLICE POINTERS.
Observation-Disclosures

Last evening L. B. Sutton, street
car conductor, swore to a complaint be.
fore Judge Timmony, charging a young
man named j. Il. Wiscomb with as
sault and battery. Sutton, whose face
bore evidence OF a severe maullng,
stated that the assault was absolutely
without DrovOcation He said that Wis
comb threw his (Sutton's) hat In the
mud and then struck him with an UNI
brella. officer Palmer placed Wlscomb
under arrest, but he was released by
furnishing $40 to secure his appearance
on the linoleum.
Patrick Farrell and James Augustus
Smith. who by the way. are members
In full Of the felloship Original
Association OF Walking Delegates"
were rudely disturbed while plying
their honest 90 vocation last night.
They had succeeded In collecting
large assortment OF dimes, etc, etc,
from over credulous pedestrians when
their blissful pastime was cut short by
Officer Chase. The meme were taken
to police headquarters and incarcer-
ated.
The information that family brawl
was In progress at IS west Third South
was the cause OF a lively run TO the
scene by Officer Chase When the guar
dian Of the peace arrived the troubled
waters were calm. As he walked away
masculine voice was heard to solllo.
qNize: '"Tis better 90 dwell in the cor
ner of q housetop than with brawl-
ing woman In wide house"
Last evening officer Smith observed
an intoxicated individual clutching for
support 10 a telephone pole near Com
merclal. The officer thought the man
perfectly harmless but nevertheless
concluded that he ought to be meath
his own vine and fig tree. So APP
preaching him the genial
bluecoat suggested that the
man should go home. Here's
his answer: why, you-hlc-nock-kneed-
hic-Pigeon-to lantern awd-hlc. al
mond-eyed- - who's you: I'll go home
when m goo n-readshy." Then a scene
followed that was simply circus to the
newsboys. The officer held the unknown
In the mud until the patrol arrived At
the station the fellow hatly refused TO
divulge his cognomen.
George Mckee. the boy tramp who
was at the station the other evening,
has a friend In Salt Lake in the per-
son Of Attorney h. Y. Smith. who came
here from Galesburg, Ills Attorney
Smith says that the boys father. Es-
quire Thomas Mckee, was at one
time very prominent figure In CEN
trail Illinois, and the family is a good
one. Attorney Smith regrets that the
youngster did not give him a call.
Ii has finally been ascertalned who II
was that purlolned a set OF brass
mounted harness from T.. p, Yowells
stable In Richard street. Several days
ago officer Sperry obtained a clue as to
the identity OF the thief and he has
hung on to It like grim death. The
harness was stolen on the night OF Jan
uary 9Th by John Williams a young
man who Is now being held to answer
90 the charge Of HOUSEKEEPING. VIII
liams disposed Of the harness 70 sec
ond hand dealer at lia State street. To-
day Officer Sperry and the second hand
dealer visited the county jail where
Williams Is lncarcerated, and he was
positively Identified as the one who sold
the harness. A few days ago young
Williams entered a mans room In the
Roberts block and stole several articles
OF jewelry, for which he was held 20
await the action OF the district court
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