Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-26
NIGHT SEANCE
AND SENSATION.
Dentists Wife, Stick Broker, Mes
seuger Boy and Policemen,
In R00MlNG HOUSE MlX-UP.
Trouble All Caused by Woman CALI
ing for lIesi aud Refusing 10
puy for It.

Adventures on a cornlce," or ~
Thrilling Feat ia MidalE.. might 0ppro.
pllately be the title Of a little two act
drama enacted on the corner Of Fhst
south ana West Temple streets, ana
AZ the police station, last night 1t VA
an aerial performance ana the crowd
Of loungers who Witnessed IT did so ab-
s0lutely free, although they would no
doubt be willing TO give up sN-bi,s
apiece 20 Gee the same act repeated
The principal characters We're Mm
Thatcher vile of q Well-known dentist
alias Meta llMle, alias Meta Dayen-
port ana q man whom the police call
Blll Griffith. The latter Is "a stock
broker The cause Of the performance
was a. messenger boy and q couple oI
unfenling policemen
1t appears that the lady had called
for messenger boy and ordered SUB
per for herself and Griffith, and gave
Instructions that the meal be brought
to their ROOM The messenger hoy did
az Instructed and claimed that the WOO
man refused TO pay for the meal after
the food vas Disposed OF, the huy hunt
ed up Officer Parry and related TO hlri
his troubles Said he. 81 takes SUP
per up der Ter de 'loidy, and de guy
she is wild, and den de 'ioldy says she
won't pay fer de grub,
Now refusing 10 pay for meal, In a
policemans eyes, is a serious onense.
The records of the desk sergeant show
that more than one desperate charac.
ter" has been locked up for that
crime and officer Parry accordingly
accompanied the youth to the room
After pounding on the door with his
club, Parry gained admittRnce ami
wanted to know why the meal had not
been paid for The womaA became
very wrathy aud ayered that she had
Paid the messenger and did not pro
lose 10 pay any more, so there.
Then she turned her attention
to the buecoat and gave him few
hints concerning his personality that
he had never dreamed OF before She
concluded her TRADE by ordering the Of
fcer out, and telling him II was none
OF his blamed business. anyhow. This
was "Bllis" cue TO enter and enter he
did, He told the officer what he thought
about the interference, and his thoughts
| seemed to coincide with those of tni
woman's, only he eNpreastL ihen IN q
more quiet and dignlfied manner.
Parry concluded To seek the advice OF
| his superior officer and hunted up Ser
| geant Eddington. While Parry was
| making his search, Griffin established
a wireless communication with friend
outside and had him place q ladder al
| the rear Of the house next TO the lodg'
| ing house. the building In question be-
ing only one story high. Sergeant Ed
| dington then placed Parry on guard Al
! the rear entrance Of the building Will,
| he bravely mounted the stairs ant
| hammered ON the door. While he wa
demanding admlttance. the woman wai
| doing her mid air feat, crawlinf
| through the window on hands anC
knees, she made her way slowly TO thu
cornice and then began the prllous per.
| Torrance OF walking 70 the next roof
She was very careful In balancing her
| self. but she did not falter for a sec
| ond. In safety she reached the roof o.
the next building, much TO the deligh
of the spectators, and began TO descend
| the ladder. As her feet touched th'
ground something touched her shoulder
| She looked Il was q hand. She look
| gu AGAIN anu maui NllN ohtil NlAhH NtN
| cOvery that the property belonged L
| Officer Parry. No attempt was mad'
to arrest the man, but the woman was
taken To the police station, where sh'
gave the name Of Meta Davenport She
was booked on the charge Of prostitu'
tion and was informed that she would
have to put up the customary ten spo
to get Off. After awhile, a friend call
ed and deposited the $40 and Mrs
Thatcher was released.
The woman came 10 salt Lake nearly
| four years ago from California and fol
some time was an inmate Of Lilly Ey'
ans house on Commercial street. Lat
er she was cared for by Griffin and
others. and had rooms in the Harmon
block. Subsequently she moved 20 tn
| Galena block and was there for som'
| time. Finally she decided 10 quit that
| kind of a life. and married a vel
known dentist in this city. For a tint
the world seemed bright and fair bu
| her fondness for her "0ld friends re-
| turned and caused trouble between her
self and husband. and IL Is said they
separated and that he determined e
| get a divorce. II Is now regarded as
| g,y.uapa aang1ualpu