The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-30
WAS WAR OF NATIONS
How Dessrter From Fort Douglas
Was Captured After Battle
at Pleasant Grove.

The flight of Emil Caron. saddler of the
Twelfth artillery, from Fort Douglas on
Saturday and his capture at Pleasant
Grove Yesterday involved the representa-
tives of five nat.onalities. On Saturday
Emil had a longing TO once more see the
shores of la belle France. and accord
ingly took French leave from the Tort,
taking with him numerous mepentoes OF
his friends in the shane of suits OF civil
ian clothes and a collection OF furs. lie
straved as far as Pleasant Grove, where,
attracted by the name, he decided TO
spend the night.
He sought the Mayhew house and re-
tired Shortly afterwards there arrived
at the same hotel Private Schupper.
German. and Private Regania. an Italian.
They had been sent in search Of the miss
ing Frenchman oy Major Califf, an Amer
lean. They, too. sought their rooms to
rest. not dreaming Jhat the same ROOF
sheltered the pursuer and the pursued
Yesterday morning the pursuers Were
paying their BILL when Miss Mayhem
daughter of the proprietor. innocently
asked il they were going to walt Tor tht
other soldier" After recovering from
their surprise. they assured Miss May
hew that they could not walt, but IN
stead would 90 at once TO the othei
soldiers" room. They departed, and soor
there came floating down the stairs some
thing which sounded like the congress OF
nations. SHARP. but volatile. French AM
Italian oaths crossed in mid air VILE
lightning flashes. while over ana aroun'
havered the heavy solid basso or TN
growing German oaths. rumblin5 hA'
thunder on a summer day.
Then down the stairs came the trio
! Caron a prisoner. Regania left 20 finS
| the town marshal. leaving the prisohe
| in charge of Schupper. the German
| Scarcely had he gone before Lafoi
sprang to his feet. and with a Sacr'
| nom de dieu." hurled himself upon ID
| hereditary enemv of France. rig OF
| German he cried. thou canst not TAX
/ with thee the descendant Of one VINO
marching under the great emperor, hai
| the great pleasure of burning the pigst,
/ in which thy foretathers dwelt-a oas IN
/ DutchP"
.sDonneryetterw Numbered the German
| I've will see FrenchV. Alsace and Lor
raine We have alretty vet and now th ~
We viii take. yes. Sedan. hast thou for
| gotten much alretty. o foolish French
With this thew clinched and Tough
| fiercely until CarOn. seeing that the I'm
was short and victory far away sprail
| to his feet and fled. pursued by IN
| German. Down the street ne ran TO IN
! Adams home. where. seeing the ooo
! omen. he dashed into the house. The VIC
| Icen members of the family screamed
| and then entered on the stage the ref
reseptative of the Swedish kingdom
the person of Hansen Walker. who caugf
Schupper, the German. and held hin
while Caron continued his run.
After explanations. Walker sent his so
! 10 CAPTURE the Frenchman. and when !
returned with him. Schupper was happ!
Not for long however. for there appeare
the town marshal. who knew nothing
deserters. but was aware that terrlb
verbal duel had taken place. ACCORDING
| w he arrested the Dursuer and the PM
sred. at which the frivolous Frenchma
laughed long and loud.