Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
POLICEMEN MUSTN'T "KNOW TOO MUCH"
Case Of Officer Anderson Shows That Too Much knowledge
Dangerous Thing-Reused to Walk His Beat and Wink
AT WiCkedness-Tried TO Dc His Duty

Policemen mustn't know too much.
That has been proved during the week
in the case OF officer Anderson, And in
this connection the question has arisen
as to Just how much, or rather how lit
tie a policeman ought to know in order
to hold his job on the force, That be-
ing the fact 1t is reported that several
officers are putting IN double SHIFTS at
The present time trying to forget what
they do know It may take some time
to reduce the size of their store houses
Of information but a few days more
time and the minimum scale viii doubt
less be reached
ANDERsON's STORY.
Andersons story has not all been
told 10 the public II ls worth hearing,
He has not been In Salt Lake more
than a couple % years but dmlng thnt
time he lived In such a way a.. to get
the signatures o. some OF the hest bust
ness men Of the city TO endorse his
application for a position on the force
Credentials that he brought with him
from Colorado showed that he was a
good citizen In that state. There in his
younger days he was known as the
Z Educated Cowboy" having followed
ranch life for a considerable period and
applied himself to books much more
diligently than men of that calling us.
ually do. Finally he grew so large
that he had to quit riding. only such
horse as NEUROLOGICAL heroes ride
could carry him. From that time on
mercantile and other pursuits oc-
cupled his attention He is man
Of fine physique and tips the beam
at about $40 pounds He has been on
the force but a short time. During his
period OF service however, he has
shown himself to be a hard and con-
scentious worker, an officer who has
been no respector of persons Back
OF II all he has been very Jealous and
perhaps DESTROYS Of making a record.
too Jealous, some Of his friends say.
But there Is no faint OF suspicion
against his character That much Is
admitted at the police station. But 70
the story Of the incident that led TO his
downfall IL was because he arrested
two gamblers at 4 o'clock In the morn.
ing. After he took them IN tow they
declared they would have his head.
Chief Paul paid no attention 10 them
but his head fell although Anderson
performed the agile feat Of catching
II himself just as II was about to roll
into the eXecutioner's basket. Chief
Paups version has been given 10 the
public and here Is Anderson's as he
tells IL himself. II will be observed
that II does not differ In the main with
what has been published. II simply
contains more information-some OF n
decidedly racy
LOOKING FOR SUSPECTS
"To begin at the beginning" said Mr..
Anderson 10 the News" during car
nlyal week | was told by MIR. Hcmple,
my first sergeant TO be on the look out
for a couple OF men that were badly
wanted. for what purpose j do not
know. He gave me their description In
detail. ! had been on the lookout foi
them for several nights. | saw or
heard nothing Of them. Finally on the
morning that / arrested the two
gamblers that my sergeant was
pleased for reasons best known 10
himself 20 have published 20 the world,
ne prominent citizens ] saw couple
Of men on Third South street that ini-
nCdiately attracted my attention. I
was ON Main, they on West Temple a
block away | observed that they were
stsndlng under the big bin board az
that point They Immediately took note
~ the fact that ] saw them and COM
mcnced 10 act IN a manner suspicious
| afterwards learned as they themselves
stated at the police station that IN ~
acted suspicously on purpose IN order
10 have fun with me because | was a
green cop II seems that they knew
me Just as a lot Of other gentlemen OF
ike caiher who knew that l would
arrest them as quickly as | would any
one IN the world Well ] walked slow
ly westward 10 where the two men
were standing As ] drew near they
skulked IN the shadow Of the bill bOa~d
and az ! walked around them thev
started across the street east and !
followed them towards Main drawing
closer 10 them an the time. i hear
them mutterlng In a low tone and they
talked about having skinned this fei'
lov and that Ca a finish A strange
rofnglHerca ia fhev closely rpeefnhlo1
tie that Is they answered tn
description OF the men Hemple told me
10 be on the lookout for. When we got