Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-08
Accidents and Crimes are the
Order Of the Day,
H0LD-UPMAKESRICH STRIKE
Secures sllO from Charles O'Day 90
Robbery In Freight Car-John Lee
Breaks BIis Leg Girl Hun over
special to the 'Nows."l

ogden. March S.-The nlne.ycar-old
daughter Of Charles Burton the janitor
OF the county court house was Knocked
down by horse and buggy this morn
ing but maryelousy escaped serious In
Jury, She was crossing the street al
the corner Of Washington avenue and
Twenty.fourth, when u delivery wagon
belonging to CarIgan, the butcher, and
driven by John Cunningham, dashed
around the corner and before the boy
could check the horse Il had knocked
the little girl down, and the force OF
the fall had rolled her body under the
vehicle. Several men sprang to the
spot where she was lying In an uncon-
scious condition, But she soon re-
viyed and was then taken to her home.
a doctor was called and after exam
lining her learned that she had not re-
celved any serious injury.
BREAKS HIS LEG.
Last night about 1890 John Lee was
unfortunate enough to have his left
leg badly broken just above the knee,
He was going along Grant avenue With.
some companions when they got TO
wrestling In friendly spirit. During
the scutile Lee seems 10 have fallen
heavily to the ground and In The fall
received the serious injury named. He
was taken to the home of his sister on
Grant avenue, where he remained until
this morning, when he was conveyed
TO the ogden general hospital The
fracture Is Of very grave nature, as
the bone was split almost to the thigh.
FooT-PADs RICH STRIKE.
Charles ODay was held up by foot
pads last night and relieved Of $40
The crime was committed near the r.
g. w. crossing on lower Twentieth
street ODay was walking along In
the dark when suddenly two men
sprang IN front Of him and with pistols
thrust In his face ordered him TO throw
up his hands, which he promptly did
lie noticed that one Of the men had
lost an arm near the shoulder and wore
dark clothes. The other had on grey
clothes and wore a light hat. The
matter was promptly reported to the
police but up TO the present no clew to
me identity of the culprlts has been
found.
ROBBERY IN FREIGHT CAR.
Another robbery Of an unusual ma.
ture occurred last night on r., G.. w
freight train. The victims were Robert
Brown and Carl Dalberg, two laborers
VINO have been in ogden for some time
nut VINO were going to Salt Lake TO
look Tor employment They thought
they could not afford 10 pay their fare
50 look up quarters In a boxcar When
the train was about three miles out of
the city two men broke into the car
and with drawn pistols demanded the
other two occupants to hand over
their valuahles. The request was com.
piled with and the result was that SO
was secured from Brown while Dalberg
yielded $780, They also took gold
washed watch seven jewel and screw
case from Brown and from Dalberg
they got silver watch. After secur-
ing all the plumber they could the two
holdups forced their victims TO jump
from the car, the train then being In
motion. Brown and Dalberg then
made their way back TO ogden and pre-
sented themselves at the police head
quarters where they related the story
that has just been told, one of the men
wore a handkerchief over his mouth,
while the other wore nothing, thus dis
playing a stubby mustache. Both men
were rather short and heavy set and
wore dark clothes. The man who wore
the handkerchief seemed to be clean
shaven,
YOUNG CHICKEN THIEVES.
Chief Of Police Browning and Detec-
tive Fender. arrested last night num-
Der OF young boys who are charged
with having been making a practice for
some time Of robbng chicken coops.
The band made a raid on George Short
ems coop. also that Of Joseph STAIRS.
securing 30 chickens from the former
and thirty from the latter every fowl
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