Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-09
He Is the Man Who Fired the Fatal
Shot at Gee Jam.
WILL BE BROUGHT BACK.
A Number OF Other Criminals ia the
Tolls at the Junction
city.
Especial to The oNews,o)

Ogden, Jan. g.-Much satisfaction was
manifested in police circles here this
morning over the receipt OF the news
that John Young, the murderer Of Gee
Jam,who escaped fromthe police station
after being arrested, at the time Of the
murder, had been captured at Canyon
city, Fremont county Colorado, by
sheriff d T, Simon. The information
came to sheriff Bailey through a letter
received from Sheriff Simon. With the
letter was a photograph OF the man IN
custody, which the sheriff had taken
for the purpose OF identification. The
officers here at once recognized It as the
photograph Of Young, who was arrest
ed under the name OF James Arm
strong. The Colorado sheriff requested
an immediate reply, and also the
amount OF reward offered for the ar.
rest OF the fugitive. The sheriff Of We
Der county had offered $50 and the Chi
nese Of Ogden City 800 for Young's
capture
This afternoon Sheriff Bailey will 90
TO salt Lake 20 secure from Governor
Wells the necessary requlstion papers,
and In company with Chief Of Police
Browning Will start for Canyon city
as soon az possible to bring the alleged
murderer back TO Ogden for trial. AS
Young ls known throughout the west as
most desperate criminal, every pre-
caution viii be taken by the officers to
see that he s safely landed In the Utah
state prison,
Young Is the man who was with VIII
Ham Brown who was few days since
sentenced By Judge Rolapp TO 40 years
In the state prison FOR completely in the
murder of the Chinamah, but the evil
denee went to show that Young fired
the shot which Killed Gee Jam.
AN ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
A complaint was sworn to this morn
Ing by David Price charging John Doe,
whose true name Is believed to be Cum
bingham, with assault with intent TO
commit murder. Price stated that he
and Cunningham were employed by
George Dalton Cunningham TO drive
hack and complainant TO drive an ex-
press wagon; that this morning while
Frice was asleep at Dalton's home he
was nudely awakened by Cunningham
Who ordered him out Of the bed, and in
formed him that II he did not comply
With the request promptly he would be
killed. AS an evidence Of his sincerity
Cunningham struck Price over the legs
with an AK, and the latter SAYS II he
had not beat a hasty retreat the other
would surely have killed him.
coLoRED MEN IN TROUBLE.
q. w. Collier, q colored porter on the
Rio Grande Western, was arrested by
the police this morning on the charge
Of obtaining money under false pres
tenses Charles Ross another colored
man, was arrested several days ago,
charged with being interested with Col
lier In securing lhe money II appears
that Ross met three young men on
Twenty-ffth street who informed him
that he thought he could be OF service
TO them In the way Of securing cheap
transportation 10 the Colorado burg.
and steered them TO the Union depot,
where they met Collier The latter told
them he could furnish them trans
portatlon 10 Denver for Sl5-or 81 each.
The suckers bit the kind colored men
got the money and disappeared.
SPEARS AND LOWE ON TRIAL.
The case Of the State of Utah vs..
spears and Lowe was commenced be-
fore Judge Rolapp In the district court
this morning, The entire forenoon was
occupied In securing the Jury, and the
taking OF testimony will be commenced
this afternoon at 2.