The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-27
'ONzHZIO~ SCNOEN

Scofield. He handled the same class of
goods as Mills-soIid gold articles
fact well known to the trade. and. pre-
sumably, by the thieves who kept in
touch with the trade. SCOfieid had
been in Chicago but a day or two when
he was approached by two men who
claimed to have failed IN the jeweIry
business and who were seeking to dis
pose OF some Of the stock in hand
ScOfield made some inquiry as TO the
character of the jewelry they had for
sale and soon learned that there was a
number of watch chains OF a pattern
which. from the description, seemed TO
correspond with the style of chains
stolen from Mills. No samples, how
ever, were produced.
ScOfield made a second appointment
As soon as the visitors LETT, he notified
Mr.. Giles, who in turn inf 3 med me OF
the incident At the seCEnd meeting
ScOfield agreed to purchase a quantity
of the goods and a price per penny
weight for the solid gold JeWelry was
agreed upon. the proceeds of the sale
to depend upon wight entirely. The
merchants still refused TO show their
wares, but promised TO produce them
for Inspection at a third meeting, to
take place at the corner of Adams and
Peoria streets the following day
In this arrangement the pretended
merchants followed the plan Of most OF
their ilk-insistence on a series of meet
ings in order that they might satisfy
themselves OF the good faith toward
them of the man to whom they planned
to sell their goods. Scofieid was adroiU
enough in his dealing with them To
throw them off their guard. He re
ported the progress of his negotiations
to Mr.. Giles and me, and at either o.
the two meetings 1 could have accom-
plished the arrest of the suspects but
TO have done so would have been to
catch them with no discriminating evil
dence, and 1 determined to wait til
they kept an appointment with Scoffeld
with the jewelry we believed 70 have
been stolen in their possession.
Our plan OF action was this: SEQ
fields visitors had Informed him they
would appear at Adams and Peoria
streets in a spring wagon with the
jewelry and Mr.. Giles and I decided to
drive to a point near the meeting place
in a buggy Scofield was TO signal
to us at the proper moment by raising
his hat in a careless manner habitual
with him. Mr.. Giles then was to drive
toward their wagon, and, when close
enough. to turn into it. locking the
front wheel of his buggy into the front
wheel of their wagon. I was to be on
foot near the scene, and, in the mix-up
of the vehicles, to grab one of the men.
while ScOfield captured the other. A
policeman selected for the purpose was
to be stationed near to assist in the
Scofield was on the spot at the ap-
pointed time. I had left Mr.. Giles
buggy and taken stand around the
corner. Promptly a horse attached TO a
spring wagon containing two men Rp-
peared. and, the driver sighting SEQ
field. turned his horse to the curb at
the place the latter was waiting. The
three men engaged ii. conversation for
moment and then l saw Scofield raise
his hat from his head. At this signal
1 walked rapidly to the spot and Mr.
Giles came driving toward the group
Quickly he locked his buggy wheel into
the wagon. One Of the men jumped
and started to run. but i caught him
and after a lively tussie succeeded in
getting handouts on him. While doing
so 1 saw his companion throw a bag
from the wagon and start to run
shoot him. I called 10 Scofieid. Then
the other officer ran TO the scene and
the escaping thief was soon IN custody.
From the description given BY SEQ
field was confident that the more for
ward OF the men who had been nego-
tiating With him was James r. Bar
ron, and Barron il was who leaped
from the wagon almost into my arms.
The bag contained about $1,000 worth
Of the watch chains stolen from Mills.
Barron's companion was Ignatius
Schoen, who, il developed was one of
Barron's valuable aids in the disposal
of stolen property. 1t had been Barron
whom 1 had seen leaving the Clark
street jewelry store some time before,
! and. incidentally. the connection estab-
lished in this case between Barron 5
hotel thieves ana the Jewelry store re-
ferred TO resulted in the sudden disap-
I pearance Of the proprietor of the store
and the closing of his place.
Barron's attorney appeared before
Justice Scully, secured change 81