The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-02-02
CLEVER ROCUES
RUN.T0 EARTH
Salt Lake Scalp SwindIers Cap.
tured After Lively Chase
Across Nevada

A Deputy Sheriff from Salt Lake was
week hunting for Utah scalp boodlers.
The Silver State knew of it. but for fear
of putting the fellows on. nothing was
said about it. The fellows have been ar
rested in Reno and have been taken back
to Salt Lake, where they will have to
answer for the crime. A Grand Jury has
indicted them for defrauding the State OF
Utah out of many thousands of dollars.
Their names are Emery Martin and A. Z.
Hanna. Deputy Sheriff Joseph c. Sharp
Of Utah and Sheriff. Ferrel of Washoe
ran them in"
The men are two of number of bood-
lers who have been Systematically rob-
bing Salt Lake county for several
months. They will be taken back and
charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses, as soon as the necessary pa
pers can be obtained. Both men are quite
prominent in Salt Lake City and their
arrest will create quite a sensation In
the Mormon city.
The steal made by the county officials
and many citizens. including Martin and
Hanna. was the greatest ever made In the
State and all interested in the graft be-
came wealthy before it was exposed. 1t
is claimed that Salt Lake alone lost over
$4,000 and that the amount lost by diff
gate several hundred thousand dollars.
The Grand Jury investigated the af-
fair as soon as it was learned that a
steal was going on and in short time
many OF the most prominent officials in
the State were in the tolls.
Some escaped and the officers have been
running them down ever since.
The system used in robbing the counties
of the State was unique and well arrang-
ed. The person owning the scalps on
which bounty was due. would take them
to the County Clerks office and receive
his pay. Holes would tnen be punched
in the scalps to show that they were paid
for. Later the County Clerk or his ac-
complice would get the same scalps and
plug up the holes. They would then be
taken to another county In the State and
second bounty would be pald. or prob
ably they would be taken into the same
county and bounty would be received for
them again.
1t was worked in a successful manner
and one scalp was worth hundreds Of
dollars to the county official who could
first get possession of it. 1t was a gigan-
tic scheme and several Of the counties
lost thousands of dollars through paying
bounties on the same scalps several times
Martin and Hanna left the State as
soon as the scheme was exposed and it
was through the vigilance and clever
work of Deputy Sheriff Sharp that they
were captured. He was detailed to catch
them and he followed them for weeks be-
fore being able to overtake them
He followed them through Eastern Me-
vada and several times thought he had
them within his grasp. but each time they
learned that he was near and made their
escape. The swindlers arriveu In Reno
Monday.
On the arrival Of Deputy Sharp the local
officers searched the saloons and streets
carefully and about o'clock Tuesday ar
rested Martin on Commercial Row. They
learned from him that he and his COM
panion had been rooming In the Opera
House rooming house. They went to
their rooms and in a short time succeed
ed In arresting Hanna.
Both men had money and intended to
leave the city, having learned that the
Salt Lake officer was after them.
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