Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-01

saying that he would fetch an Oi1lcer
He returned IN about three minutes
time with two men. one Of them wore
police star under his jacket He was
about five feet four inches In height and
weighed about 1880 pounds smoth shaw
EN- and face pox-marked. He had high
cheek bones, min in stature, and not
well dressed. His clothes were badly
worn. He had a soft shirt and collar,
no jewelry; age. about rs. rather fair
complexion and fair hair. His eyes
were steel gray,
The other alleged officer wore no star,
but claimed 20 be an auxiliary officer
The fellow with the star signed the
name Of Hemingway. The other fellow
was Of stout build; weight, about IL
stone; height about 1--WE feet; shayen
face, with very dark skin; looked as
though he had recently shaved Off his
mustache. His clothes were also worn
and were not Of recent manufacture
This man wore no jewelry. They both
declared themselves TO be members OF
the police force and arrested the whole
crowd OF us. declaring that II anyone
attempted to escape that they would
shoot them.
Just before the arrival of the officers
the mining expert took revolver out
OF leather bag.
WHEN ROBBERY OCCURRED.
The next action Of the officers was to
search ms ALL They took my pocket
book. containing SS37S composed of
eight single thousand dollar bills and
three single hundred dollar bills. The
rest of the money was In several small
er notes. making up the S13 When he
seized my money | asked him for n re-
~ al hA ms M n
the money into his pockets. and also
took away gun from the mining ex-
pert. and then ordered the doctor and
the fellow who had decOyed us UP there
to accompany him TO the police station.
| said that | wished 10 go With him, as
he had my money, but he threw me
back Into the room and said that tho
other officer would bring me up imme-
diately. and that | would get all that he
had taken from Inc when | came to the
office,
The other officer ordered us to ac-
company him about 1--WE minutes after
the others left. but the mining expert
stated that as he had given $1,000 to
this officer who was with him there
was no necessity for him to go up 10
the office Just now; that he would
rather wait and explain the occur
renee to his friend, the colonel, but
would come up to tho Office and sur
render To his bond inside of an hour.
Immediately on our reaching the
street the supposed officer doubled
back 10 secure 80 hnG with the poker
cciuy We foIl1kca aim up to the
.yaT bs,A the mining expert and
the bag were gone. He said 1t was a
bad affair-the loss Of the bag-as II
reduced the chances of a criminal
DrOsecut ion,
He then told us that II we had any
grips al any hotel we We're to bring
them With US My brother went for
the grips. while I remained with the
officer on my brothers return. we
boarded a car, presumably for the po-
lice station. Whilst the ear was i'm
motion the officer jumped from the car,
and | after him, whilst my brother
went on with the car and grips |
asked the officer the reason OF his ac-
ton, ard he stated that the doctor was
a very dear friend OF his. and that It
was his intention to see q friend OF the
chiefs so that he might get the matter
settled without its going to court He
took me around the southern part Of
the city and stopped at the old sani-
tarium.
PROMISE WITH STRINGS
on entering the sanltarium. he asked
for Mr. Davis The iandlady said that
Mr.. Davis was In No. 3 dressing bur
would be down Immediately When he
came down, recognized him as the Of
fcer who had taken my money, /
asked him how he came TO be here. and
he said that he had been TO the office
and the matter was now out OF his
hands: that on reaching the Office the
la, a / Tp
quested 10 be taken there at once. ana
the officer took aside Davis and passed
to him the roll Of notes which had been
taken from the mining expert BY this
time, my suspicious we're aroused, ana
as we returned to the street, the thre2
of US together, | asked several people
whom We met II they could identify
these men az having anything to DO
with the police department OF this city.
Each and all passed on without giving
me any reply, and the two men threat
ened to do me II spoke to another man
on the route.
Davis then left us. going east, and
the other supposed Officer took me up to
the police station, entering by the back
way. lie approached the chief, who
was standing in the corridor, and asked
to have an Interview with him. The
biggest officer said to the chief that
this young man, pointing 10 me, had
been gambling and had lost about Sl0,-
600 and at my request he had brought
me 70 the police station to lodge a
complaint. | was staggered at yiis,
and asked the chief II this was not an
officer The chief said, Decidedly not"
and | went on to tell my story to the
chief.
The chief stopped me In my descrip-
ton. stating that my brother had al
ready been there, and that II was the
same Old bunco game agaln--that hao
just been buncoed.
/ asked II nothing could be done He
said he had sent out a sergeant with
my brother In the hope of identlfyins
some OF these men. asked for an 9TH.
Ger to accompany me that | might take
a hand In the search, but he said II
would be better to await my brothers
return. I said that my brother and ]
were left penniless, and the chief then
turned to this bogus officer and asked
II he could not arrange TO get the re-
turn OF some OF this money from the
thieves. and he replied that II he gave
him an hour or two he thought he could
get in touch with them and could prom
Use return Of some little amount OF
the money
MADE A PROPOSITION,
The chief asked II was agreeable
10 this and I said that II he sent an
officer or detective with him / was
quite agreeable for him TO try to get a
return OF the money. The chief there
upon asked this man 10 speak out
side and they left me alone. on their
"a ,ll hat ma
had a proposition to make 10 me, and
the proposition was that he would
loan nae few hundred dollars out
OF his own private account TO be re-
turned on the recovery OF my money.
but 20 negotiate his checks he would
require an hour or two, and asked me
what was the least | really could do
with and get back my money, say In
three months