Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-13
NO LYNCH|NG
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Mayor Says There Shall be None
And Hopes Committee OF
Safety viii be Wise.
IT HOLDS A MEETING TODAY.
State of Laulessncss Has Much Dimin'
ishcd Attendance AT Places of
Amusement.

San Francisco, Oct. Embarrassing
the organization Of committee in this
state tomorrow to deal with petty GRIM
mails which now infest the city, Acting
Mayor Gallagher said tonight: There
shall be no lynching In this city, and [
sincerely hope that at the meeting to
be held in Union square tomorrow the
leaders viii have enough sense to do
nothing that VIII injure the city"
"They will call it committee Of
safety" the mayor continued, but
other cities will call II vigilance COM
mittee, and that VIII do irrevocable
harm TO San Francisco. II would be
confession that the people OF this city
are not capable Of protecting them
selves, and when | say the people. l
mean the authorities with whom the
people have vested the power OF gov
eminent The plan Is un-Amorican.
"The usurpation OF the powers OF
SURPRISING crime by unauthorized per-
sons is n crime IN Itself ! shall regard
II as such and will not permit 1t.
SHOULD those men desire TO coop
crate with the authorities In Kidding the
city OF thugs and criminals. shall be
glad to have their assistance, but they
must not act independent OF the munich
pality. / win not allow millionnires TO
take those steps any sooner than
fould allow laborlng men There must
be no violence committed by citizens,
Lynch law does more harm than good
The general alarm caused by the
numerous reports OF hold-ups and rob-
berry has seriously affected the attend
ance Mt places OF amusement. Hotel
managers and others entrusted with
the handling OF large sums OF rtpney
have made elaborate defensive prepara-
lions, and there Is "A general arming on
the part of citizens
CLEARING THE TOWN.
san Francisco, Oct. 12.---ln sentence
ing AL Zones and James Murray to so
days each In jail for begging Police
Judge Cabinnls said today.
nCrime-ridden San francisco must
free herself from this class of men. 1t is
time that Migrants, so-called yegmen,
beggars and all characters Of this class
who have found easy picking here In
the past, be taught that this is a good
place to stay away from"
The men stopped r. Donaldson Mt the
corner OF Seventh and Brannan streets
last night and when their demand for
money was refused threatened him
with violence. Before they could car
~ out their threat a policeman came
along and Donaldson had them ar
rested.
A CAPTURE or CRIMINALS.
San Francisco. Oct IA double
capture, believed TO be OF more than
usual Importance In the work of clear
ing the city of footpads, was made to-
day by detectives who found evidence
OF such character that the two men
were at first booked under assumed
names. The men IN custody are Goldle
Hobart and John Miranda, and there is
reason 20 believe that the police are
endeavoring TO connect the prisoners
with one Of the recent robberies OF
more daring character where a consid-
cradle sum Of monev was obtainli
HELD FOR MURDER.
San Francisco. Oct 13.--John Cor
man and James FLANAGAN were
charged with assault 10 commit muir
der and robbery yesterday at the
Southern station. They are held for
the hold up OF Doells saloon at Eighth
and Harrison streets. Both men were
identified yesterday by Doell at the
German hospital where he is suffering
from wounds inflicted by the robbers.