Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-25
CITY COUNCIL. SESSION.
tnsophisiicated Counlrlman Robbed
In Salt lake annoying Experience.

In Salt lake annoying Experience.
Special Correspondence
Provo, Sept 25.--At the meeting Of
the city council last evening a letter
was read from the Merrill Lumber
company Of Brigham city. stating tina,
the company enclosed signed contract
with the city for the construction Of
the wOoden-stave pipe for the water.
works extension. The letter was aC-
companied by a letter TO the Lumber
company from the Colorado Iron 4
Fuel company, which Is to supply the
bands. stating that there would 0e
some delay IN shipping the bands. bug
the Lumber company was Of the opin-
ion that the work could be- completed
within the time OF the contract Dec. I.
A resolution was passed, authorizing
the mayor and recorder to sign the con-
tract with the Lumber con pauy The
mayor was authorized To execute
quit-clam deed TO the Telluride Power
company for thrce-fourths OF an acre
OF land IN Provo canyon. Zoo exchange
for right-of-wsy f0r the pipe lire
over the Telluride Power Companys
land
The committee on fire department
recommended that the Utah County
Fair association be not permitted 20
use the city sprinkler after oct. /. Re
port adopted.
THE city attorney was instructed TO
appear for the city council and the city
marshal IN the damage suit brought by
4. F. Accord, for excluding him from
an executive session. conducted az a
committee OF the whole, with closed
doors.
ARRESTED" BY SALT LAKE
SHERIFF.
A report comes here from a reliable
source OF very unpleasant experience
passed through by Mr. Isaac Boley and
family Of American Fork, In salt Lake
county about a week ago. Mr.. Boley.
Mrs. Boley and a child. and two grown
daughters went 10 salt Lake for the
purpose Of placing one Of the daughters
In the university. After making the
necessary arrangements. NJ. Boley and
the rest OF the family started for home
In a wagon. When they had reached a
point somewhere near the Point OF the
Mountain they were overtaken by an
elderly man, who represented himself
as a deputy sheriff from Murray He
asked Mr. Boley II his name was Frei
Adams and was told that II was not.
but Mr.. Boley knew a Fred Adams In
American Fork. This Fred Adams. tine
sheriff said. was not the man he
wanted but after an examination OF
the team and wagon De decided he did
want Mr. Boley and placed him under
arrest and to make sure he would not
get away handcufted him The sheriff
wanted TO take MIR. Boey. and let the
family drive on alone. This Mr.. Boley
objected TO, and finally the company
drove back along the road TO Salt Lake.
aud arrangements were made for the
family to remain al farm house. while
Mr. Boley went on with the sheriff" In
a buggy. All this time Nj Boley had
asked permission TO go TO a telephone
to identify himself for his own benefit
and that Of the sheriff. but this had
been denied.
After Mr.. Boley and the sheriff"
had proceeded some distance on the
way to Salt Lake another younger
man who was also a deputy sheriff"
met them and asked the first deputy II
he had his man, aud then told him that
they wanted the whole outfit. and the
three returned TO where Mrs Boley
and the children had been left There
the younger officer addressed Insult
ing remarks to the ladies. while he and
his companion were getting their cap
lives In readiness to travel north. pre-
sumably to Salt Lake MI Boley's Ire
had been rising all this time. and fin
ally he became so earnest In his de-
mand that his captors take him to a
telephone. where he could commune
cate with his friends and establish his
identity. that the Officers" did 80.
While Mr. BOley was getting In COM
munication with American Fork the
officers were consulting together,
and before he had succeeded IN calling
UP anyone the Younger "ofilcer' told