Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
Chicago journal Prints Story in
Which it is Alleged That He
Served Term at joliet.
NUMBER is GIVEN AS 7465.
Claims He Was Sentenced From
Cook County for One Year
For Burglary.
account Very Observation-Disclosures
say Was such II Man There
Moycr Denies the Story,

Chicago, May t0.--Tho Journal to-
day prints % long story IN which tt
is alleged that Charles Il. Meyer,
president Of the Western Federation
OF Miners. who is about to be tried at
Boise Idaho, for completely in
the killing of former Gov Steuncn-
berg, served as a convict in the Joliet
penitoutiarN in this state in 1856 and
1857. The date of his discharge IS
said TO have been Jan. :, 1887.
According to the journal. Meyer
was sentenced from Cook county on
Feb. 4. 1856 TO serve one year for
burglary. The date of his discharage
Is given as Jan. !. 1887. The oniciol
record Of the Joliet prison ia the
case is said to be as follows.
Name, Charles IL. Meyer
Number. 1865
Sentenced, from Cook county, Feb
/, $50.
Aged, 20
Term, one year for burglary
Height, feet, inches.
Weight, 1866 pounds.
Complexion, medium dark.
Color Of eyes, hazel
Color of hair, dark brown
Occupation, farm hand from Iowa.
Discharged, jan. !, 1887
At o'clock the office OF the warden
VI lllt bNlANA HtlIlltlllldiN declared IldL
during the period mentioned by the
Journal man bearing the name OF
Chas. III. Meyer was an inmate of the
prison. His number was declared To
be Identical with that given above
The records of the Chicago police de-
partmcnt show the following entries
under date Of Dee 4, 1885. the name OF
the prisoner being given as c. IS"
Meyer In each instance
c. 5. Meyer alias Fred Baker, bur
glary, complainant, lngour Larsen, III
West Lake street.
John Heating burglary the same
complaint.
c. S Meyer, alias Fred Baker bur
glary; Swent T. Johnson, 80 North
western avenue.
G. s Meyer, alias Fred Baker, roh-
berry, c. u. Murphy 1898 Michigan
avenue.
c. $, Meyer alias Fred RaEer at
empted robbery; Jacob Euans 20
c. $. Meyer. alias Fred Baker. car
rying concealed weapons; Jno. Hart
nett.
In all the above cases duplicate
charges were filed against Jno. Keat-
ing. who was said 10 have been
partner Of Meyer in the crimes COM
mitted
The arrest was made upon the morn
ing of Dec 4. 1885, according to the
Journals story by Parolmun John
Hartnett, who is now lieutenant ut
the West Lake street police station ana
was TOR a time an Inspector Hart
nett was going north toward Wood
street. when he heard men running be-
hind him. He stopped the men aud
asked where they were going They
said they were going home. Hartnett
thea asked one OF the men, who was
later Identified as Heating. what his
name was. Heating replied;
John Kelly What is your name
asked Hartnett of the other man.
Fred Baker was The reply.
The man giving the name of Baker
opened his coat as he spoke and Hart
net caught sight Of a revolver He al
once struck the man across the tpcu
with his club. knocking him senscless.
Keatmg turned and ran, but was
brought to a halt by HartHetts threat
TO shoot him 81 he did not stop.
According to the story printed by the
Journal, Hdrtnctt waited until the man
who was nfterWard declared va be
Mover recovered aud then marched
both men to the patrol box al Wood
aud Madison streets. where he was
jnincd by Parulman Thomas Hounesy.
who IS stlll connected with the Lake
street station. Here Heating made an
attempt 10 escape but was recap
tmed. Both men We're then taken tu
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