Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-23
Ability and Integrity Have No
Place in a PoIceman's
Record.
IS THE ORGANS ARGUMENT.
Tribune Seeks Officer carIson's
Removal and Convicts Itself
In So Doing.
Some OF the Nice Things the Daily
Slandcrer Said OF the Patrolnian
Whom II Wants Removed.

honesty ability and integrity count
Tor naught with the Tribune. the or
gan OF the so-called reform gang.
Religious hatred. bigotry ana personal
spite is what II feeds upon. This has
been demonstrated in many ways but
the latest was In the vicious cowardly
and uncalled for attacks upon Capt.
j. II. Buebidge, Police OFFICER C. a.
Carlson and other faithful workers on
the police force Of Salt Lake City.
The sheet braseniy demands their
removal because they are Mormons.
The organ has apparently got It's
quietus 50 fur as Capt. Burbidge is
concerned. II will be interesting TO
citizens of this city to know some
thing about Officer Carlson. He is
recognized by all who know anything
about police business as one OF the
very best men on the force. No one
will deny that he is hard worker:
man of rare ability in the business
of detecting crime; a fearless officer,
and one who sees nothing but his duty
to perform and who does II without
complaint
During the last three or four months
AAt IAtAo hOlit a. llluGH II HbI more
than any other officer on the force in
maintaining order, recovering stolen
property and placing thieves behind
the bars, whore they belong
In the state prison at the present
time are nine men serving terms from
one to eight years for felonies. All
were captured by Officer Carlson.
IT WAS DIFFERENT THEN.
1t was not long ago that the Tri-
bune published a half column story
about the good work performed by
Carlson in arresting Roberts and
Holmes, burglars, and recovering hum
oreds Of dollars worth of stolen pro-
Ierty' The story was under the fol-
Carl A. Carlson's Old Curiosity
Shop.
He Continues to Cast Net and
Bring More Swag to Light"
The story goes on to tell how the
burglars We're run down by Officer
Carlson ana landed In jail"
1t was Carlson who landed the high
way robbers who murderouslv as-
saulted and robbed Erick johnson
some Few weeks ago. 1t was Carlson
who landed DAILY and McGoyern.
thieves AMI robbers. in jail. The man
whom the organ wants removed from
the force is the officer who traced
'i's~AAN ~ mon 1loilIcu 1TlIltn HuntDh-
ries, alias Jones. to Glenwood Springs.
Colo, brought him back and convict,
ed him.
Another story published by the or
gan has this heading:
Ends -o''
Policeman Carlson Has a Long T,,n
10 secure Property and Prisoner Lands
Young Man In Police Station. Likewise
RecoVers . Watch Which Was stolen
From Salt Lake Man"
MORE PRAISE.
Carlson ran down and arrested John
Mccarthy. burglar. He also caught
young cheetham, the youth who robbed
the May drug store. c. H. Brown. the
negro who slashed John Thompson
with razor, was captured by Carlson.
Toy Smith, arrested for highway rob-
berry, was caught by Carlson Another
case of Sarlsou's good work which was
recognized BY the Tribune was clio
Hampstead residence robbery. The or
gan said on that occasion. Police Oni-
GERS Make Big Haul. Greater Part of
Credit Is Due 10 Patrolman Carlson"
Having only meager description to
go by, this officer landed otto Newman,
Il burglar
ITO the valuable work done By on
Ger G. 4. Carlson, Mrs. Smart owes
some prospect of getting back her
Easter clothes IS the way the Tribune
told its readers of Carlson's work In
Rlrestiug Isabelle Larson at Mt Pleas
Gnt, who was accused OF stealing
quantity of clothing The men who
burglrlzed q store IN Wyoming were
caught by this officer The thieves.
Van Loan and wife. who burglarized
the Walker residence, were hunted
down and landed in Jail by Carlson.
ABLE AND FAITHFUL.
Highwaymen, forgers. burglars.snea
thieves, bunco men and grGfters by the
score have been run 10 earth by G. 4.
Carlson. Those who have not been
placed behind the bars for a good long
term were compelled 10 leave town.
Hundreds OF cases OF arrests, conYic-
lions and recovery OF stolen property.
all due to the work of Carlson, can
be cited from the columns OF the pa
per which now demands his removal.
Ability, falthfuness, honesty and kin
dred virtues do not count with the or
gan IL they are possessed by II Mormon.
The sheet would have shown some de-
cency and consistency had Il urged the
removal OF some American" party ap-
polntees who do but little save TO draw
their salary. Instead or being re-
moved, carlson. by his record, Is en-
Titled 20 something better than the po-
etttnp az nntrOlman.