Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
WHITE MEN STEAL WITH JApS.
Eds, Daughter Of Red Sun, Took
Active Part in Before Day.
light" Depredations.
Loot From Eclipse Grocery Store Has
Kept Oriental Restaurant in
Supplies for Years

AS complete o fence" as has ever
this city was broken this morning by
Sheriff G. Frank Emery and his two
clever aides, Deputy Sheriffs j. c.
Sharp and Axel Steele. AS a result Of
the activity of the shetiff's Office two
white men and six Japs are now lodged
In the county jail One of the slant
eyed prisoners is a woman. The names
of the prisoners are;
John J. Tulee, white
---- Peterson, white.
r. MyasolSi, japanese.
Eds Myasoki his wife.
j, Sera. Jap.
Lin Lee. Jap.
n. Yamahire, Jap,
Luois Fay, Jap.
AFFILIATE WITH JAPs.
This gang" is said to have been
robblng the Eclipse Grocery and Meat
company, 50 east First South street
for at least two years. The thefts
have been devoted to al departments
of the institution and the supplies OBJ
tanned have kept Japanese restaur-
ant near the Eclipse store in pro-
visions This settles forever the aues-
ton of why is jap. eating house
so protitable?" The white men have
been employees OF the Eclipse COM
pany. In some way they formed an
acquaintance with the willy little for
eigners and this acquaintance ripened
into a feeling, most mutual TO say
the least. Peterson and luke opened
the shop every morning long before
daylight and prepared it for the day S
business. 1t was no trick at all TO
carry away cases OF eggs, hams, -four
and the hundred and one things,
which make up the supplies of a
butcher and grocery shop. The Japs
and white men. II is said, would carry
away whatever the restaurant needed
for tho days trade at their leisure.
AS Tuke and Peterson were usually
around about o'clock they had
plenty of time to carry on their they
ing before daylight and the opening
CAUGHT IN THE AcT.'
Word reached the sheriff some time
ago. He got busy in his quiet, effective
manner and this morning Deputy
Sheriffs Sharp and Steele marched eight
prisoners before them towards the
county home Of detention for bad ones.
Tho deputy sheriffs reached the gro
Gerry store this morning long before
daylight, AT the usual time luke and
his ''co-swamper" appeared. Not long
after the six Japs, including Eds the
naughty, also appeared and the morn
ing carry all'' was launched In merry
shape. The gang" was suddenly con-
fronted by Two determined looking
men with determined looking guns
aimed straight at them. The fence"
was froken then and there. None of
the prisoners made the slightest at
tempt TO get away and after being
lined up single file, marched sadly down
Second South street 1t is understood
that the various members OF the gang"
are anxious TO turn states evidence TO
escape punishment. Enough has been
learned to show that this fence" was
che of the best organized ever discov-
cred in Salt Lake. The actual loss TO
the proprietor of the grocery store can
not be estimated, but 1t represents sew
eral thousand dollars.
Sheriff Emery appeared reluctant to
discuss the entire affair this morning.
The fact that his office had Just sue
ceeded In putting a stop to campaign
of systematic stealing which has been
carried on so cleverly for years as to
escape discovery, did not seem 10 have
entered his head. I'VE were told some
thing about a series of robberles going
on in the Eclipse grocery. so laid low
and got the gang was his terse ex-
PLANTATION Of the whole affair this MORN
ing. Further developments are expect
ed on the case, however and when all
Is known some interesting information
Oh Fences" and Jap. restaurants may
be expected,