The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-07
GAVE FRAUDULENT
CHECKS FOR GOODS
IariOn BraSher Now Behind
Bars to Answer Serious
Charge.
BELIEVED TO BE CROOK
OF THE WORST KIND
Passed Number of Worthless
Pieces of Paper Upon Mer-
chants of Zion.

Marion Brasher 20 years Of age
who says be is a picture enlarger, was
arrested by Detective Dick Shannon
late Saturday afternoon and is locked
In cell at the city prison on tho
charge OF obtaining money by false
pretenses. The capture of Brasher is
considered an important one. AS be is
q crook OF no mean quality.
About 1 clock in the afternoon
clerk at Walkoyer's s shoe store ran up
to Shannon on the street and advised
him that stranger had just passed
check on the firm which hsd been dis
covered TO be bogus. Accompanied by
the clerk tho detectives at once took
up the round Of tho big stores, with
the double purpose of warning them
sgainst the fellow. whom he felt Ger.
tain would take them all in, and OF
Patching him in the act. if possible.
Az the Walkover store Brasher had
purchased a pair of shoes for $3.50,
rendering IN payment check for
s22.5o and receiving SIS in change.
He had been gone from the place
some time before the discovery was
made that the check was fictitious. At
Crabbe clothing store the detective
found that the fellow had bought a
pair of trousers and vest, offering a
similar check. The house had refused
10 accept it, however, and Brasher had
told the salesman that he would call
later and pay for his purchase in cash.
Az J. p. Gardner's s clothing house the
busy crook had unloaded n SIS check,
seceiving in return a so pair Of trous-
yrs and SlS in genuine coin OF tho
realm. He had done exactly the same
thing at Madseu. Poulton & Owens
At the latter store Shannon struck the
trail OF the man he sought. good and
hot. He followed ii down Main street
TO Keith-o 'Brien $. Whether Brasher
had intended to give that firm the ben
eft of his trade is not known. He
hadn I chance for before he reached
the entrance the detective had him in
an iron grip. He made feeble oblec-
tion AZ first but Shannon showed him |
that there was ''nothing to ii and he |
called in his bluff and walked along |
quietly toward police headquarters.
Half wav 10 the station Chief Sheets |
encountered the detective and his pris-
oner and, recognizing in the latter a
catch OF some Importance. strode along |
behind them. keeping at distance of |
g dozen feet or so. In this order the |
trio turned from Main into First South |
street and had reached a point near
the corner o. State, when suddenly the |
prisoner broke from the detective s |
doors of the Crescent saloon. Shannon |
and the Chief were after him like ter
riers after rat When Brasher struck !
the door he shattered the heavy glass |
and several particles OF il .hew into |
the face Of the Chief, cutting him in |
four or FIVE places so that the blood |
flowed freely. He didn't abandon the
chase, however, but Shannon, who had |
taken the other swinging door. beat !
m = hn yrhn
for the rear exit, and nailed him TO the |
wall
CONSERVATION prevailed among the |
many patrons of the place as the crook |
and the officers hurled themselves into
the place. The bloody face of the
Chief helped the thing along and there
was scattering IN all directions that
would have made high-clsss moving
picture. Several who stood drinking |
at the bar actually dove over the coun-
ter and hid away in fear and trembling |
until the rumpus was over. Others !
ducked through the doors by which !
Brasher and his pursuers had entered |
and may be running yet. The re-
captured crook was taken on to head |
quarters, searched and locked up.
Brasher is not Unknown TO notoriety |
in Salt Lake. It was be who shot and |
instantly killed Axel Kelly, boy en-
ployed at the Dinwoody Furniture |
store q little over four years ago.
Brasher was employed at saltair and
was on his way 10 the city. Young |
Kelly travelled on the same train. The !
latter was standing on the running |
board of the car when Brasher. who |
was seated. drew a pistol and fred il |
point blank at Kelly. The bullet !
struck the lad in the heart and ne fell |
dead Brasher. at the investigation, |
made such strong representation that |
the killing had been purely accidental
that he was never prosecuted. It has |
never been doubted bE the authorities
had never seen Kelly before and sew
eral witnesses testified that he had in !
tended 10 fire the shot out into tho
open marsh just for fun" Since
this tragic and regrettsble occurrence |
little has been known here of Brasher's |
movements. The detectives believe |
that he has been in the city hut a
short time. He will appear in the Po- |
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