The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-16
TICKET SCAlPIN@
MUST Be ST0P|
Another Man Arrested for
ing to Hold Up Patron
of 0rpheum.
WILL BE PROSECUTED. I
SAYS MANAGER wi
Police Are on Lookout forl
Slick individuals in tE
Business. 4

James Wagner. who gives his F
20 WAS arrested Sunday night hvI
oce Burt ON a charge Of breatincs
cense ordinance. Wagner was atfe
to soil tickets to the Orpheun tba.'
the sidewalk In front Of tho
shortly before the performance bar,
was caught with the goods"
case will be pushed against him
police court this afternoon by M,
Winch Wagner IS now locked \
the city jail.
For several weeks cornpIatns. s.,
reached the Orrheum manageu1en5
effect that ticket scalpers Wers
their best 10 fleece patrons ofrs5
ater by attempting 10 sell they,
at an advanced price. The cor
became so numerous that Mana1er
had police officers In civilian cIns,.
tailed to watch the entranco
been on the lookout hlmsslf az
successful In catching two bow
their self-stylcd trade a few wesl
These wore turned over IN Chs.
who. after administering a severe
To the youngsters, allowed them
part,
The vigilance was continued ~
and Sunday night the first arrca
'scalDcr WAS made. lie had nun
few twenty-five cent baIcony 7
and these he was attempting 10 4
OF Tor tifty cents each. He waq
tNst the manaoement had watche
and was exceedingly cautious. He,
approach person, and II his X
v."7t"' seemed IN hold off for anv
OF time. would leave him and seen
hodv else. Mr.. Winch had his af'
called 10 Wagner by Detective IN,
together they watched him. Aftoy
moments ne became bold and avn
cauDle of vouno mon. handjns'
two tickets, He offered them tho.
at fifty cents each. hui they ref
bite. He was offered Hixty "a,
the two. but this amount ho refi,e,
as nc took the Tickets back m
young men was PROMPTLY plared
arrest and taken 10 police i,aadur
w"ers he was hooked and locked n
Is said to have admitted that no n,
tickets before In f-ora OF the Or,i
but he'ng aware that he was conn
an off"nse bad been more cayeftf'
day than before. n
Winch Is Elsted n
Manager Winch was much elaff'
the success of his puest for these
crs. and stated tn The Tribune &
proposed to push the case to TIL
Of the law, An example will he n
Wagner, and II Is hoped that " W:
hce to put a stop TO the scaipln1i
moss. \.
NCaoper upoc not aIcn. e. IL +.
SUNDAY. as Chief Pitt lncated a Won
who was bus'ly cneaeed IN trying
nose nj tickets. bought during the
The lHd was barely as bold as hIs
connection. only aet'ne n dime m('
his tickets than their actual price
chief took the younvster 10 hia Of
pclioa headoua rters and uuAstione[
closely, The bov told full storv
how he had secured his tickets. ~
him up 10 It. and why he vas u
dispose OF them. Two "rint Rrf1
read TO in'n hv the chief. after WI
was Oer-'Tttnd To 60 home. I.
There is stIll another Young man;
the police are looking for. His NJ
not known. but he has hcen und<
plc'nn for sore time. Ee has thI
successfully evaded the officers.
is known that he has been carr
the scalpine business for the pes
weeks. He does not contine himself
~ 10 Sunday evenings. and on a.
count II Is believed il will be "a
matter To catch him. The poiIC
Manager Winch will bend every ef
apprnhend the young man, and. IT,
ne Ike Wagner. will be prosecuteC
The game of those caught thus =.
the exception OF Wagner, has Il,
dispose OF a sufficient number or !
at advanced rates. 10 make pa
money they have paid out for the 4
and to pay their own way into u
to have been different. as he wasE
scalping business purely for the
there was in It II Is understood 4
is not employed. and took this ult
making a living, at the expense
public generally, IL
To Keep Close Watch. 4:
Manager Winch said Sunday y
that even closer watch would ptS
tained in the future than In the II
he proposed TO put an enecuve H
this kind OF business. which he 81
nothing more nor less than m
He said that he was here In an tt
please the patrons OF his house.
for the purpose of having tnem
Sunday he had three detectives o1l
and two employees, of the tneatei =
himself. and this number VIII % uo,f
necessary. you can Say lot ]
the manager. that l propose 70
business, no matter what the
or trouble And. furthermore' IL
TO prosecute everybody caugnt p1~
Ing In this little game. There W.
let up. and instead of havinE
trance and lobby watched on FIJI
sunday evenings. I snail have =
watched every day In the weeht {
moons and evenings. ! am eet 81
purpose. and somebody VIII nno
mean business II they persist IN
the license laws and continue Va
rob my nat~ons-" +,