Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-01
SEASON OPENS
FOR YEGG MEN
Ahort!ye Attempt to Hold up
Bartender Of Wellington Hotel
Early This Morning.
THREE SUSPECTS ARRESTED
victim Identities ono hu, Later Pro-
cccas TO Back Down and
Mcr Arc released.
THREE SUSPECTS ARRESTED
IN 1 eL,clock tnls morning there was

III. Att O'clock this morning there was
an attempt to hold up u bartender ana
rob the Wellington bar on west SCUM
Temple street by two masked any
armed robbers but tho attempt faiieu
through tile bungling Of one OF the
woud@be holdups.
While ono of the mon stood gnafu
at the door, the other pointed re-
volver at Charles Wlrksuom. the par
sender, and ordered him to throw up
his hands. Before the bartender could
comply With the command, the WEAPON,
in the hands OF the nervous crook wa
tlischarged The shot frightened the
Fellows and they fled down the street.
Che police department wbs ifnmehi-
ately notified and blue coats began at
investigation. AT $50 this morning
Patrolmen Phillips and Woods saw
3 three suspicious characters in South
Temple street saloon and one Of the
men was exhibiting n revolver Ihey
Z were placed under. arrest and taken 70
police headquarters. They gave their
names as John Marshall, Jack Welsh
and NJ. T.. Charlton. The bartendt.
identified Charlton as one of the holI-
lps. but the men gave n good account
Of their movements during the night.
Charlton had a revolver but 1t was not
\ the one discharged in the saloon.
Shortly before noon Wirkstrom stated
that he knew all the men slightly but
would not be positive that either was
mixed up In the attempted holdup, ana
would not prosecute IN any event. Tn
der this condition Of affairs the au-
tforities liberated the suspects.
~ Every year. about this time. and dur
ing the winter months. citizons are held
UP and robbed on the streets, their
houses broken into and their places OF
business looted Just about this time
Ing camps and start for the larger
cities. Eastern crooks as a rule head
for the coast towns but do not over
Z took d chance to turn trick" in varl
GUS cities enroutc.
YEGG MEN OPERATING.
That there Is now a gang Of gegg men
operating in Salt Lake there can be lit
tie doubt and there are also crooks
hero OF the card sharp variety and the
moro dangerous class, the thug who
does not hesitate to shoot or crack a
skull with a sand bag
The porch climber also gets busy
about this time OF the year, and much.
valuable property will probably be
saved IL residents follow the instruc-
lions and take the advice of Chief Pitt,
namely, TO put their valuahlcs In a safe
place. and residents who contemplate
leaving town Should notify the chief
SO that thcir places can be watched
during the absence OF property own
crs.
About this time last year there was
a series Of thefts, robberies and hold
UPS that eliminated in the robbery of.
the Albany bar and the subsequent cold
FLOODED murder OF Charles s.. Ford. n
I brave policeman, who was shot down
( by either Joe Sullivan or Joe Garcia.
With the limited number Of men on
the force, 1t will be remembered that.
tho police department is expected to
cover a large territory. and 1t Is I'M
possible for one officer to be In two
places al the Same time. Citizens who
are out late at night will save CON
siderably by leaving their valuablcs in
. safe place. This city Is bound to
n get its share OF eastern crooks making
for the coast and wherever these
crooks go, crimes are committed.
rrndnr CHIEF Pitts orders, the patrol
men and detectives are busy rounding
no suspicious characters and getting
them out of town as rapidly as posi-
HE. Every day and night men who
ran give no reasonable account Of
themselves are arrested for vagrancy
ard run out of town. but their places
5Fnro taken by others.
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