Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-25
Former Sheriff Of Allegheny Co.,
Penn, Claims He Was Robbed
In the Wilson Bar.
DAN RALEIGH UNDER ARREST
Louis ScoGeld, Saloon Porter, Accused
OF Picking Pockets, Mixes in
Combat Down Stairway.


Main and Third South streets, in
which Jim" Richards. aged about 80
years, of Pittsburg, Penn, formerly
sheriff Of Allegheny county, that state.
received u bad scalp wound and num-
erous cuts and bruises, and his cloth
ing was torn to shreds. The fight fol-
lowed the alleged robhing of Mr..
Richards at the Wilson hotel bar.
MIR. Richards Is now ut tho Cullen
hotel, where he is being attended by
Or. r. NJ Stewart Locked IN tho
city iail is Louis Scofield. n swamp
err at the Wilson, and held In custody
ponding further Investigation Is Dan
Raleigh, known as DUSTY Dan" q
we'll known sporting character about
town and brother of George Raleigh,
former detective. Richards accuses
Scoteld of touching him for about
$500. aud charges that Raleigh at
tempted to take q valuable diamond
ring from his finger while Richards
was asleep and in an intoxicated con-
dition in the Wilson barroom.
RICHARDS STORY.
According to the story told the po-
lice by Richards, he was drinking con-
siderdbly last night. lie came here
Iilee udSS ago anu WAS bpllle " lSdN 2
this morning for the southern part or
the state to look after some mining in
terestg He arose early this morning
and paid his bill ut the WILSON, He
then went into the barroom, got a
drink, sat down in a chair and fell to
sleep. lie says he was awakened by
some one Juggling al his diamond ring
trying to remove 1t from his iingev. He
jumped up and struck the man. He
sci fI <
the ring was Dusty Dam Richards
says he then discovered that he had
been robbed of about 5000 and declares
that Scofield picked his pockets. He
charged Scoheld with the crime and
when the latter denied II, struck him
An officer was called and separated the
two men.
FELL INTO CELLAR.
Richards then walked to state street
and south to Third South and thence
to Main and Third South street. Here
he was met by Scoheld. Richards
again accused the man of robbing him
and the two Immediately engaged in
a fight The men clawed struck and
kicked each other and finally grappled
and fell into a cellar way In front of
Van Dykes drug store. Richards, who
is a heavy man, fell under SCofield and
against an iron grating, almost scalp
ing the man. The wound inflicted Vas
of triangular shape about three inches
long and laid his head open clear to the
skull from the top of the head To
point near the right eye. 1t required
about a dozen stitches to close it up.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
When the two men engaged in the
Ga,N,t 81. a = 81 .1s
aud q patrol wagonload of officers
hurried to the scene. Richards was
taken to the emergency hospital and
Scotield was locked up In jail. The lat
ter was not injured with the exception of
a few bruises inflicted by the lists of
the irate visitor.
As soon as Richards was taken to
the emergency hospital, DR.. Stewart
was summoned and worked over the
man for nearly two hours before tho
wound was closed up. Friends then
took Richards to the Cullen. where he
win remain until the injury is healed.
RALEIGH ARRESTED.
While the physician was attending TO
the injured man, Sergt Roberts ordered
the arrest Of Raleigh and the latter was
brought TO headquarters and will be
held pending a rigid lnvesti CATION into
his movements TINS morning. He de-
MES all knowledge of any robbery or
attempt to steal Richards diamond
ring
Richards, however, is positive in his
identification of the two men, Dusty
Dan" and Scohed. He declares the
latter stole the money and the former
was trying TO take his diamond ring
when he was awakened from the stupor
caused by liquor. Scoheld admits fol-
lowing Richards TO Main and Third
South for the purpose Of getting salts
faction for the accusation and blow
he received from Richards