The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-10
SUSPECTS GIVEN
HARD SWEATING
Alleged ShOpIifters Are Put on
the Carpet at Police Head
quarters.
WOMAN TURNS OUT TO
BE A FORMER ACTRESS
Man Is Keeping Mum and De-
clines to Discuss His
Case.

Chief OF Detectives George y. Sheets
of the Salt Lake police department had
the man and woman who were arrested
Saturday night charged with shoplift-
ing, and who gave their names as l..
Davis and Mrs. l.. Davis, on tho "grecn
carpet Sunday afternoon, and the
cross-examiuation he gave them brought
out facts which would make good
plot for 2 melodrama. Tho first thing
found ont by Detective Sheets was that
the woman was not Mrs. L. Davis. as
she wished it believed, but an actress,
whose real name is Ola Hayden, the
daughter it is understood of Hayden,
the well-known comic song writer,
The woman was at one time singer
on tho vaudeville stage, but she has
been travelling with Davis, if that is his
right name, for some three years, and
Judging from her wearing apparel their
shophfting business mus. have been
successful. as the woman is gowned IN
silks and satins of the finest quality.
Woman Talks Freely,
The woman was on, the, carpet for
about two hours, and, although she
seemed perfectly willing to talk about
herself, would not give much informa.
ton about the scheme she and Davis
have been working. The woman ad
mitted that che was divorced from her
husband, and that she had two small
children, one living in Denver, Colo,
and another in Helena, Mont. The
woman is handsome and has a very
winning manner. She takes her impris
onment N most matter.o fact way
and puts up no objections TO the prison
fare or to being locked up in one Of
the steel cells of the woman S ward of
the city bastile.
Davis, when brought before Detective
Sheets, showed Immediately that he
was versed in the ways of criminals,
and carefully eluded speaking of any.
thing which would in any way 60
against him in proving his innocence:
The man 9 cross. examination was of
shorter duration than that OF the wom-
an, as he did not talk very freely and
it was useless to question him.
Loot i'll Abundance.
In the detectives Office are three
large trunks. which were taken from
| the room of the man aud woman, which
| contain varied assortment of goods,
| There is everything from fancy theater
goods taken in this city will amount TO
close to $1,000 in value, A number of
merchants have been to the police sta.
| tion and identified some of the goods as
J belonging to them, Nearly all the prin.
cipal stores in Salt Lake are said to
have been visited by the couple, and
when taken into custody were gather.
ing up loot which, if sold, would com
mand nice sum.
Detective Sheets states that the two
people are without question the clever
! est pair of shoplifters that have beer
arrested in this city for long time
| Their method of operation was a good
deal similar to the old style-one keep
ing the clerk busy while the other
helped himself or herself to the goods
i The manner of concealing the stolen
goods was something new.
The man had an overcoat with large
| pockets made in its lining, which would
not disclose the presence of a good
| sized load. The coat was q perfect I'll
about the shoulders, but was mad,
with very loose. wide skirt
1t is thought that the pair came tc
this city from Seattle.