The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-11
WIFE ELOPES
FROM BERKELEY
WITH A BARBER
Mrs. Phoebe Davis Sells Mill
merry Business and Comes
to Salt Lake City.
BROTHER INDUCES HER
TO GIVE UP Mr.. EVANS
LATTER ARRESTED AND AL.
LOWED TO GO AFTER DUPE
LEAVES FOR HER HOME.

Captivated by the smooth, oily tongue
of a lady-killer who gives the name OF
Charles Evans, Mrs. Phoebe Davis OF
Berkeley. Cal. sold her millinery estab-
lishment for 5000 and with the funds
eloped TO this city with Evans. The cou-
pie were taken into custody last night
by Officer Fred Schulz at 62S South Main.
The woman became infatuated with
Evans who is a barber. and left her hus-
band and home last Wednesday morning
and arrived in Salt Lake late Thursday
night They went to the Wilson and reg
istered as man and wife, and the next
day went TO the rooming house where
they were taken into custody.
Comes of Good Family.
Mrs Davis. who is about % years OF
age. is of good family. her brother being
Sergeant Wooley of the Berkeley police.
He with his mother. came to Salt Lake
10 look for his hayward sister. Sergeant
Wooley brought letter to Chief of Po-
lice Pitt from the chief OF police In Berk-
eley asking him to do all in his power TO
assist WOOley. AS soon as the word was
received Patrolman Schulz was detailed
on the case. He had good description
and thought he could recognize Mrs. Da-
Wis if he saw her. so went to the post
office and waited. 1t was known that
she expected mail from California. His
long watch was finally rewarded by the
appearance of Mrs. Davis. He Swallowed
her to her rooms and then notified the
relatives as soon as they arrived: They
went to the rooms and Sergeant Wooley
recognized his sister.
Falls in Mothers Arms.
The mother. who was but a short dis
lance away, was notified, and when she
saw her daughter she forgot everything
and greeted her with open arms. The Of
ficers thought ii would be necessary to
wait for Evans to come home. but the
woman who had left her friends and home
L. 4 e. 4alv h. oF
ficers to the place where Evans was
working. He was employed as a barber
at the Galena barber shop at o. East Sec
.ond South They went TO the shop and
found him shaving a customer. after he
had finished the job she called him from
the shop and introduced him TO her broT
er. Sergeant Wooley. although very much
wrought up. controlled himself. and II
dispel any suspicion shook hands with the
man.
Detective Schulz then appeared and
placed Evans under arrest At police
headquarters he was searched and the
key TO his trunk taken in order that Mrs
Davis might get articles belonging to her
Evans Gets Off Easily.
Evans seemed unconcerned and did not
appear TO realize his predicament II was
proposed to take him back to Berkeley for
trial After a consultation the Wooleys
decided ii was better TO let the matter
drop. as they dreaded the publicity which
would be the result of their taking him
hack TO California for trial 1t was there
fore decided that there would be no
charge placed against him, and after ne
ing detained until the party had left the
CITY for their California home, he was re-
leased.
1t was not until after he was placed be-
hind the bars that he realized how seri-
Gus his action has been. Another broth
or of Mrs Davis. wealthy miner OF Ne
vada. tried to intercept the train on which
his sister and Evans came here ana had
he done so would have adopted violent
measures toward Evans. II is said His
| train was delayed and he did not reach
| Reno in time to stop them. Sergeant
Wooley was very indignant but MS train
| ing as a police officer enabled him to
control himself.
| Evans. who is but little older than his
dupe is said to have appeared BEFORE IN
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