The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-24
FIRE MANY SHOTS
TO STOP THIEVES
Police Catch Two Robbers
After Series of ExCit-
ing ChaSeS.


The capture of a thief after one es-
cape. and two chases. in which five Of
ficers participated i'm the pursuit. and
i'll which nearly twenty revolver shots
were fired, and the security OF the fu-
g.tive, only assured after he had been
felled by a blow from a gun in the
hands of Patrolman Lyon, was last
nights sensation in police circles
Aside from its excitement. the Incl
dent marked q clever piece of work on
the part Of the police, since it landed
two thieves in jail within two hours
after they had robbed the Daniels
clothing store, on West Second South
street.
The affair was one OF the most I'M
usual ever recorded in salt Lake in the
manner in which it was enacted.
The night Waterman on his rounds
about 1880 O'Clock discovered that the
Daniels store had been entered by some
one breaking in the rear door and win
dows, and he Immediately reported 60
police headquarters. Almost at the
same time PatroImen T. Simpson and
ulbranson. while standing on the cor
ner OF West Temple and First South
streets, espied two coioTed men coming
toward them, and carrying what
ored men was Ernest Little, who was
only recently released after serving a
forty days sentence for the theft of d
fur from COINS store, and Officer
Simpsons suspicious were aroused al
the sight of the valise. The men were
stopped. and when an examination OF
the grip showed seven pairs of trou-
sers and two overcoats, all new, It was
decided to take the men TO the station.
GulbTanson went to the telephone TO
call the wagon, while Simpson held the
pair. Just as GuIbranson was return
ing Little broke loose, leaving his COM
panion, John Jones, in the clutches Of
Simpson. Both officers started a fu-
silade of shots after the fleeing negro,
and PatroImaE Cassidy, attracted by
the firing, also Joined in the chase. Lit
tie. spurred on by the bullets, however.
proved too fast and made his escape
Jones was taken to the station, to-
gether with the clothing, where it was
found that the trousers and OvercOats
all bore the trade mark of Daniels.
Shortly after this Patrolmen ]. NJ.
Lyon and GuIbranson left the station
and, meeting officer Harry Curran at
the corner of First South and state
streets, stopped to talk. CulbransOn
was telling of the arrest and escape,
when Curran noticed a negro coming
down State street and said, There's
your man
1t proved to be Little, and the three
officers took after him with 4 CRY Of
Haiti The one word was enough for
Little, and he sped along the street like
a deer until he reached OTpheUm alley
Just as ne turned the corner Lyon took
a shot at his legs, but failed TO touch
him. The other officers were also firing
in the air. It was seen shat Little had
gone into a building on Commercial
street, occupied as colored club, and
the officers began a search through the
rooms for him.
They were about to leave a room oc-
cupied as a club room, when Currau
caught a glimpse of Little underneath
one of the pool tables. AS CurTan went
after him the negro crawIad 10 the 9th
er side, where Lyon was waiting for
him. As he made another ATTEMPT to
escape through the crowd Lyon drew
his gun, and Little waversd until Cur
ran caught him by the neck. Little
then showed fight, and a swift clip over
the head from Lyons revolver ended
that, and the prisoner went along will
ingiy.