Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
POLICE RECORD
FOR THE YEAR
Nearly 4,500 Arrests Made by
PatroImen and Detect
ives During 1909.
1918 FOR DRUNKENNESS.
Story of Some of the Most Important
Captures of Desperate Crooks
During the Year.

The record of the Salt Lake City po-
lice department, as compiled by Sec
rctnry Herman Bauer and Sergeant
Lindsey, shows that during the year
1909, up TO Dec. 1, there were 4.449 ar
rests, of which 1,21S were for drunken
ness, 706 for vagrancy lis for fighting,
102 for disturbing the peace. 145 for
battery, 70 for begging. 80 for burglary,
48 for grand larceny, and 143 for petty
larceny.
Out OF II arrests for serious offenses.
70 of tho accused were convicted In the
courts OF felonles, making a record of
92 per cent in convictions, according to
the report.
Perhaps tho most sensational capture
made by the local police In the last
year was that OF Frank Lelande, alias
Dave Martin. alias Williams. and Ike
Goldberg, alias Herbert Stcrne on the
night of January 26 when they held up
three men in as many places. and got
away. The victims tclephoned good
descriptions to headquarters. and a pa
trolman in the north yards of the rail-
road soon after telephoned the station
that he thought he had seen the men.
A large detachment of policemen and
detectives was rushed to the railroad
yards In the patrol wagon, arriving just
as the holdups boarded a freight train
The police followed on q switch engine,
catching up with the freight at Warm
Springs, The holdups attempted to
escape. and fierce revolver duel be-
tween them and the officers followed
Lelande and Goldberg were finally sub
dued, and each got 20 years In states
prison. 1t developed that both had
criminal records. Lelande had already
served two years for assault to murder,
and five years for burglary. in Folsom
pcnitcntiary. IN California, and had
been released on Nov. 6. 1908. about
three months before he committed the
local holdups. Goldberg. 1t was learned.
had already served one year in Fol-
som for burglary.
NOTABLE CAPTURES.
A quick piece of detective work re-
suited in the arrest of Sidney Coleman,
April 81. He had burglarized the rooms
OF Miss NJ. NJ, Knight, a nurse living
In the Woodruff apartments. and got
away with 5000 fur Jacket. He was
caught when trying to dispose of the
Jacket. When put through the third
degree" he confessed, and tho detect
Ives recovered an enormous box at the
depot filled with thousands of dollars
worth of loot. which Coleman was Just
going to express to Denver, where his
fence" had been selling the swag.
Coleman was one of the most cunning
crooks ever captured in this city He
retained the best legal talent In the
state. and managed to get off with but
one year in the penltentiary, although
he had been caught with the goods
on from at least 20 big burglaries,
the police aver.
Another good piece OF detective work
was displayed In the quick capture of
W. Q. Rose, alias J. S. Mcleod and
j. H. Cummings. July 23. in the Y. NJ.
6. a. building. where they were room
Ing after having held up Daniel F.
Sweet treasurer of the local Pullman
ONCE, In the stairway of the CONNER
cial club. Rose and Cummings con-
Tossed and drew 1--WE years each,
The best capture of the year was the
result of pure accident, A young girl,
wanted by the Juvenile court. was ar
rested. and several stolen articles were
found in n suit case she was carrying.
Tho girls story led to the arrest of
John Wilson, Nov. g. and the recovery
of great pile OF loot worth about
$1,000. Most of II was called for and
identified by victims OF the robberics.
Wilson, 1t is claimed. broke down and
confessed to having committed II bur-
glaries.
The biggest capture OF a local GRIM
inal during the year was not made by
the Salt Lake City police. The Ogden
detectives caught and arrested I. E,
Driskcll. who later confessed to hav-
Ing murdered Special Officer c. c. Riley,
on the night of Nov S. on State street,
between First and Second South streets.
according to the local police.