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 ore es-
cape, and two chases. in which five Of
ficeTs participated in the pursuit. and
in which nearly twenty revolver shots
were fired, and the security OF the fu-
g.tive, only assured after ne 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 a 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 un-
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 ne Immediately reported to
police headquarters. Almost at the
same time Patrolmen r, Simpson and
ulbranson. while standing on the cor
ner of West Temple and First South
streets, espied two colored men coming
toward them, and carrying what
seemed a bullying grip. One of the col
only recently released after serving a
forty DAYS sentence for the theft of d
fur from Cohn's store, and Officer
Simpsons suspicious were aroused at
the sight of the valise. The men were
stopped, and when an examination or
the grip showed seven pairs of trou-
sers and two Overeoats, all new, 1t was
decided to take the men to the station
GulbransOn went to the telephone to
lz11~T 1aa
pair Just as Gulbranson was return
ing Little broke loose, leaving his COM
panion, john Jones, in the clutches Of
Simpson. Both officers started fu-
silade of shots after the fleeing negro,
and Patrolman 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 PatTolmen J. NJ.
Lyon and Gulbranson left the station
and, meeting officer Harry Curran at
the corner of First South and state
streets, stopped to talk. GuIbranson
was telling of the arrest and escape,
when Curran noticed a negro coming
down State street and said, There
your man"
1t proved to be Little, and the three
officers took after him with a CRY of
"Haltr' The one word was enough for
Little, and he sped along the street like
deer until he reached Orpheum 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. 1t was seen that Little had
gone into a building on Commercial
street, occupied as a colored club, and
the officers began q search through the
rooms for him.
They were about to leave z room Oc-
cupied as a club room, when CuTrau
caught a glimpse of Little underneath
one of the pool tables. As CuTTan went
after him the negro crawlsd 20 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
ingly.