Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-08

monds, and he couldn't give the right
answers to my mothers questions con-
cerning the jewelers. name and where
the diamonds came from, and how
he got them. My mother refused to
give him the diamonds unless he could
furnish q good description.
POLICE BULLY WOMAN.
That night. the police came out to
our home and demanded that my
mother give up the stones. She refused
to do so unless a good description could
be given of them. The police bullied
ner ana called her awful names and
accused us all of being a gang of
thieves. They said that they would
send all OF us to the penitentiary My
mother telephoned to the police sta
ton and asked the man i'll charge there
If the men in OUT house were really
policemen. and he said they were and
that the best thing she could do would
DC TO go down to the police station and
give up The jewels, or he would fix
her My mother became terribly
frightened, and teIcphoned to Mr.
Lloyd for help. on Tuesday, the police
pulled my mother some more and
threatened to send Lon to the peniten-
tiary for grand larceny unless she
would give up the diamonds"
THINKS POLICE IN CONSPIRACY.
George F. LLOYD said that he feared
the police were conspirlng with Exam
der and the paper seller to swindle
Mrs. Whatcott out of the diamonds
They have used the most contempti-
BILE methods TO intimidate that defense
less women" he said. land they
frightened her until she Is sick. They
even went so low as to scare n lit
tic boy by threatening to send him
TO the penitentiary unless he con-
fessed to stealing stones which he had
really found, and they knew It, 1t is
one of the dirtiest things ever heard
of, and ] mean to stand by the
victims to the finish We will see
whether the police can openly commit
such awful abuses OF their power. I
don't believe the decent people of
Salt Lake City will stand for it.
POLICE ABUSE POWER.
II told Chief of Police Barlow
Tuesday afternoon that IL the man
who claimed the diamonds could
prove rightful ownership by a good
description. he could have the stones.
This the man could not do. and Chief
Barlow knew It, Chief Barlow also
knew that Lon Whatcott had found
the diamonds. and yet had him ar
rested on charge of grand larceny
We have shown the diamonds to COM
to keep the jewels, because Exandcr's
description was absurd. 1 went to the
police station alone. Tuesday night,
and tried to have Lon released. l offer
ed to give ball. 1t was refused.
Attorney Moses Davis. his brother
Richard called at the police station
later. Tuesday night, and offered to
put up bail for Ions release. and
again the police refused to let him go,
though no complaint had been filed
against him. and the charge of grand
larceny was lie, and the police knew
1t.
INSULTED BY SHANNON.
"Dieut Shannon insuitcd us and
was told by Shannon that the What
colts had retained another lawylr
and had made an agreement TO give
up the stones Attorney Davis knew
that this was false. Shannon then
asked in n jeering manner; It's a
wonder that they wouldn't get an
honest attorney to keep p-the diamonds
for them. 1 don't see why they should
turn them over to YOU Attorney
Davis then said that. from watching
the actions of the police in this case,
II was his opinion that there were Just
as honest people on the outside of
the police station as there were inside.
Lleul- SndHluT tHeH lITeW us out
bodily"
County Atty Job Lyon this noon Is
ued a complaint charging Lon What
oft of grand larceny. and alleging tha:
lie had stolen the diamonds from Ex-
lnder who swore to the complaint.
WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH.
The boys friends say that they arc
soing to fight the case to q finish, and |
hat they will compel Exander to prove
o the court where he got the stones, !
how he got them and will make him
i've to good description OF them. This.
hey claim, EXander can not do.
Mrs Whatcott Will bring suits for |
leavy damages against the police Of |
icers and EXander for false imprison- |
nent of Lon Whatcott, 1t is said
COMPELLED TO GIVE BOND.
In spite of the fact that no complaint |
lad been filed against Lon Whatcott, |
J. T. Lloyd and George T. Lloyd were
by the police to give $1,000 |
'ond before the boy was released Tues
lay night from the city prison. Judge |
Whitaker signed the bond. and ordered !
he police to release the youth.
He will be reaTTested on another |
harge of grand larceny, OIL the issu-
nee of the complaint by the county |
.ttorney. Exander was advised by the |
'olicc to swear out the complaint. and |
t appears that the persecution of the
title fellow by the police Will continue
ntil a full exposure of their methods |
las been made In this case