The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-18
DENVER EWSIES'
HAVE DISAPPEARED
Two of Youths Charged With
Beating Fred FOulger Among
Missing.
ARE SAID TO BIZ
ON WAY TO MEN]C0
Police of Surrounding Cities
Are Furnished With Their
Descriptions.

Simon Levin. alias |'Shorty' Bcru-
stInc, Mike Shoemaker, alias - oDkcl,
and Frank Smith. alias "Toots,' the
Denver Post Dewsboys, charged with
assaulting Fred w Foulger. who were
released under $500 bail each, disap'
pearcd from thc city Wednesday but
one. Shoemaker. was rcarrestcd at
Ogden by Patrolman Burks and turned
over TO a representative OF the bond
ing company furnishing bail for the
three youths. to be returned TO this CITY:
The Other two are beng searched
for by detectives in the employ of the
National Surety company Of New York.
as well as by the police departments OF
this and surrounding cities.
Chief of Police Barlow said Wcdncs-
day afternoon that descriptions of the
youths had been sent 10 all Of the sur
rounding cities, and that their arrest is
looked for at any time. The three are
supposed to be on their way TO Mex
leo. TO which place they told friends
they were going.
Foulger's Condition,
Foulgcr window dresser in the en-
plov Of Walker bros, store, is still iu
. serious condition as the result OF the
vicious beating he received AT the hands
of the youn" toughs few weeks ago
On the night Of the assault, Soung
Foulgcr was taken to the l.. D. 5. hos
piial where il was found that he was
suffering from compound fracture OF
the law, rs well as of the bone sur
rounding the left optical cavity. He
WAS married one week prior 10 the as
sault, and his wife is prostrated with
grief.
After remaining in the hospital for
several days the young man was taken
10 tbe home of his mother at 1920
Jefferson aNcnne. Since the night OF
the assault the unfortunate Young man
has been fed through 2 glass tube,
inserted between his teeth.
Or. w. i. Beer. who is in charge Of
the case, said that the condition of
tho Young maU is still serious, although
the doctor thinks that he will recover.
Foulgcr will. however, he dis6gurcd for
life. and may become blind from the
effects Of the beating.
Stopped on Way Homo.
While young Foulger and his Young
er brother were on their way home
from work. the night of November /,
they were stopped by three newsboys,
who invited them TO purchase copy
of the Denver paper. FOulgcr sand
that he informed the trio that be did
not caro- for n paper and attempted TO
pass on. Without any warning one of
the toUghs struck fhc young man a
vicious blow in the face and knocked
him to The ground, when The other two
,ouabS kicked him. it is charged.
The frightened screams Of the young
CT brother attracted a uumber of pedes.
triaus 10 tho scene. whorcupnl the
toughs rau off iii the darkness. Two
days later the three toughs were ar
rested by thc police and held in the
city Jail pending the outcome of Foul
ger 5 iniuries. Applications were made
TO the court for n writ OF hnbeas corpus
for their release. When the case was
heard the court entered m order. deny
ing thc writ and the "ncwsios were
released on $500 bail each, which was
furnished through the National Surety
company, il is said. by the Denver
paper which the trio represented.
McCoy's Stables.
Carriages and Eight livery. Phones 81