Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

down to Chief Barlow's office again
right away. Chief Barlow said that ne
had brought US back to see if we would
give up the diamonds to him imme
d,ntcly, and he threatened that II we
did not. my boy and l would be er-
rested on charges of grand larceny and
thrown in jail and be disgraced. said.
Can't you give me a little time?' and
he said. I'll telephone and stop the ar
rest Then ho said. That man who
owns the diamonds has gone out with
an officer already to get the papers to
have you and your son arrested for
grand larceny. and you will be sent to
prison for not giving the diamonds to
me- / went as fast as 1 could to Mr..
Lloyd and Mr.. Islaub. and they both
told me not to be frightened and said
that We couldn't be arrested for grand
larceny. They told me that Chief Bar
low was simply trying TO bluff us into
giving him the diamonds by soaring US.
Mr.. Lloyd and Mr. IsIaub advised us
not to give UP the diamonds under any
circumstances. but TO fight the case to
the finish and assured us that they
would support US and sec that justice
was done. Mr. Lloyd tclephoned to
the office of County Atty. job p.
Lyon. and his deputy said. Don't give
up the diamonds. Even II they don't
belong to you, they don't belong to the
police either. and It's none of their
business, anyway.
Then I returned to Chief Barlow and
sent for Mr.. Lloyd and introduced him
to the head OF the police department
as the gentleman with whom 1 had
consulted After talking the matter
over thoroughly, Mt. Lloyd said TO
Chief Barlow. or course, these ladies
car do as they please about this. but If
II were 1 who had found those dla-
monds, I'll tell you frankly that
wouldn't turn them over to you under
any circumstances l don't think you
have any right to interfere In this
matter at all
"I asked Chief Barlow for time to de-
eide whether I should turn the dia-
monds over to MIN or not, and he said.
Well don't know what they Will do;
but / will see about it. l think 1t will
lie all right, though / left Chief
Barlows office very sick woman
feared that he would arrest me on
charge of grand larceny. 1 had just
gotten home again. and was just walk
| ing up the porch when a young man
ran up to me and said that had been
| ordered to return to police headquar-
| ters, and that my son had been arrest
| ed for grand larceny. l said that was
| too sick TO go. and the young man VINO
| had brought the message said that 1
would have to go, because Chief Barlow
| mad ordered me TO and that l would be
| arrested II / didn't go right away.
/ was so Ill that / could hardly stand on
| my feet and l felt so weak and faint
| from Chief Barlow's treatment OF me
that had to go to bed. My daughter.
Lillian, hurried down town and saw Mr..
| Lloyd.
TUESDAY night. my boy Lon was ar
l II 1ouf l.
pcrs in front OF the Wilson hotel, when
two detectives walked up to him and
told him that the chief wanted
to see him. They walked along
on either side of him to the station
Not until they had gotten him inside
the police station did they tell him that
he was under arrest. They told him
that he could not go away any more
and that he could not get out unless ne
could give heavy bail. They took nm
into a room. and as soon as he stepped
inside Chief of Detectives Sheets
,umped at him and said: This Is thC
boy that stole those diamonds, is 1t?
| But another detective, who seemed te
be a decent man. spoke up and SAID
No. chief. this boy didn't steal thS
diamonds; he found them Sheets thei
eaId. We'll, your folks don't care fol
You, and they'll let you go TO the penn
tentiary sure, or they certainly woui'
| come down to see you in your trouble
Mr.. Lloyd said that he heard the who'll
contemptible affair." and that little Loi
turned as white as a sheet and brok
down and cried. and Sheets SAID
We've got you all right, and you'l
go to the penitentiary' Lon said tina
he didn't steal the diamonds. but tina
he had found them on the street am
could prove it by lot of people. III
begged to be allowed to see his motnei
and Sheets just laughed at him. Sheet
finally got up and said: Come on, ant
I'll lock you up in Jail. where youn,
criminals and diamond thieves IKE yo,
| belong. You'll stay there, too. unit
we send you to the penitentiary. MI
I,loyd was enraged at Sheets action
| and protested against such vile abus'
| of a little boy. Just as Sheets dragged
Lon out to the city prison, Mr. Lloy:
called out. Don't you worry, Lon III
come back here and get you out befor'
morning
1T was a mean, contemplate tricl
| for Chief Barlow tic arrest my boy
without a complaint, on a false charge
| which he knew to be false, after IL
had promised me that he would wal
until morning to give me time TO decide
whether / would give him the dla
monds. It was low and cowardly ant
brutal for Chief Sheets to threaten IN!
little boy and tell him that his folk
would let him go TO the penitentiary
MY boy suffered false Imprisonment a
the hands of Barlow and Sheets, an'
they will have to answer for their un
lawful and outrageous actions.
MIR. Lloyd got Lon released, afte
walking all over Capitol hill through
tho cold for several hours to find AT
torney Moses Davis and get Judg'
Rishop to sign a $1,000 bond. when NJ
complaint had been filed against th'
boy.
"wednesday afternoon. we were toll
that il we didn't release the diamonds
Lon would be arrested again on
charge OF grand larceny. We wer
given one hour In which to give u
She stones to Chief Barlow. The,
said that Lon would be sent to tn
reform school until he was II years old
My daughter Ermlna got SO frightene'
that she took the diamonds to polio
headquarters without my knowing
anything about 1T
"Our lawyer. Mr. Davis, had advises
US not to turn tho diamonds over t.
the police and to take no action with
out his knowledge. But Ermina wa
so terribly scared by the threats of tn
police that she lost her head, and raj
down and got the diamonds and CAV
them to Chief Barlow
State of Utah.
County OF Salt Lake, S.
Anna Whatcott. being first dull
sworn deposes and says: That she ha
read the above and foregoing state
ment and knows the contents thereof
and that she made the above and fore