Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-21
Canary Last Night Responsible
For Frantic Burglar Alarm
And Drawn Weapons.
STORY OF CAT ON THE ROOF.
Woman Who Desired Two Officers TO
Help Her Administer Medicine
To Sick Husband.

Near the hour OF last midnight the
sleepy desk sergeant at police head
quarters was startled by the vigorous
ringing Of the telephone bell but he
was thoroughly aroused when word
came over the wire that O. bold bad
burglar was trying to break into the
home of Dr. +. s. Barnett, 4l6 Third
avenue. The r0bber was working away
at the rear door and the police were
requested 10 lose mo- time in getting T.
the scene.
Patrolmeu Yeager. Johnson and
Eddy boarded the patrol wagon and
dashed wildly-they always dash
Wudly-to the scene.
Yeager and dy drew their revolv-
ers and crept 20 the rear or the house
while Johnson went through the front
way. johnson could plainly hear the
ratuc OF the knob ON the back door
and with sudden jerk he threw II open
and the three big policemen closed IN
on the burglar.
Al the station the prisoner was placed
in a cage but it required the combined
efforts of the three policemen and Desk
Sergeant PugEley to accomplish the JOB
and even then the prisoner made
frantic efforts 10 escape The burglar
proved 20 be a pretty little pet canary
that had escaped and had been fiutter-
Ing about on the door knob at the
residence Of DR.. Barnett The noise
thus created caused members OF the
family 70 shake with fear and then
send a hurry up call for the police.
The incident recalls the many freak
demands made upon the police.
WANTED CAT ARRESTED.
A few days ago an excited woman
residing on west First South street,
nearly burned up the telephone wires
in her frantic demand for three police
men 10 come to her place at once. II
las some time before the desk sergeant
could learn the cause OF the trouble.
but be was amazed and also disguised
when he learned that the woman want
ed three policemen 20 come 70 her place
and take a cat from the roof OF her
house,
AS BILL COLLECTORS.
81 wish you would send an officer here
az once" came over the wire one even
ing from the proprietor OF boarding
house.
what is the matter2" asked the desk
sergeant
Il am having trouble with a man
1 here was the reply.
well. what is 10 and what do you
want Of use" demanded the sergeant.
There's a man here who owes mo Sd
cents and refuses 10 pay Il. and I want
an fioer 20 come down and compel him
20 pay mel
WOULDN'T TAKE NASTY STUFF.
But the limit was reached a few nights
~ when a. woman called Up Lieut.
Hempel and demanded that two police
men be cent 10 her place, somewhere
IN the vicinity Of Ninth West and
Eighth South, az once. The woman
was greatly excited ana between sobs
declared she was having nn awful
time with her husband. with visions
OF a brutal husband numbering a de-
fouseless woman. Lieut. Hempel beggel
the woman 90 become more calm and
explain 10 him the cause OF the trouble.
ia the meantime having the patrol
driver and a couple OF patrolmen ready
10 make a run for the scene.
My husband is sick walled ths
well call physician them advised
Hcmpel
N don't want a physician" cried the
woman. ~ want a couple M police
men because / can't do anything With
him
well what 90 sou want us to dog"
demanded hempeL
cts lkC this, my husband "a sick
and be- refuses to take medicine and
/ want you tO send policeman down
and make him take She got 100 fur
, Their as Hempel banged down tho re-
ceiVcr with "a grunt 0f disgust and foo
dlguatlon.