The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
TWO MEN MIX II
OVER PRETTY GIRL
Lovers Are Arrested, but Later
Are Restored TO Their
Freedom.
POLICE OFFICIALS IN
ROLE OF PEACEMAkERS
Lively Little Row Is Finally Set
tied and NictOrs Are
Happy.

d. T.. Ray and II. +. Harmon were
arrested in the baggage room of tho
Denver & Rio Grande depot Saturday
afternoon al 4:25 p m, by Patrolmcn
Lyon and Seigfus, and taken TO the
police station, where they were charged
with fighting. The arrest followed
paraphrase of the drama. Loves La
Dor Lost, with a few changes in plot
and scene Ray was charged by Har-
mon with attempting TO steal his wife
and Harmon s attempt 10 save his bet
tcr.half resulted in the fight.
Al the police station Ray. IN speak
ing Of the trouble, said:
81 first met the young lady al Og
den about two months ago on one of my
trips 10 that city and admit that | was
struck by her pretty face and figure We
became acquainted and our friendship
ripcncd into love with the result that
wc corresponded with each other after
] had left that place. | am interested
in the wool business, or rather ! am
stockman, | again met the young WON
an Friday night AT the Elite thcatcr
and our pleasant surprise at the meet
ing seemed mutual, In the course of
our conversation ] asked her 10 ac-
company me TO the Salt Lake theater
later we went to dinner at Finch s
cafe During the dinner she seemed
to be enjoying herself to the utmost
and she happened 10 remark that she
wanted to go to Denver.
Longing for Trip.
CHOW | was on the point of leaving
the city for Denver and our later con
vcrsation was to the effect that we
would leave on the 40 train over the
Denver & Rio Grande. II was while
checking her baggage that the trou-
bic started, which resulted IN our ar
rest ] never saw Harmon before and
l am going 10 swear out complaint
charging him with battery
When Harmon was taken 10 fhc sta
tion he asked permission Of the heuten-
ant 10 go in search of his wife with
an officer and left with Pa'rolman Sieg-
fus. He returned later without finding
her, she having come 10 tho station TO
ascertain, as she said, who had been
the victor in the fight Questioned
by Chief Barlow the young lady,
dressed lin d green, tailor made SUIT
with green hat and white furs, said:
81 never was the wife Of Harmon and
my name is Babe Waters. Harmon
seems to he wild over me, but ! will
never have anything more TO do with
him The idea of his striking Mr.. Ray
is horrible -
Violently in Love.
When Harmon was questioned he at
first said that he was married TO the
girl and when pressed to show his mar
riage license, said that he had sent 1T
home to his folks He finally admitted,
when pressed, that be was over head
and heels in love with the girl and
offered to marry her on the spot If she
would consent Before he saw the chief
he said that he had met the girl and
Raw coming out of Finch 8 cafe on Fri
dav night and had followed them to the
Hercules hotel. where Ray procured
room for the girl and then returned
to the Wilson hotel, where he was stop
ping,
Believing that the trouble could best
be settled out of court, Chief Barlow
called n consultation in his Office Of all
of the principals, which was held be-
hind closed doors. Ray finally left.
after much argument, by the side door
and Harmon and the girl went INTO
the green room next TO the Office or
Chief Sheets, where there were many
protestatlons between the two, With
faces aglow they finally left the sta
ton. ann in arm.