Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-16
Anthony Woods, a Local Cement
Contractor, Accused OF
DaStardIy Crime.
OF ENTlClNe A LITTLE GIRL
Hurts Rocks ia Attempt to Escapc-
Timely Arrival Of Police Saves
Him From Bad Mauling

Tho Intervention OF Pstrolman
Charles Olson. Patrol Driver George
Moore and Bicycle Policeman w. W
Griffin is sl that saved Anthony
Woods. contractor. aged % years.
from O. iynchiug ou p street between
Third and Fourth avenues between ~
and o'ock today. and the fellow has
reason to be thankful 20 the police that
ne is now securely locked In cell
loo the city jail instead OF dangling
from q tree or telephone pole with %
rope around his neck.
According 60 the police Woods at
tempted one ~ the most dastarlly
crimes that has ever been called To the
attention Of the police. lie is charged
with CnuCing the 6-year-old daughter
of Mrs j. Beck from her home. 3,l
sixth East street shortly before noon
with "a sinister purpose In view. lir
bought the little girl a bag Of candy
and mred her 10 Fourteenth East and
Fourth South before the child was
missed by her anxious mother.
AUNT To THE RESCUE
Am aunt. Mrs j. kingdom. then
caught up with the man and with the
frenzy OF tigress defending her
Young she flew al Woods with "a fury
that would brook no resistance. She
beat him and ClaweI his face until
the man fed for his life Woods broke
away from the woman and ran east
wards Just 40 this time. w. n. Nesbit
Of 313 Eighth avenue. appeared on the
scene In buggy Taking Mrs. King
den into the vehicle they pursued
Woods for several blocks hut the man
jumped over fences and ran for his
life toward the university. Nesbit
jumped from his buggy. not even wait
ing 20 tie the horse. and dashed after
the fleeing man. Across lots. over
fences. around corners they ran. Woods
heading for the north bench.
ROCK FAILED TO END CHASE.
In the meantime the chase was taken
up boy } r. Burbldge OF G93 east Fourth
south street and ID Mowson who lives
on Fourteenth South and Third East
The latter had got quite close 90 Woods
when the fellow suddenly stopped.
picked mp a rock and hurled 10 at
Mowson, striking the latter in the
mouth aud knocking out a tooth and
cutting his lip badly The chase con-
tinued until Woods was captured ON
= street between Third and Fourth
avenues.
In the meantime the police had been
notified and while Griffin went out on
his motorcycle Oleson and Moore hur-
ried 10 7 street in the patrol wagon.
They arrived I'm the nick OF time.
Soon after Woods was captured the
news Of his alleged attempt at an un-
speakable crime spread like wildnre
and onraged citizens we're clamoring
for his life
CALLS FOR A ROPE.
Get rope, Lynch the hound"
shricked several onraged persons The
police took charge Of Woods and hur-
ried him 10 police headquarters where
he was searched and then locked mp
While the police were looking for the
man. every telephone at police head
quarters was ringing from frantic calls
OF women who reside in the neighbor-
hood of the little girls home They
were all so excited 10 was almost iW-
possible to get clear account OF what
had happened.
Woods has "a swarthy complexion and
has the appearance OF a tOreigner
though ne claims 90 be- American born.
He is short and heavy set He told the
police that he is "a cement contractor
and had done some work on Sixth East
and ThirdSouth and that the child knew
him. Tie denied buying her candy and
declared that the child followed him.
When asked why ne ran III he had done
nothing wrong. he said he was fright
ened and feared he would be- killed
Patrol Driver Moore said that when
the police reached the scene OF arrest.
the whole nelghborhood was thoroughly
aroused and bent upon administeriu-
summary vengeance upon the man. The
fellow covered with fear and the sight
Of the police was q welcome one 10 him.