The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-17

rbe captain OF the sixth precinct. inn
I.Ien,ly awaiting the coming Of his ward
N,c,iyes Connor and Wise. walked the
IT, of his private room. Would they
snc in one prisoner. or two, or return
H. r. On Grand street. almost TO the
Il, river. two cntcvprisine HeSSmcn
Ia MANNED 90 crack the sale in the
~ Of the Eagle brewery. The cap
H., were clever thieves who had
Il lob In hand-Tom Wardcil and Joe
Esr-old- timers at the safe cracking
ma and the captain was ambitious
rhaye his men capture the pair at tine
Il brewery safe.
trbc veSgs had rented a vacant store
I'D door TO the brewery office. and
eej as painters and decora tors, while
rs rear room they worked through the
I'M unmoiestcd and unobserved. cVeu-
ally planning to reach the back OF rhe
ewery safe. which, when all was ready,
a. would open IN less than an hour.
IA on the last night Bill Conuor and
bny Wise were 10 drop IN on the
r. at the eyentful moment and make
Mean capture
Dne o'clock came and the captain was
hing very nervous. Half AN hour later
,rc was a sound OF shuffiing feet out
.. and tho two detectives rolled into
1 station. with a short. stocky man
lwecn them.
'Only one?" Growled the captain. step
Ic into the outer room IS Counor and
Sc walked thcir. man up 10 The desk,
sYes. one. sir" replied Connor, "the
,er one took 10 the rive: p"
(which one" gruntcd the captain.
ading his head in the direction OF the
ff at the desk,
fThis Is IIiser" responded Connor.
fardell got away-trying TO make a
tm Of u to Brooklyn J guess"
rhe prisoner al the desk was sullen
3 silent He nursed an injured hand
j snarled at the sergeant when they
,k his pedigree. Then they took him
tho rear, where he was locked up for
night
'It was this way. Cap" remarked Con-
i. as he began making his report 10
chief. "We thought we had EN- both
'cm covered all right with
guns. when Wardcll bolted, giving
ise a belt on the jaw. as he jumped
'ay lie couldn't shoot. for we made
h drop their pops where we found EN-
work on the safe. Benny held on to
] Kiser fellow and l followed WarIell
lrcd twice-think | pinked him in the
builder the last time. Well. II he didn't
II for the river. end out on the coal
ck with 4ne close after him. Right
the string piece lie turned and gave
the laugh. Then In he went and
ed like a fish. | saw him come up
ay out in tho stream. a swimming with
2 ann making for the Brooklyn side.
en | went back where Benny was
Ind;ng guard over kiscr and we hurried
the station I've just had the desk
N telephone Brooklyn and put en-
sc 10 Wardcll
This Tom Wardcll lives over IN Fifth
GET. think unused the captain. only
N out 4 year after a term up the
cr. Has a wife someone said
Yes. | know her" replied Connor.
sle little woman, with red eyes and
anne foot
Bring her in tomorrow. BiE. | want
look her over and TIE captain drew
his overcoat opd started tomeHard.
u noon the following day Connor
Ikcd In eScor,iug the reputed wife of
n Wardcll. Ms Ell hai said. She was
pale little woman with a face of
Ky whitcncsS, ard with eyes red
ed from some ocular complaint. and
b limp Ia her left foot. She was
eworn. cnfecoled scr! of person pr 80
rs whose face tolG is own stoiy of
lble and suffering,
ho began 10 sob wncN she took n chair
J the captains desk. She admitted
was Tom NarcelIs Wifc--:liS real
c--and she drew from her bosom Z
I'd marriage certificate dated IN "A
necticut town ten years before.
he captain piled her with questions |
lied her kindly. even with biz of !