The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-22
NEGRO SHOOTS AT
OGDEN OFFICER
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Shouting. III Kill you" and sud
denly whipping out heavy calibre
revolver. under cover OF newspaper
which he was pretending TO read, Toy
Smith. a negro whom the police have
been watching for some time. ycSter-
day afternoon at about . O'Clock took
shot at Officer A. II. Mohlman. who
was In the act OF tclepboning for the
patrcl wagon to arrest the man on a
request from City Detective James F
Pender Mohlman turned just as the
negro let out an oath and was about
20 pull the trigger, and by a lightning
turn to one side saved his lie, the
bullet grazing his check and causing
him 10 lose his balance and fall into
the corner of the cIg0r stand in the
front OF the Ogden beer hall, where
the shooting took place
According to Chief OF Police Tom
Browning, Smith has been under sur
veilnnce for several days. as a rough
character, and was suspected of COM
plicity In several hold ups, but ow-
ing 10 lack OF conclusive evidence
against him was left unmolested. AT
ter the report OF the hold-up Of l.. N.
Williams on Monday morning at about
12.3J o'clock, however. together with
a description which tailed in some
ways with that of Smith. 1t was de-
cidcd TO arrest the man on suspicion OF
his being the man who held up Mr.,
Williams. and In the hope Of proving
other crimes against him AT few
minutes before o'clock Officer Mohl-
man left the police station with an
lnebriate in tow for HhOm he was
going to buy a ticket to Lucin. and
on his way back from the railroad
station he was accoStod by a negro
who pointed out Smith as q man for
whom the police wore looking. Prior
to leaving the station City Detective
James F. Pender had asked Officer
Mohlman to arrest Toy Smith Ii he
met him and NIohlman accordingly
stopped up to the negro and told him
that be WAS under arrest The negro
made no chow OF resistance. the az
fair took place in broad day light and
officer Diohlman suspected nothing,
so did not make a thorough search OF
his prisoner. He ran. his hands over
the mans; hip pockets. but failed to
discover the revolver, which was ap-
parently in the waist band OF his trou-
sers
Intending to call the patrol wagon
to tako the prisoner 10 the station
house. officer Mohlman took his pris-
onor into the cigar stand in front of
the Ogden beer hall and put him in
side of the cigar railing. while no was
using the telephone Turning in the
nick Of time he discovered the negro
about to pull the trigger
After firing the negro turned and
ran through the saloon. AS he was
making his way through the saloon
officer Mohlman rcgained his feet
and drew his revolver but owing TO
the fact that tho negro had put tho
bartender between himself and the
officer and the large crowd Of startled
men In the saloon. he could not get Il
fair shot He followed the negro, how
ever. and as he reached the back door
of the saloon saw his erstwhile pris-
oner making tracks about 30 yards
away. He fired. but apparently his
shot went wild Us the negro continu
cd running and disappeared in the
gathering darkness.
officer Mohlman Immediately In
formed the police station and large
squads OF police and detectives were
sent out TO. capture the man, but up
10 an early hour this morning he was
still at large
Mohlmau said the first intimation
OF trouble he had was when he turn
ed and looked into the black barrel
of heavy revolver His quick action
I'm turning his head to one side was
the only thing that saved his life. as
the bullet scorched along his left
check So near was the assailant
that the powder burned tho officers
face.