The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-22
Sharp's Deputies Aid in 4.
ing Church Republican d
ruption Fund.
REFUSAL TO BE R0BBEn
BRINGS QUICK RETr1
Case Exactly in Point Is i,
Made at Rio Grapds
SmOkehouse.

Backed by ruf1ians, who wca,
Of authority conferred upon A.
Sheriff Joe Sharp, through ths g.,
Governor SpTy and the federai
emissaries of the church Rer.,
county committee are now on11@
wholesale blackmail for the nvr-.
swelling their corruption fund Z.
timida ting American voters H.
long an outraged public will bos-
this hold-up game is n matter n
lecture. =
The arrest THURSDAY night \
young rGn who wore PLAYING g.
in the Rio Grande Smokehonse
store at iT4 West Second Sousk
well illustrates the blackmail;..
clivities of Sheriff Sharp's 3 men, I
as the punishment that is bciug
out 10 those who refuse to ba
for the benefit Of the church h.
can corruption fund. n
Last Wednesday Greek WI,
flowers at Walker Brothers, sto,
companicd by a member of the
Republican finance committee,
several places in Grecktown'
sha ke-doWn expedition. One !,
places entered was a Greek
which. by the way. is next door
Rio Grandc Smokehouse, above :.
10. Here the member Of tbe 4
committee was introduced 70 the'
proprietor by the Greek fIoge,
chant. 1t was promptly suggest
the saloon man 'comc thronph'
campaign contribution for N.
ett of the church Republicans,
saloon man demurrcd. He said \
had contributed TO the Americs,
paign fund. because he wanted
that party win and he did not "a
putting up additional money 10 h
something that he didn't want
Meaty Suggestion.
ct might he to your interest
tribute, y insinuatcd the membsr'
finance committee.
81 don't think so,'' replied
loon man. 81 close my place 4
night; ] do not allow gambling
do not sell liquor on Sunday. Il
sec where you can do NE any goI
| won I contribute.
This was q clincher. and the tv,
Saries then betook themselves
Rio Grapde Smokchouse, operai<
Patterson & Lewis. Mr.. PATTI,
an old railroad man, but retire1
he had met with an accident viii
him leg. Mr.. Patterson also "a
man of tho Twenty-ejghth distYi
the American party. n
When Mr.. Patterson was ash
u campaign contribution TO the
Republican corruption fund. he
spared for time, He explaineI
he had n partner and said be-
have TO confer with him befo
nouncing what he would do. Tht
ers then went away, after Mr. pa
had suggested that they call
Thursday 10 get his answer.
This was the last that Mr..
son saw of the two men. but II
night two Of Sharp's "crime q
tors' visited the place and b
upon i've young men who were. 4
"pitch. - 1t is alleged that the
n pot of % cents upon the tabls
the thrilling arrest was made.
Dragged Of to jail.
These young men-four of che
ployces of the Denver & Rio
and tho fifth an employee Of tho'
lean Express company-were th
tremendously dragged off to the
Jall, where it was at first propo
put them under bonds Of S125
This, however, struck the sherif
flee as being a little too raw, Q
bonds were finally fixed at SIS
which amounts were given by NJ
terson, and the young men releas
In connection with the arrca
Gimlet' announced Friday N
that gambling house was raidt
that the proprietors also were ar
This Is a deliberate lie, but !
nothing new for the "Gimlet. =
There is but little question q
arrest of the five Young men wil
exactly the opposite result frou
hoped for by Sheriff Sharp ~
church Republican committee.
young men, 1T is said, have many !
among tho railroad men Of thi
and there Is but little doubt the
wall say by their votes on electis
what they think of the 0utrage