The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-22

Joseph Davis and Arthur Curtis. ex-
convicts, are in the city jail, charged
with the holdup of the crew and pas
sengers of the street car at Fourth
North and Fifth West streets shortly
before midnight Wednesday.
A night and part of yesterday spent
sin Jail, in which he had time to get duly
sober had the effect of inducing Davis
10 confess that it was he who entered
the car with rifle, terrified the crew
and passengers and secured a small
amount of plumber for his daring crime.
He admitted the holdup to Chief of Po-
lice Barlow, Chief of Detectives Sheets
and several officers.
In admitting his guilt Davis implicat-
ed Curtis. who IS known as the "Curley
Kid" Two hours after Davis had told
his story Detective George Chase ar
rested Curtis at the cornor Of Second
South and Commercial streets. Both
men are being questioned in jail, as the
police hope TO learn more concerning
what they have been doing in Salt Lake
since they were released from the peni-
Tertiary.
The arrest of "Curley" Curtis explod-
ed the story that "Curley' Morgan, who
is supposed 10 have been implicated in
the murder of George w. FaSsel, the
groceryman, had planned or assisted
Davis in the street car hOldup. Ac-
cording to the police, Salt Lake is full
of no-good characters, who answer to
the sobriquet of "Curley." It is report
ed that "Curley'' Morgan was spirited
out of Salt Lake the night Fassell was
murdered and that he is now in South
America.
duplicates His Pal.
a. l.
yesterday afternoon, Davis said he was
"disgustingly sober" His demeanOr
was subdued. Without much question
ing he admitted that he held up the
street car, but declared that he was as
sisted by "Curley' Curtis. Davis told
the police that Curtis stood behind a
tree across the street from the scene of
the robbery ard held himself in readi-
ness to assist If necessary.
Curtis, when arrested, admitted that
he was with Davis up to about half an
hour before the holdup; that he had met
Davis uptown and that after having a
number of drinks they went to Davis
home, CPS Girard avenue, where they
drank several bottles of beer, and then
parted company.
In connecting Curtis with the case,
the police last night had but the word
of Davis against that of Curtis. How
ever several detectives are at Work on
tips which may corroborate the state
ment made by Davis that Curtis helped
him plan ana commit the crime
The records of both Davis and Cur
tbs are against them. Davis, who is 81
years old, was convicted February %,
1903, of burglary in Utah county and
sentenced to seven years in the peni-
Tertiary. He broke jail at Provo and
was later captured in Oregon and
brought hack. He served two OF the
seven years when he was paroled and
later pardoned Detective George
Chase was the arresting officer
Davis has a wife and a baby %
months old. His mother died about
eight months ago and left him $500.
OF late, it is claimed, that he has been
engaged in buying hides and junk. Da-
Wis told the police that had he not been
drunk he would not have thought of
or attempted the holdup. His wife told
the officers yesterday that they were
not instraitened circumstances, as they
had $19 in the house Wednesday arr
ernoon. Both Davis and Curtis were
born and raised in Salt Lake.
Curtis Family and Career.
Curtis has had a spectacular Grim
inai career. He served six years of a
ten-year sentence in San Quentin peni-
Tertiary. California. He had not long
been out OF that prison until he re-
turned TO Salt Lake and was convicted