Show MfilFFiliOmilVElY S CHASE C fRfr lSl i I B y DAVIS COUNTY OFFICERS BUN AFTER A FUGITIVE Had to Shoot Twice to Make an Ogden Og-den Fugitive Give Himself Up All Elusive Prisoner Sheriff Abbott of Davis county is I a goodnatured man whose kindliness extends even to the unfortunate whom he has to take into custody This obliging disposition sometimes is the cause of trouble to the peace officer or it was yesterday On Monday Chief Davenport of Ogden wrote Ir Abbott telling him that O W Weaver of the Weber county town was wanted for forgery Sheriff Blood found and arrested rested Weaver yesterday morning Weaver asked permission to g into the house of his uncle John Preece for a coat before being taken to jail With cutomr urbanity Mr Abbott consented con-sented and Weaver went in the front door A second later he emerged through the back door and several seconds sec-onds subsequently had reached the neighboring brush where he hoped to find a secure hiding place This was at 7 oclock Nearly five hours later the sheriff found Weaver near the Rio Grande Western track about three miles northwest of Farm ington A hot footrace followed Ab botts clear conscience and nimble feet might not have made him victor for fear lent speed to Weavers legs Mr Abbott however reersed the ordinary procedure and stopped the footrace with a pistol shot He fired twice and Weaver stopped He was taken back to Farmington and placed in jail I charged Weaver forged the name of his brother E J Weaver to a order asking A W Putnam to le J M Weaver have what merchandise he desired de-sired and charge to account of E J Weaver He secured about 16 worth of goods on this order Mr Putnam swore to the comnlaint Chief Davenport took Weaver to Og den last night |