Show i i BURGLAR NABBED bost of the stolen properly found in his possession two or three days ago the storo of lev E eiter at silver city juab bounty waa burglarized word was ent to some of the railway officials ji this city but the owner of thi store failed to convey the news to thi officers and came very near letting ae thief slip off through the omis dion the culprit was however tin arst to cause suspicion to fall upon himself that he had been guilty 01 something wrong ho came up OL ast utah central train from provo and rode a great part of thi distance in the closet lie paid his are on the train but his peculiar ac jons attracted the attention of conductor jacobs who subsequently reported these actions and those of a man with whom the stranger seemed familiar to policeman john W sharp just before 10 this morning the office received the following dispatch john W sharp look out for the tallest man of ahe two I 1 gave description of as it answers to one I 1 have since received of a man wanted JACOBS the officer at once began work and got hold of the following telegram received on saturday afternoon utah june 16 francis cope agent U C A person left this place today to day with goods he is supposed to be one of the moss brothers who burglarized the levan store about two years since he is about twenty eight weighs about one and daty pounds is light complexioned with mustache wears black slouch hat dark coat and gray overalls stole about one hundred dollars mostly silver five watches silks and jewelry please instruct your conductors to hold him if he boards any of your trains today to day or tomorrow to morrow and inform me ii E EITEK with the information thus secured tho officer went to the utah central depot and going along the street his eyes rested on a man whom he instantly recognized as the one described by mr biter ho followed tho stranger down to the utah nevada depot where ho stopped him and asked whore are you going young man oh im going out to the beach replied the other 1 I think you had bettor come with me said the officer why the matter oh only a limilo trouble down south the thief saw that ho was caught and camo right along he began fumbling in bis pockets but the officer checked him and in less than an hour after word of the had been received he culprit wag in the marshals office at the city hall there he was searched the first find being five watches worth from 20 to 30 each then came a handkerchief in which was tied about 15 in nickels and dimes next was v oil of twenty silver dollars wrapped n a memorandum blank of the tam on rational bank of this city then ame a couple of pocket knives a harmonica monica lar tour small leather purses aach containing money a pair of acis ors new memorandum book several account books a pair of cuff and papers letters etc in wf the fellow also had on wo brand new suits of silk under clothing thing the thief was evidently an old one it the business though yet a young nan showing not the least concern is one article after another was taken rom his pockets he was asked by he marshal where are you rom provo was the curt reply where do you liver anywhere I 1 can did you come to utah from the ast or west colorado this closed the conversation an lamination of the property taken as made and showed that 86 50 of he money still remained there was aso a utah central drawback check rom provo worth 25 cents and about ji worth of 2 cent stamps the pris iner gave his name as S W watson nd this was written in one of his boks but to several letters which ie had evidently written and which hadnot yet been mailed alford cubric ju bric mineral point colorado vas signed in one instance it was V Lub and in another J W one of the books contained a photograph of a young woman and a 1 jill north carolina currency issue of 1866 there wore several letters vr itten in spanish these were to dealers in jewelry and notions and ms advertisements those in anglish were of the same nature fhe writer is an expert penman hav ng been a student of the celebrated L madarasz as be seen by his work and from letters which ho bad received the accused will be held here for preliminary examination witnesses have been sent for and ia the meantime or watson or McAdams or whoever he may be will find a resting place in the city jail news |