Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-03-02 | Page 3 | Japanese Again in Toils of Law on Coat Theft Charge

IJ JAPANESE AP AGAIN IN TOILS OF LAW LATr ON COAT CO THEFT CHARGE CH I James Park 30 to 30 alleged d Japanese bandit and burglar burs escaped punish punIsh- ment on a hol holdup up charge three weeks weeke I ago ngo because of oC tho the timidity of or his vie vic IcUm tim Um sa say the police Ho lIo was again agnin ar ar- reste rested last night charged d with the theft of oC a n la ladys lady's ys y's plush coat which ho attempted at at- nt- nt tempted l to sell yesterday The Tue Japanese Japa Japa- nese Is In tho city jail pending gation gatlon Three weeks a ago o Detectives L L. I. I L. L Larsen and T. T W. W arrested Park for having held hell up and robb robbed d an all el elderly erly Chinese o merchant of oC this city This charge c was dropped roppe when his The victim refusal reCusal refused l to appear against him to prosecute w was based I fear on of revenge at tho the hands of or gang of or or oriental thugs thug's with a u Park is alleged to be whom I tho the police a member sa say Patrolman Charles Carlberg Park last arrested I night At police headquarters he lie said ald that thal he hud haul snatched coat coal In the the tho S women's lavatory in r a. a L downtown building The Tho police police- no record of oC have ha hav S such uch a theft and as aa th the tho cloak answers S the tine description I stolen last V Wednesday from the tho of on ono one S of oC the Den hi is 18 Sixth East street treet home horn S police will endeavor to Park with that bur burglar lur connect I Park according to the officials is is considered ono one o of the most dangerous nn oriental bandits in the tho west vest Ho lie has a a. criminal na 5 record in San Sail Francisco Portland Seattle Butte Dutte an and nol Boise c anti ant I I has inns Merve served sentences in at nt least I state slate prisons th the two I police declare O lare