Salt Lake Herald | 1899-09-10 | Page 5 | Overhauled a Shoplifter

OVfRHAUlE t i sHOrLfTR 44 EXJUDGE LANETC 3HAKES T VA CLEVER CAPTURE I I Young Man NameiEmery Accused of Bobbing Dry God shores Girl Also ca g 1tButitejeased ExJudge Laney made a clever cap ture yesterday afternoon While dIn d-In near the Lace Hojise he saw1 a man JQ In dart across the street and under the triumphal arch in a manner that aroused suspicion The judge doubtless thought of the many defendants who have faced him and with due regard for the present incumbent of th police court bench he gave chase overhauling the fleeing man and nailing him by the collar just as Officer Hemp l appeared The man became intoxicated all a t once and gave the officer much trou tionAn ble m bringing him to the police sta An investigation followed The cap tives name is Ralph Emery andr he claims to be a newa agent He had been at Walkers store and the Lace Houses and it is al gcd had stolen some gloves and socks He had 8 grip in his possession containing shirt but it was later discovered that he purchased pur-chased I at the Tom Jerry clothing house Emery had 85 In cash and a check for 113 in his possession eJs charged with shoplifting YOUNG LADY J CAUGHT Belonged to Prominent Family and Was Released A very well known young lady related re-lated to one of Salt Lakes oldest and most respected families came to grJef yesterday because of having appropriated appropri-ated to herself several small articles from a Main street dry goods store One of the proprietors was informed by a saleswoman of the young girls act of pilfering and he followed her up the street to take her to task for the indiscretion But she was accompanied accom-panied by her fiancee and the drygoods man was charitable enough postpone the accusation of theft until she was alone The shoplifter confessed her sin and paid for the goods but even then she seemed to comprehend the enormity of her offense her1ofense rOut r-Out of the goodness of his heart the merchant although a frequent loser by shoplifting tactics has concluded to not prosecute the girl Her family connections connec-tions are of the best and it is thought strange that her salary as a stenographer sten-ographer would npt maintain her