Show MAN SLIPS SUPS THROUGH SALT SAU LAKE AE POUCE POLICE COURT WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED 1 1 f i I I i j i I RALPH G PALMER PALM ER I IWho Who Embezzled Several Thousand Dollars at Des Moines la Ia and Who Is Believed to Be Now in Salt Lake Flitting about through the time highways and anI byways of Zion Ralph G Palmer seems Jeems to be successful in eluding half a hundred officers who are scouring the city close on the trail of oC the fugitive Ralph G Palmer a few weeks ago aco a o was wasa a trusted clerk in the railway offices of the th Chicago Milwaukee St Paul rail railway railway railway way at Des Moines Iowa Today he ho is isa isa I Ia a fugitive from justice closely pursued by bv the police of Salt Lako and Des Dos DesMoines Moines and special detectives in the em mm employ ploy of the railway company compan and the United States Guarantee company compan On Friday March 8 Palmer b with several thousand dollars of the rail railway railway railway way money tHe was bonded by the United States Guarantee com corn company company pany which was at once notified of his disappearance At first no trace of him could be found but special officers were put on the case with John R it Pruyn of or ISI 1St street t Chicago in charge of or orth the th officers at work in the middle states and D J 1 Tomkins of Broadway New NewYork NewYork NewYork York watching the steamship offices to forestall any attempt on the part of the fugitive to escape to Europe Arrested in Salt Lake LakeIt Lake LakeIt It was finally discovered that Palmer I after leaving Des Moines had gone gon to Kansas I it ity and from there to Omaha I on April 1 I It was found he e had purchased a R ticket to Salt Lake Lako City via ia the Union Pacific On the night of April 3 Detectives Chase and Burt of the Salt Lake police DolIf department arrested a man manon mani manon i on First South street who is now believed to be none other thai tha Palmer Ills His de I answers that of the th missing 1 I railway clerk In every particular The officers were attracted by the man I and started to question him He refused to give them any Information regarding himself but said he was preparing to leave the city cIt The detectives were not satisfied and took him to the time police pollee sta station station station tion where they the charged him with va vagrancy vagrancy grancy granc The next day he was arraigned In police pollee court on a vagrancy charge He pleaded guilty guily and asked for a chance to leave leav town Judge Diehl Diehi suspended sen sentence senI I tence tenee on condition that he get out of or town The prisoner ner left and was was not seen again until yesterday noon Seen Here Yesterday Jailer Ripley on walking down First South street yesterday esterday noon saw his former Cormer prisoner talking to a stylishly dressed woman on the corner of or First South and Main streets On seeing the time policeman the man suddenly started up Main street to South Temple street and then went west on that street The Time officer not knowing at this time that the theman theman theman man was wanted for any offense fol foI followed followed lowed him as he went we t up the street The Theman Theman Theman man into the bar but went right through and out the back door disappearing through an alley way wayAn wa wayAn An hour or two later a telegram Was received by b Chief Sheets from the officials officials daIs of the company looking for Palmer to the effect that their detectives had bad ev cv every evEr cry ery Er reason to believe that Palmer was In Salt Lake In the evening mall mail a special delivery letter was received containing the circular and photograph of Palmer with his description One glance at itt t the photograph convinced the police that the missing railway clerk was none other than Charles Charies Johnson arrested a few days ago for vagrancy here and seen yes yesterday yesterday es terrIa by Jailer Ripley Nearly all the tIme police in the city are arc arenow now looking for the man maim arid and confidently expect to get him within the next twenty four hours Police Pollee are watching all the tile outgoing trains and the time various ticket offices in the hope of landing the fugi fugl fugitive fugitive tive thc that a substantial reward is offered for the time arrest of Palmer stimulates stimulates stimulates the interest in the case Palmers Description The missing man is described as fol lows Twentythree years old about six feet tall weighs pounds gray eyes ees and a clear white skin perfect teeth has dark hair and is clean shaven Wears ears a sea searing seas ring on the third finger of his left hand Iland and does not smoke or wear glasses and when last seen wore a gray gra fedora hat and black sack suit On account of his hili height hel ht clearness of skin good eyes eves and general physical appearance he would at attract attract tract trat attention |