OCR Text |
Show THE POUCE RECORD. Officer Ecklund Unearths a Bar of Silver Bullion in an Adroit and Clever Way. A SINGLE BILLABLE DID IT , A Prowlinp Chinaman Caught at His Work-Parsuiti of the City Pris-oner Pris-oner The Bound Up. r A pointer was unearthed by the police this morning at the rear of a Junk shop on Second South, between West Tera- pie and First Went, that may lead to some important disoloseures. The portals por-tals of the average junk shop have always al-ways been the keyhole to some strange transactions, and during the past season sea-son a large amount of the sneak thief and burglars' spoils have been recovered recov-ered form their recesses. The result is that Periodical Expeditions are made through them, one of which was begun this morning when Officer Ecklund walked in with a noiseless, feline fe-line step and was directed by some indefinable in-definable influence to a manure pile that stood In the rear. . "Some queer dings vas hap'nin' 'round abouJs" piped the proprietor with a twang that came rolling over the bridge that spanned the distance between a pair of weazel eyes and a mouth that opened like the Cave of the Winds. "Yes," said the officer with sublime acquiescence, "some very queer things. What's the latast? What have you dug up now?" "Dug upf Vy, you dook dose fery vords froin my moudt. Look you heah," and clutching with a dramatic clutch the strong arm of the officer, "mine friendt" led him to the pile of fertilizer, which he began to probe. ' "Look you dere," cried the junk-man, as the shining ond of a bar of bullion was revealed, "I tind id dis morninks by accidents." "Well, let it alone," replied the officer, offi-cer, having already detormined in his own mind to take his station and await the coming of the follow who had Planted the Bullion. Acting on the adroit policy. Officer Ecklund reported at head- 3uarttrs and an alternate was espatched to watch the place. The hours dragged on but no dealer in bullion' had put in appearance appear-ance and a new theory having arisen the bar was ordered removed to headquarters. head-quarters. The thief who stole it bad left nothing undone to cover up his tracks having stripped it of the smelter stamp and making the question of ownership one of proof. This is not the first intimation the smelter manager man-ager and railroads have had that the bullion thief is abroad and there are, reasons to suspect that many a bar has gone out in a grip-sack or a barrel of old iron. The Jailer's Guests. There are now forty-one prisoners in the city jail, of which number thirty-nine thirty-nine are male and two of the other sex, , the latter being Meadames De Laney i and Ward, who were recently con victed upon a charge of re- m ... - ; ceiving stolen goods. The reputed husbands of this dusky pair are taking their vacation and refreshments down i at hotel Burt, where they will remain until a penalty of six months in the county jail has been satisfied. Of the other prisoners sent up from Judge Laney's tribunal, 28 of the 39 are today doing time on the chain gang, a luxury that taps the city annually for about $1800 for guard service, not to mention incidentals and other things. Kasy to Answer. "Enquirer" in a communication to the Herald addresses some questions that any sophomore can answer if he will. However, the Snarler has been requested to supply the answers and until such time as they have "give it up," professional courtesy will keep all competitors out of the field. The appearance ap-pearance of the next edition will be awaited with much anxiety by a large majority of Salt Lake readers whose eyes have already been opened to some very racy things. Rifled the Saratoga. Eugene Church a plasterer who had ticketed his freight for Kansas City soot his trunk to the Rio Grande Western depot last evening by expressman No. 42 who upon his arrival there found the baggage room sealed up. The trunk was left upon the platform and this morning a search revealed it in a box car that stood in the coal yard. It had been forced and rilled, the thieves departing with two suits of clothes, four shirts and a pair of tooth-pick shoes. Officer Thornton found the trunk and sent it to police headquarters where it was restored to the owner who leaves on the next train for Kansas City. A Celestial Taken. About 2 o'clock this afternoon officers Esslinger and O'Riley answered a call to the Continental hotel where they bagged a Mongolian marauder who was systematically robbing the rooms of trifiles and who had made himself very obnoxious to the ladies. At the station he was relieved of an ugly bowie knife, the blade of which would have dropped an ox. Paid tha Penalty. Max Moore, charged with running a disorderly gin mill on Commercial avenue, av-enue, came before Judge Laney this afternoon and put up $15 and costs, stating that it was the fault of the bartender's bar-tender's lenience with the habitues. Mr. Moore explained that he had no desire whatever to conduct a house ' that made itself obnoxious to law and order. New Headquarters. Sheriff Burt has removed his depart-, depart-, ment headquarters to 15 East First South street, from which place all official offi-cial expeditions will start in the future. He has connected it with all points nn the circuit by wire, and a call for 371 will tind him at the other end. |