Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-10-19 | Page 12 | "Bad Eye" Johnson Returns

"BAD EYE" JOHNSON RETURNS Well-Known Colored Man Is Again in Jail for Theft. John Jackson a colored man known to Salt Lake atrd Ogden policemen as "Bad Eye" Johnson, has returned from the latter place, and Is now In Jail, charged with petit larceny "Bad Eyo" has the reputation of never staying" out of Jail more than a week at a tune, and usually lands behind the bars within twenty-four twenty-four hours after aervlng his sentence. While- cavorting around .'ornmerclai street Wedneadaj night. ' Bad Eye strolled into a colored dive, and a short lime later. It Is alleged, stole a bright sir, or dollar from one of tho Inmates Nettie. Nelson by name. Officers rounder! him up and It wa.s "back to the old home again" for Johnson.