Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-10-02 | Page 16 | Criminals Are Not Reaping a Harvest

'CUIUS ARE IT REAPING A HARVEST s Chief Grant and His Men Are Keeping- Close Tab on Undesirables. Pickpockets, confidence men and characters of tbc "Get "Rich Quick j Wallineford " type are learuinjr tbat Salt Lake ix not ho busy taking care of its nolcd gucHts at: to nczloct the notorious ones. Should a newly arrived ar-rived crook fail to be met at tho depot by nn usher from police headquarters prepared to help him with his luggage ami see that ho is properly registered and lodged at tho city jail, he can rest assured that the slight will bo atoned for tho lirst time ho betrays himself by act or look. Though his faro may bo unfamiliar to niombcrfi of the Salt Lake police force, he runs little risk of going unrecogni'cd by somo of the special detect ivos employod by Chief t.irant as a reception committee- for his kind. Kourtceii suspects were rounded up from tho fair( grounds and various resorts re-sorts in the city yesterday and booked upon open charges. "It isn't so much what they have done as what we are not going to let llicm do," said f'hiof Grant. It is understood that attempts to get! the unwilling guests of the city out of jail by habeas corpus proceedings will be started immediately. "We can't keep them from getting in,'1 snid Chief Grant, "but we can keep them so busy that they will even tually got out of town. Already we understand that many of the most notorious no-torious crooks ot tho 'country look upon Salt hnkn as a good place to miss." Chief Grant declared last night that he was much gratified by the loyal support sup-port bo is receiving from all members of the police department in the crime prevention campaign that is being caried out with especial emphasis during dur-ing the prcsont congested condition of the city. The moaning of "strenuous life" is being made clear to members of tho police forco. Most of the patrolmen and all of tho detectives have been called npon to work overtime lately. There is not one of tho ninety-three members of the department but ha8 had something to do with the success ful handling of tho crowds during the parade Monday night, and not ono that did not feel a personal pride in knowing know-ing that not tho slightest accident marred the occasion, fraught with possibilities pos-sibilities of serious harm to the careless care-less had not every precaution boon taken.