Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-18 | Page 14 | Shot in Battle with the Police

SHOT IN BATTLE WITH THE POLICE With a revolver shot in his mouth, Ben Bishop, 19 years old, of 262 Bishop's court, lies In a critical condition at the emergency emer-gency hospital as a result of a fight early yesterday at 2118 South State street, iii which two young would-be bandits exchanged ex-changed shots with the police. Bishop, who was said to have stolen an automobile automo-bile belonging to the Chtistenson Boot Shop, 15 East Broadway, with his companion, com-panion, L. J. Hale, 18 years old, was arrested ar-rested by Detectives Cliff Patten and C. W. Blair, and Patrolman J. J. Roberts, while stealing gasoline from a garage at 2118 South State, where the shooting took place. According 4o Chief of Police J. Parley White, Bishop has been in trouble before, having once confessed to several burglaries. bur-glaries. As far as is known to the police, this is Hale's first offense.