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Show tT-WAB A BARD CHASE; Mat Sheriff Bnrl'Captartd Ills Xen and Brought Tsem Bice. When the train came In from Og den at? midnight 'last, night, , there was n party ql tb'ree that kept clcri together,' and as soon as practicable after leaving the car, headed for the County Jail. The tallest or the trio was Sheriff Butt,, of Salt Lake County, nnd the ethers were two sharp lookin- Jew who sail under the names of Goldberg aud Friedman. Fried-man. .The Hebrews were in the custody of the officer, and did not like it a biti and w,ere very reluctant in obeying lUMnicuous inai leu them behind iron bars, where they now ate pending tlie investigation of the charge preferred against them, for obtaining goods under false pretences. pre-tences. About June' id, Friedman and Goldberg Teut to Jos. Simons, the clothier, to get rt I J) I of goods. They said they, were itugactd in tlie busiueai of peddling. They projx-ed projx-ed mating a trip south from Salt Lake, golug as far as Juab, aud returning re-turning by way of the mining towns about TiotiC For tills purpose pur-pose they"wanted nbout $350 north of goods. .After' considerable parleying, par-leying, Mr.SImons let them have a stock to that amouut, receiving $100 on account. Then che pretended peddlers went to Blumeulhal & Co. and ohtalued about $200, credit there. Next the Sludebakef houso .was worked for a light spring wagon. A $3) watch was ol) tallied from one firm, and smaller Items from other parties. They started out, but instead of going go-ing south, they beaded northward. Complalbt was made in tho police court, and a warrant hvued, but not served." c The waj that their change of course was discovered was by Mr. Tho. J. Page, of Bountiful, presenting pre-senting a'watili to Mr. Simons for redemption. The peddlers had been to Ills place and had purchased a mare for$100. This was to make a team with the horse, they had. Friedman represented himself as Simons' brother, and gave the watch, which hu said was worth 575, and rotneguods for tbe animal. He inforniedi Mr. Page that when be presented Die watch to Mr. Simons it would be redeemed with cash, 'fills lavscntation caused tlie facts to-be brought out. On tiauirdayiJteruoon, June 13, Sheriff Burt.was notified, and Immediately Im-mediately took uplhework, butby this time Goldberg and Friedmau had gut lOUtkidc of the Territory. The shr;ff.ucgraphcd to various omU.-aiid on, Monday received a reply from Siierill Loveland, of Box Elder County, thai the Jews were in MalvVldaho,aud would be there until Tuesday. ITiey had passed through Brigham City on Friday, aud ShirifT Loveland went afttr them Immediately on receiving .Sheriff Burt,', telegram. He caught them at Malad, and had Hum arrested, ar-rested, but could net bring them back, as, lie had no requisition papers-,,. ' . flic fu'tlvcs were shrewd, and thcyeugagetj II. W. Standrod to defend Iht-m. Standrod is prosecuting prosecu-ting atl6rt)ey of Onieda County, and asflttant U. S. attorney. It was ,his place to help the offlcers, but instead in-stead of thii he did his best todefeat them. Ho finally agreed that the prisoners would bo detained till Tuesday. This was on Monday niomlug., and Shcrltr Iovelaud started bat" for jaticrs aud instructions. instruc-tions. Xo soonir find lie left than Standrod broke his word, and Gold-ben: Gold-ben: and Friedman wi re released. Siierili Jf?vclaud cauiu bad: to Colliustou, the first telegraph station, sta-tion, and suit word, as stated, to Sheriff Hurt. The latter secured the necessary laiers. and started at once. Tfie two officer reached Malad C3,ry SVedntsdny morning, add learned what had transpired. They traced the peddleis to Mc-Canimon, Mc-Canimon, and found that they liad lasscd there at 3 p. m. on Monday 21 hour ahead cf them. Tiie pursuit was kept up to Spring Hill, Montana, ns, after consider able difficulty, the officers hail learned that the stolen goods had Inicn shipped t'lllrrcatiu the team driven overland.,. On Thursday, July R. Sheriffs Burt aud Jivtland met Friedman aud GoldUrg, in front uf a Spring I Hill saloh7j 'and arrested them, i They claimed that the officers had no right to do this, as they only had aj requisition on the governor of Idaho. This was true, but the dis-iute dis-iute lisfcd'lill a constable camu up aud arrested the pair on a warrant which had been sworn out twfore a Justice of tlie iieacc. Frledin-tu ofTc-rcd Sheriff Burt nil of tho goods and the team it he would let them go, but of course this offer wn rejected. The pair then made an application for a change of venue to Dillon, fifty miles distant. dis-tant. Tun -attorney of Beaverhead Beaver-head CVunty resisted this, and had thucasosetjforTuccday, July S. . Au atttirnoy named Rarlier was engaged by defendants, and he went to lluttoaud sued out a writ of AAe-a$ AAe-a$ oirpjtf before the judge of the dLsulcj; court tliere. On Sunday, July (Jth, requisition papers came from District Attorney arian, and Sheriff Sher-iff Burt s'jfrted forllclena. Ou Monday Mon-day he served them on Gov. Toole, whose action was prompt, and the officer started lack. He gut to 1)11 Ion, wbcjv he was mtt ou the train by Sheriff Rose, of Beaver Head (;oun!y,-wlio told blm that 14 hours before the prisoners had luen di-cliarged di-cliarged arid had started through the mountains for Virginia City. The officer was now in a tight place. Tlie peddlers had declared that they would nut he taken back by Sheriff Butt, and It looked as thouglf they would be successful. But Uiey reckoned without their host, and have become convinced that when Hie shirifl goes after a man he will get him. Sheriff Irart'knew nothing of the country, but engaged Constable Ripley to- guide him to Virginia City. It wa.s mlduiuht, but they started without delay. By 7 a. m. 01 miles had been traversed and Virginia City reached, tt was thought tba fugititen had guno farther on, and the officers pressed ahead to Knnls. Tliere they learned tint uj such lwrsons as were sAtight had passed, and tlie ODljieouriu was to turn lack. Reaching Virginia City, Sherill Burt aHd the constable started ou the road they supposed the peddlers would take, mid in the mouth of the canyon, five miles distant, they bolted on them. To say the Jews were surprised at meeting the officers, offi-cers, is putting Jt mild. They were amazed. There was a short struggle, but they had to submit, and accompany accom-pany the slier HI to Salt Lake, arriving arriv-ing here as statid. It was learned that tlulr goods had been left In Barln-r's cliarge, with the agreement that he would ship them to Virginia City. Now, however,. they will be forwarded to Salt l.ake. Mr. Page's horse and Studcbaker's wagon are at Spring Hlll,-where tluy cau get them by sending fcr them. SderiO Burtiiyshewas courteous, ly treated by Shu Montana officers, and that Sheriff Rose and Costnole "RIIey afforded him every assistance in tiie, pursuit. Tlie defendants are to havea hearing, hear-ing, before 'V. S. Commissioner Greemuan, before w horn a complaint basxcn bled.' |