Show J POliCE ANSWERS WIlD ILD CHARGE ares That the Newsboys Were Arrested for Deliberately Deliberately Starting Trouble t ring iring to c correct the tho impression 5 ion ad in an article in today's Herald Herald- publican headed Toiled Jailed Papers Near Corner Held IId b by List Chief of Police B. B I T. T Grant to- to issued a B statement in which he Eluded ded certain statements as untrue pi 1 i. i the tho contention of Chief Grant that no malice malico was shown for her her faction of the and gl that no partiality would be bo shown m. m he statement in full t follows jat the public ma may know the thes its ts s I desire to correct a wron awron imi im- im be bo for formed by those i sIon that that ma may Ceding din an article in this mornings morning's s 's lerald p Newsboy for selling papers near corner t e by trust A Gives Facts A As Az Learned Neither cither the newsboy who was arrested ar ax rested or Abo Abe street circulator tor Ur or of ot the tho an were in- in in- in with ith on account of selling t on a street corner occupied stands ands The aro p pi pied d 1 b by news s that Abc Abe ck carrying out auf instructions ti DS from the niana management of tho the Republican Herald deliberately placed newsboys 8 directly in fro t of long estAblish established es es- es- es d news stands operating under licenses s from irom tho the city rit- which broD brought t forth a a I. I protest from Crom the newsboys in m In mcharge charge e of the theo o stands aud i iu in in this manner man juan ner ncr created a a disturbance that is now allowable on the streets There Thero is ampIe ample am am- pIe room oom for these D newsboys w bos bo's to sell sell ODan on OD an any of these corners without standing immediately in front of the wagons agon Thov were sent there apparently not to but to raise a disturb disturb- tell newspapers 1 ante ance They kno know iu full well ell that newsboys news news- bo boys boya are are allowed nc d. to f foell cl upon any street corners in in the city i The claim that Blumborg is h only 1 li 17 year Tears old is is fal false c to so o far as the boys boy's wn statement to the police is is con con- i med as fl he claimed t to be 19 years std eld I inquired of the boy if ho he could rould not ha have stood tood at either end of tho the thon n news stand or on the corner and sell his 1 t. t papers and he ho said aid that ho could rh D. D nl I asked him why ho he dill did not do this Ho He aid said ordered him to taud tand immediately in front of the wagon gon and if ho he did not do this Stu- Stu beck would not pay him B JB Statement False fA to boy being placed In jail of ot the prisoners telling him he heas 1 as held hela there for tor murder this statement state state- ment 1 Is Is' absolutely fal false and In line lino with ather things he has haH ha b been en made to M say Hie rhe bo boy was placed In the tho hoya boys ward there for about one hour no ot otier er r being In this ward except a a rusty who was cleaning the room at th thIme the ime he was placed In the Jail r 6 regards to a change chanse In tactics In he afternoon being made and tind for this eason ason newsboys selling the thc Deseret ewe were not arrested I would say bat this statement Is misleading and Lotrue as the newsboys selling t the Des Des- ret rel News did not a attempt to place them- them elves eles In Iii front of oC these wagons but he heaed heaved heaved he- he aved ed proper properly and stood on the corners nd ed were evidently Id there to sell papers nd nit not to to raise a disturbance stands were on the corners him rhen chenI I Was wab appointed chief of oC police and have ate la e b ben been en there ever evey since the tile elt cRy city has hils ceased them for years cars and the city com com- lon f 1 IB now considering tie matter mattel as aso o Q whether r the they will abolish them en- en irely or or- or If It not how man many shall remain remaina n a the corners I I have oe received no In- In from ti-nm the dt- dt 11 commissioners to th these c stands and until the they have hava decided what method shall saU be bo pursued I feel eel that I have h no right to act other than we have he been en d gIve ing-gIve give ve them thorn the same ame protection as wo We do an any other li licensed JI- JI censed dealers Result Would Have Been Same flame As to arresting the tho boys simply be because because he- he cause ause they were selling Herald cans Is ml misleading and untrue The rho re result result re- re sult suIt would havo have been the same no matter matter matter mat mat- ter what papers the boys hor were selling had md they behaved a as these boys did under under under un un- un- un der Instructions they received As to th the news stands being a a. news trust and owned ned by McGillis this would seem to be bo a statement mis-statement of ot facts Since Sinco I haVe ha held the tho position of ot chief of police man many of oC these stands lave e a b been hoon m bought and sold and owned b by different parties I understand t. nd they are In the market and have been at all nn times for tor any Rny one olle to buy who wished s but It appears ap- ap pears pc-ars cars that of the Her Herald ild Ican lIean who formerly was waR Int Interested In some ome of them e o must have havo thought bought ho lie could Invest Inest the tho m money ne to a a. better advantage and sold out his interest inter Inter- est There has ha never nc beno bene a time but what he could repurchase If It ho desired I to do so Where a business Is Js on the market marlet to be bought and sold It would naturally appear that a trust would be bea a rather thing to form It Is unah unfair un- un fair fali to say fray a that this is given Jhen on ae oun of McGillis them and being employed by the Tribune The same ame protection Is being given to other stands an as to the tho ones owned b by this party part although h he 1113 Is the only one the they have ia t to put out of business Signed B 0 F P. GRA GRANT T I Chief of Police |