Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-12-02 | Page 9 | Says They Robbed Him When Drunk

SAYS THEY ROBBED HIM WHEN DRUNK Perc Percy Elliott was as arrested last night and ana is being held at the tho cit city jail on a 3 charge har e of highway robbery il of P. P In ht an au employee of tho the Rail Kail- Railroad road company is tho complaining wit net ness s Ho reported to tho police last t ni night ht that ho had been robbed of 71 by Elliott another ne negro o and a soldier from Fort Dou Douglas After drinking with the soldier in several oeral saloons ordered a cab cah in which t to go JO home In tho the feeling of good fellowship occasioned b bv th thi aforesaid visiting of ot saloons ho allowed th tho soldier and ad two nc negroes rocs to pany Pliny him Instead of going to his lila home borne the tho cabman was ordered to drive out on Second South street nearly to tho the Jordan river river where blight Hight was taken from tho the cab he be says nays and his hs money was extracted from his lis pocket t Within hour Detective howell fur- fur with a description of tho ac- ac accused cu cued ed landed Elliott lie He was fied fled as one of ot the assailants b bv by Hight and the cab driver The Tho police are arc I for the tho soldier and the other I negro I