Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-08 | Page 3 | Dope Peddler Escapes after Running Fight

DOPE PEDDLER E ESCAPES PES AFTER ArTE RUNNING riGHT FIGHT Notorious L. L A. A Character Known a as The Rat Is Sought in Connection With Taylor Murder Say Police J HAD BEEN TRACKED J j FOR MANY MONTHS l' l jj J Who Catches Fugitive in Act of Selling Narcotics Fails to Bring i I t- t tin in h Much Wanted Man J. J OS ANGELES Cal Cat Jan 3 S By Dy Byg tI g I After waiting several months arIn f trine which they obtained much evl- evl ic the be poll police co early today succeeded COrning a gunman and wholesale 1 lull j peddler r known as the rat ratto ratto rat t to io have him escape iho rat Is la believed by police to concerning the murd mur- mur d' d pf ot William Desmond Taylor slain e director roh rolman an Seager ager surprised the j I the Chinese JI near neal quarter selling ne e. e The gunman struggled with iM officer fleer and finally succeeded In Ing g loose Whipping out his pl pis- pis began firing N None ne of ot the shots 1 t. t Seager returned the fire lea to bring the gunman down r rt finally made his way around f C er where he escaped In a wait wait- I t k a lne driven by a a. confederate I