Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-15 | Page 8 | His Watch Was Stolen

Ills STOLEN One of lIati a Had Scare Marshal of Eureka in oem pany with a man named Johnson and two or three other gentlemen from Juab county and several are a goott laugh at the expense of Mr DurIng lie first part of the week the gentlemen train the south me in to attend he Smith trial and engaged rooms in the senie lodging house Wed Wednesday night one of the boys quietly removed Johnsons valuable gold time piece from his pocket while the sleeping man woe dreaming of home and of Infernal ma machines chines In the morning the inevitable Imp Johnson missed his watch Ills aay that he turned then roil then blue and white again lie roused the marshal with the start hag that some villain had hail the temerity to come right Into the room and steal his watch Mr Johnson fairly hew over to the police station and asked blat an officer be detailed on the case at once But what gets inc remarked the gentleman as an expression of bewilderment swept over his face is how the burglar could come into m room and swipe my watch and Marshal the man who captured Smith lying right there therein in the same room Ive been touched I tell you Of Course DavIes understood the little game and was as mum as an oyster All day yesterday Johnson was trying to iOlite his chronometer He offered extravagant rewards It is said and was almost op the verge of nervous prostration When he was about to gIve up in despair the watch was hand cit over to him and amid the roar of laughter that followed the gentleman remarked something about Its oct mc gentlemen and the jokers flied out