Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-08-28 | Page 10 | Mysterious Message Leads Police to Cache of Opium

MYSTERIOUS I1ESSAGE LEADS POUCE TO CACHE OF OPiUM s Twenty -ens cane of contraband opium, concealed nader a pile of lumber at the roar of 4M West Third South street, were found and ooBftooaUd by the polios thortly after t o'clock thla morntns, The oontraband la valued at more than H0 and will be destroyed by the police. A telephone m boss go wee cent to the Slice department under eomewhat mye-ious mye-ious drcumstanoss a few minutes after I o'clock thl rooming by aa tnformaot who refueed to give bis name or ad-drees, ad-drees, stating that If a poUosman wereto look under a pile of boards at the nddreee given he wouil find something that would So of value to the department. The message was received by Peek Sergeent John Lena!, who - detailed Mounted Patrolman M. Cnyers to look Into the matter. Conyere found theacne ae rndloaled hi the message, and telephoned tele-phoned at enee to police headquarters for help to bring the etuff to thej rtatton. Mo-t.-rtycle Patrolman Dan Orundvlg went to Conyer'g aaststaaoe, and the drag was MuTn. in JTWe plana at haadquar- "Tb ' eplotn comprised si it sen small oans of refined opium, valued at t a can, and five large can of crude opium, valued at ft a can. making a total of It Is thought that the drug waa concealed con-cealed In thle place by one ofthe Chl-neee Chl-neee of the city who are engaged In the business of supplying the drug to Ite victims, vic-tims, Ths cans were concealed tea pair of Chinese trousers, which wsre taken to the station aa a poeelble meana of tracing trac-ing the ownership of the drug.