Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-04-29 | Page 6 | Vigilant Watchman Causes Excitement

VIGILANT WATCH CAUSES EXCITEMENT Suspecting two well known Salt Halt alt Lakers who were walking out South Temple street at a late hour last night carrying bundles to be burglars Ed Mitchell the ni night ht watchman employed by property owners along the thoroughfare thorough thorough- fare commanded them to stop covering covering cover cover- I in ing them with his revolver as he gave the order A passing passin automobile party noticed what was going goin on and the driver immediately headed in the direction direction direction di di- of the police station where he rushed up to the desk sergeant and informed in informed in in- formed him that All All of Brigham street is bein being held up Patrolmen and Hinton got into the car and told the chauffeur to drive them to the scene of the trouble with all possible speed When the officers found that the cc holdups were only good citizens going oin home carry carrying carrying carry carry- ing bundles they were released and the mistake mitake was was squared all around