| Show hie Grant Crant nt and Christensen Agree T ir i 1 Six ged Alle-ged Crooks May Co o Free I Ir r DEVICES I PHONY MONEY r IS NOT EVIDENCE V the g Six Men Taken Saturday Carried With I ein m a Roulette Wheel They Probably Could Have Been Held but They Did Not 1 I U will be necessary only for the attorney representing the EM 1 who were arrested Saturday afternoon at the old Taylor Ron i on East Second South street where a great quantity of game gamt paraphernalia was found to say the word when of- of 8 of the law must swing open the jail doors and let these in 11 crooks go o 0 scot free This his condition of affairs is IS admitted by B. B F. F Grant chief chiefe pice fc e W. W V W Little city prosecutor and all police officers i hid had to do with the arrest and temporary temporary incarceration of Soren X Christensen counse counsel for Gorman Howard others recognized leaders of the gang was at police pollee head- head ittes tas as bright and early this morning mornin checking up the amounts h h to the credit of each of his clients and looking after their tests ds in general i Nothing absolutely nothing can be done except to release Clients he declared with a satisfied smile smite for there is no noLte noe notye tye e which may be placed against them under the circum- circum ses e The only thing the city authorities can do is to force to move on and this the men will without a doubt be very 1 i to do since their identity has become known I 1 heartily tt lith eith THE TELEGRAM regarding the necessity at this time timeto to an 1 increased police force Most clever cleyer crooks residing in east- east cities have hive plenty of money and will of course visit the coast ons this year Like all aU tourists who travel first class they lIy will wm stop off in Salt Lake City Our local peace officers tot not know them from the thousands of honest men and women J visit here and there you are I r Of lOf course he added with a knowing wink and a broad fi f in n this particular lar ca case e my clients are innocent so as such to their liberty and pursuit of happiness f M Grant Talks tt There is nothing w we can do but turn them loose just as Wiil HI n the u proper legal leSal move is made commented Chief Grant j its the bogus money fake racin racing charts telegraph and other evidence of fraud which found their we in pos- pos i fl There Is no law under which we can proceed with prose- prose I on nd Noy Now if it t were a poker layout roulette wheel or other i f e devices we could base a case upon the law which says ones one's ij ones J possession of these things constitutes prima facie evice evi- evi ce COf of gambling Ambling but in the present instance we arc are powerless JL I I I have ha haje h hoped Ped that Hogan one of the men arrested and C n e figured was the intended vict victim m of the gang on Satur- Satur iy A WOuld consent to talk but hut something has silenced him and tIe taciturn concerning the part for which he was as cast in the theas rama as the others 01 I. I no J it I 01 J it I I. I no Grant wa was Pressed for tor an nn of or the tho action of two of ot 17 det tJ t who having beon tI and an- an other member r of or the gan gang placed d them In a police pollee automobile and drove o in an opposite direction In Instead Instead In- In stead slad of or to headquarters finally re returnIng returning returning re- re turning without their prisoners H Ho lie replied replied- They said they were following other members of the gang You know there thoro were wore several men pointed out by Robinson near nur the Taylor house and some somo of or them went down State street Zene Zee e and LeIchter re reported reported reo re- ported to me that the men whom they h had d in custody had shown them cards Indicating that they were railroad d men and that they decided they were all right George Robinson juvenile officer through whose prompt action at the proper time the arrests were made and who not only pointed out menon menon men menon on the street but led the police pollee de department do- do into the very room where the gang h had congregated in the old Taylor house houle fails faila to recall that and Leichter had any occasion to go o on a n shadowing errand after arresting Howard and the other man He Ho had supposed he ho declared this morning that the two detectives had returned immediately to headquarters tore and locked up their prisoners and Robinson was wu the most moat genuinely genuine genuine- ly surprised of any of the officers when he returned after lifter assisting In the arrest at the Taylor house and found that the two men to and Leichter had hod been turned loose Howard through the efforts of Robinson was wu rearrested but his companion escaped and nothing has been seen of him sl since e he was waa taken I in the police automobile by the two detectives Burglars holdup men and I o of or nearly el e every cl clas clae s and caliber put In a bus busy Sunday In Salt Lake City It according to reports leports on file fHe at headquarters One of ot the three desk whose s It IK If I to re rt receive re- re and transcribe reports declared d dmore more In e earnest than In fun that a 0 clerk rk who writes shorthand Is l. needed to n I answer wr the telephone so fast do reports from outraged citizens dOzens come In Following la is Is' Is a a 0 copy of ot tho the desk deRk sergeants sergeant's report for tor afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon and last laet night with minor th thefts of clothing bicycles auto luto robes rabb rabbits It IJ etc which pr presumably presumably pre pre- were were- committed by local tal talent nt eliminated F F. F. F Decker 10 1024 West Second South street Left LIft automobile halt I n a block from Or Oregon on Short Line deI depot de- de I pot on account of ot disability of oC car ear through accident Was as gone gono ono two hours and and when he returned found th the tho following articles missing Two tires and Inner tub tubes I two storage batteries and a R kit of automobile tools Aggregate value 65 A. A W. W Davis North Sixteenth West WAt street House burglarized while while- tA family was is a away Burglars entered b by forcing rear re-ar door Two ladles' ladles gold watches one mans man's gold watch and In cash stolen also several rings and small pieces of ot Jewelry and k keepsakes Miss Lulu Harper Lake street t Fired two shots at a man who nho was WM attempting to force an entrance at att atthe t the c back door of ot her residence about midnight Another Holdup James orele D street Held up UI at the point of ot a gun by a well dressed young man about 11 1130 30 p p. p mand m m. and Bond relieved of ot a a. gold watch and In cash M. M Miko l Bamberger bunkhouse Held up by two men one of whom nhom held a revolver er at his hlll hi head hend at Second Second Sec Sec- Second ond West and First South streets Relieved cd of ot a gold watch and chain and 15 In cash F West st South Temple street Watch stolen by thief who entered red his room Hardio L. L Cannon 1146 South Ninth East EaRt street Held up by one man on Ninth East between Ninth and Tenth South Bt streets ets Man lan cov coy covered covered ered his victim with an ugly looking gun and relieved M him of In cash Bright and early eArh this morning re- re north portA of ot various vanous crimes began coming corning I In th until by noon Desk Sergeant Lenzi was IlS as completely swamped with clerical work switching man many manot of ot tho the calls to the tho captains captain's office ortice In order to facilitate matters and nd get tho the re reports reports re- re ports written up as 88 expeditiously as possible that they might be Investigated J. J F F. Morrison North Second west west Grocery Grocery store broken into durIng during dur dur- ing lag the tho night 90 stolen from cash I rc register together with Ith two checks for tor torI 10 I 0 each F F. Christensen corner Seventh Fouth F and Fifth East street street Store Store broken Into during night and a small amount ot of change chango taken from cash Co register Could not name namo amount but less than 5 Miss T. T Berl Berly of San Sn Diego Cal Suit case caso containing clothing an and other ther personal effects stolen from waiting room of tho the Oregon Oreon Short Line Lino passenger station Each days day's reports show that no particular section of ot tho the city Is se selected so- so by tho the crooks crooke but rather that they are thoroughly covering the town In what appears to be bo a 0 systematic systematic aye aye- manner as though being di directed directed directed di- di h by some somo central power how to operate Stickup men mei and burglars bur bur- burglars were the busiest of or the tho gentry yesterday and last night as tho the re reports reports ro- ro ports show Tho pickpockets appear to have taken a 8 lay clay iLl off orr and enjoyed themselves nt at the various Ious resorts without plying their trades No Recovery Made No o recovery reco of a articles reported as during tho the past week has been en c-en made though all of ot the reports orts are aro appended with the ent entry v which a ap ai apparently parenti closes the n n nord sord zord in each case Investigated hated orSo or case case So common have reports of or the tho character listed above become that the humor of ot the situation has appealed ap ap- appealed ap- ap pealed to tho the rank and file mo at ht head quarters Patrolmen reporting for tor duty uty stroll into the iho desk sergeants sergeant's et cants cant's office glance over r tho the long list and laugh among themselves Well Weli how many today Is a question which a n. late late- latecomer com corner comer r may be heard rd asking those who ha have ye Inspected the tho re records It hein being understood without explanation that he is ret referring to th the number of or crimes reported |
