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Show Escapes as an Autoist Captured as a Woman Voung Deserter From the 'iny Steals Aulo, Pnssos Had Checks, Escapes Tnlce mid Flnnlly Comes to Grief. During tho week American Fork was tho center of a rntliar Interesting Interest-ing episode, in which a forgor and an auto thief was arrested, mado his ecsapc, was arrested again and escaped es-caped the second tlmo, and then whllo trying to get out of tho country, dressed dres-sed In tho garb of a woman, was taken tak-en off an Intorurban car near tho scene, of his first arrest and is now In Jail awaiting charges of forgory, stealing an auto and desertion from tho U. S. Navy. A young man, named Oran Freeman, Free-man, stolo an automobllo from Salt Lake City last Friday, drovo It to Provo and thoro commenced to get rich quick by passing a lot of worthless worth-less checks on tho lending clothing und Jewelry stores. When ho had collected about $60 In this manner, ho started on his return to Salt Lake City. About this tlmo one of tho receivers of a worthless check got in connec tion with Sheriff East, who telephoned telephon-ed to tho towns north, giving a des-scrlption des-scrlption of Freeman. City Marshal Willis Bromley had not long to wait, for In flvo minutes his man drovo up and waB taken In charge. Tho sheriff said that the man was driving a Bulck, but the car Intercepted by Bromley was a Studebakor. This mystified the, case, and vblle; Policeman Duncan took' tho tinucd toTstop moro cars coming up from tho south. In tho mcantlmo, uftor bolng taken out of tho car and Into tho City Hall, Policeman and Freeman wcro going back to get somoi things In tho car when tho prlsonor nsked to bo excused to go back Into tho City Hall to get his gloves. Instead In-stead of doing this ho bolted on through the hall way and out of the othor flld( Just thou tho marshal came up and found his man gono. Freeman wont to Mr. Soarles' homo, and stating thnt ho needed some old clothes to wear whllo ho got under nud fixed his auto, donned tho old clothes, left his ovorcoat, and in this disguise ho returned to Provo on tho Intorurban. Here ho was arrested again, and whllo In a room with a Provo policeman, ho told tho latter to step in n room and turn on n light. Ab tho policeman did so, Free, mnn locked tho door and again mndo his get nwny. Olllcers woro Boon ehnslng him with an auto, but Frco-mon Frco-mon dropped into n ditch half full of water, whoro ho lay for linlf an hour. When the, coost was clear ho went to tho homo of Mrs. Roll Noleon and engaged roomB and board. Noxt day he wont to one of tho same Etorns. where ho had passed a worthlass check, and pur hnscd moro clothing. Saturday evening ho donned some of Mrs. Nelson's clothing, put on a woman's cap to hldo his back hair, and pulling his long freo locks down In front, looked very much like a woman. Hoarding an Interurbnn car ho ctarted for Salt I.nko City. The conductor noted that his movements and tho genornl contour of his figure did not look very fomlulno, and tie- phoned ahead to American Fork. Mnrshal Brom'ey Interviewed the mysterious lady when the. car arrived hero, and took her off tho car. Ho did not then suspect that he had tho check artist until some tlmo after, when tho young man 'fessed up and tnlil his history. Frfinun claims to ho hut nineteen veins of ugo and to be a deserter from the navy. Thoro Is supposed to ho a rownrd nut for his arrest, which I tho Ajnerlcnn Fov,kotuccro ,anJ conj ductor will be entitled to. Ho. Is noV; In tho county Jail, and tho ofllcera hrb trying to determine whether to try him on the chnrgo of forgory or stealing or to return him to the U. S Navy. o |
