| Show NASTY GAME GAM E OF SLEUTHS Chief of Detectives and Lieuten Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant ant Shannon Accused of z Dirty Conspiracy TRYING TO GET DIAMONDS Browbeat Woman and Little Boy And Advise Prose Prosecution Prosecution lI tion of Lad Say Ie Will Force Entire Truth of lie ic Deal In Court Proceedings I Another ther scandal similar to the In Ir Infamous infamous famous poker p ker swindle has ha broken brok n over ocr the tho Salt Lake police and anti 1 involves Richard L Shannon and 1 Chief of Detectives George Sheets In charges of conspiring with J II H Ex of 11 0 cast east Sixth South street to compel Mrs Anna tt of oTi 57 north First West street to give glye up a valuable diamond Iamond ring and a diamond stickpin which wore found by b her lit little little littie tle tie boy bo Lon two days RS ago gu near neal Second South and Main streets claims that the tho stones belong to him but has been unable to give gle a satisfactory description of ot them arid antI Mrs charges him with being an Impostor In league with the police Mrs says that sho she was called down to the police station statIonS and that the tho officers bullied and threatened her unless she would como through with the diamonds The poor woman was terribly frightened and is confined to her bed with Illness Ulness as a direct t re result suit sult of oC tho the outrageous treatment which I the she received at the hands of the police George F Lloyd Llod a a prominent and well known business man and one of or orthe the heads of the Cache Knitting Works company at ft U south Main street was aroused when Miss Ermina Vf W r What cott ott the young sister of o little Lon Len told him brIO the circumstances and he lie an answered answered her appeal for lor or help by drop pins his business b lne s affairs Immediately and engaging Ally Moses Davis Lloyd and Davis Dals called at the police station Tuesday night and wId offered to furnish any amount of ball for who was bolus being bolo held heId In detinue on a of grand gran larceny larcen though no complaint hai md peen been cel i tiled filed against him hini Leuh Shannon attempted attempt d to browbeat them but when they the refused to knuckle under at his bluff blurt he be insulted them th m created a shameful scene and literally threw them out of the police station with the aid of ot his blue coat minions BOY UNDER THIRD Little Lon Len says sas that Chief r Sheets Sheet tried to intimidate him by tell ing him hm that his people leople care caio anything for him and would let Iet him go to the penitentiary or they would have called to see him All this time the boy bar AS kept incommunicado and con constantly put through a terrible sIege Ble of the tho third degree to make m te him confess that he had stolen the diamonds diamond The he boy was wa steadfast however and anti held to 10 his hi Innocence Inocence Ho Hc H vowed owed all along that he had found the diamonds anti and antiL L I could not be shaken from rom his original position by b unmerciful sweating Not with wih stooping to the lowest depths of cowardly depravity by b threatening and anti bullying a a a child tho the police capped the tho climax by using on Sirs the harshest methods usually reserved for the most hardened criminals CANNOT DESCRIBE D BE DIAMONDS Mrs Irs friends arc are Incensed by 1 tho the actions of ot Shannon and Chief of ot Detectives George Sheets and ore arc determined determine to back her hur leI up and ad compel the police polee to face a final show showdown showdown showdown down In open court The he police act acting actIng ing lug with have hae been utterly unable to give ge a description of the tIme dia dla diamonds bonds monds that fits Its the tho stones in any de detail detail tail tai The police and can not even tell tel where got sot the stones which he claims are his nor not can they tho tell tel who the was ws that sold them or where they came caine from rem or what tho tIme settings are or In what style stylo tIme the facets I I have haye been cut The only thing that the tIme Police know Is that Lon Len Ln found toun a diamond ring and a diamond stick click pin MISS VERSION VERSIN Miss MIg Ernina Ermina sister of or the accused boy gave the tIme following version versionS S of tho tj caso le this morning My Iy brother came Caine down town from home homo on Moo Mon day da last about noon and brought me mc memy men my n lunch He seemed to be bt b greatly and told wId me that ho lie 10 had hal found solos iome SOle diamonds He lie said sid that early eal that morning when he ho was wal selling his hise e spa porn he and another little IUlo news boy ho bo Haw s a box lying across the tho street that they both raced raed for it that Lou Lon Ln got git there first and secured possession ot of tho box Lon ion Ln said that when hi he h picked it I up he thought It was wag Wal a n har bar harmonica harmonIca monica an aR It was A similar kind of or box Ho He it when he ho got back backon on tho the corner and to hl hil his surprise saw tent It contained diamonds Another news vendor endor an older youth who sells eils sels papers to the boys bOYI came caine up just juat then thenan and ana an saw sw the stones Ho He grabbed the box out of or my m brothers hands and looked at the tho diamonds Ho He almost went wild wid with Ith excitement excl ment and simor leg Ing his hI hands into his pockets pocket he ho pulled out a largo amount of ot sliver silver money saying la Heros 50 0 Ill Il give It to you yott ou for these the But Lon Len refused to take the money Then he lie offered to t give g e hint blot sw jG If it he would go to the time bank banic balt with wih hint hilt Lon Len Ln still refused aud and he lie got goton got goton on a street car ear and ad rode out home homo and showed the tho diamonds to his mother and told her how hos he ho had ha found them ADVERTISEMENT APPEARS That afternoon Lou Lon Ln discovered an advertisement In ono omit ot or tho ti Papers paper that that a diamond stickpin and anda a 1 diamond ring ling had been heen lust lost anti and that the Under finder Inder should return r tur them to toa toa toa a certain address The same erotic afternoon the th came out to our house with wit another man who we have reason realon to believe beleve was wan J H IL I They come como into the house at L limit first but stood across the street and I sent fent my little brother In for fur the die dla diamonds L monds My M mother refused to send I the diamonds out to them horn Then hen at last I they came came Into tho the house The paper I teller seller leler told us that ho had found paper tho the I owner of the diamonds and that lint wo wu 3 give them up to him Time The other man was unable to describe the tIme dia dla diamonds diamonds monds and he give gle the tho right answers answel to my mothers questions Cue tous con concerning tho name und and where tho the diamonds camo from and how ho lit got them My mother mothel refused d to give gho him the diamonds unless he could furnish a good description POLICE BULLY WOMAN That night tho the police pollee came carno out to our home and demanded that mj my m mother give glo up tho stones She refused to do so 50 unless a good description could be le given ghen of ot them TIme The police polie bullied her and called caled hex hem awful names and anO accused us all al of or being a gang of or thieves They Tey said that they would send all nI of ua un 1 to the time penitentiary My l mother telephoned to the police polee sta ate station stalon tion lon and asked the tIme man In iii charge there If IC the lie men moon In our house clargo were really realy policemen and he ho said they the were and that tho the best beat thing tiling silo she could do would be to go down to tho the police station staton and give up the he Jewels or 01 he would fix lx her My M mother became terribly f lightened frightened and telephoned to Mr Lloyd Llod for help heIp On Tuesday the tIme police I polee bullied my m mother some ome ome more moro and anti threatened to send end Lon to the tile for grand n unless she sho would give up the diamonds diamond THINKS POLICE IN I CONSPIRACY George F Lloyd said that he feared the police polee were conspiring with wih Exan der and the thc paper pager seller seler to swindle Mrs Irs out omit ou of f C the tile diamonds They The Thi have used risen tho the most contempt tile jle methods to Intimidate that defense less le women he lie said antI and they the ane frightened her until she is sick They Thoy even went ent so low Ion as to scare care a lit It tic Llo boy lO by ly to send him to 0 tho penitentiary unless he con confessed COI to stealing stones which ho had really found and they the knew It It I is isone Isone isone one of or the dirtiest things I ever eer heard of and I mean to stand by b the th victims to tho th finish We 0 will wi see ce whether the lie police cnn can openly commit such awful abuses of their power poser I dont believe beleve the tho decent people of Salt SaIl Lake City will wi stand for tor It I POLICE ABUSE POWER I told Chief Cler of ot Pollee Police Barlow Tuesday afternoon that if the man who claimed the tho diamonds could prove proe rightful ownership by b a good descrIption he ho could have the stones This the man could not do and mI Chief Barlow knew it U Chief Barlow DarIa also that Lon had found tho ho diamonds rind and yet et had him ar arrested arrested arrested rested on a charge of grand larceny lareen Ve We havo have shown tho ho diamonds to com corn competent competent potent experts and they advised us uso to o keep the tho jewels because description was aa absurd I went to the time police station alone Tuesday night mind ind tried tred to have Lon released I offer offered offered ed cd to give ball bail bal It I was sas refused Attorney torne Moses Davis his brother lichard called at the police polee station later ater Tuesday night and ind offered to tout put ut up ur lJ ball bail bal for Lens Lons release and an l agaIn the time police refused to let him go ro though hough no complaint had been filed fed against him and ad the charge charse of grand STand larceny was vas a lie He and the time police knew knewt it t It INSULTED BY SHANNON SHA KON I Shannon insulted us and treated us tie like hike dogs dab Attorney Davis was vas told by b Shannon that the What cotta cotts cott had retained another law lawand and anti had made an n agreement to 0 give up the tho th stones Attorney Davis Dals knew that hat this was wa false Shannon then asked in a Jeering manner Its Is a wonder that they the get an attorney to for tor or them I dont see seo why they the should urn them over oer to you ou Attorney Davis then said that from watching tIme the lie actions of or tIme the police pollee in this case cae caeI I it was vas wa his lila opinion that there were just justis Justas justa is as a honest people on the outside of the tho ho police poll e station as there were inside Shannon then threw us out bodily County Atty AU Job Lyon this lila noon nOn Is 13 issued sued a complaint changing charnS Lon Len What cott cl ot or grand gand larceny larcen and alleging that he ic had stolen the diamonds from Ex cinder ander who swore to the complaint complaint WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH The boys toys friends frend say 51 that they the arc are going to fight tIme the case care cae to a a finish and that at they the will wi compel to prove to o the time court cout where he got the time stones stone how lmos ow ho got them and will wi make him gle give Ao to Rood good goo description of at them This they hoy tho claim caim can not do Mrs will wi bring suits sull for heavy hea damages against the police pollee of Seers cers and for tOl false Imprison Imprisonment Imprisonment ment meat of Lon Ion Ln it Is said COMPELLED CO TO fO GIVE BOND BONDIn In spite of or tho the fact that no complaint lied lad been flied filed fe against Lon Len H E O T Lloyd and George F Lloyd Llod were compelled by b the time police pollee to give 1000 00 bond before he fore the time boy bo was released Tues Toes Tuesday Tue day clay d night from the tho city elt prison Judge Judg Whitaker signed the tho bond and ordered the ic police pol co to release lele le the time youth I I Pie He fe will wi be le rearrested on another I charge large of grand larceny on omm the tIme Issuance I ance of r the complaint col by the c attorney was wa advised by th the police to swear out the tIme complaint and it appears appealS that the tIme persecution per euton of the time little fellow feilo by b the time police will wi continue until a full ful exposure of ot their thick methods has been made in this case ease 4 |
