| Show HOW THEY DID IT the provo inquirer of tuesday march 18 has the following nicholas one of provo provos s oldest citizens was arrested last night at on an u unlawful cohabitation charge at his home on the bench near the mouth of rock bock canyon mr uhle stoin to is known as a quiet inoffensive old man his hia health has been very poor for several years past notwithstanding these circumstances atre it required three strong men to make the arrest aud and even than n they must fortify their nerves with brandy and steal upon their victim in the dead of night the follow ng na is the story of the arrest as told by in this morning I 1 was awakened about half past one this ha morning orning by three men who said they had come to arrest me one of the men told me his names was norrell and I 1 have since learned that one of the other mens name was van I 1 believe the third man keeps the almau alman boarding house bu of this I 1 am alit not sure they all acted like they were drunk norrell being worse than the other two I 1 As I 1 was wan going down the hill bill with them toy my foot several times and mr norrell brevi drev a in toy face and threatened to shoot about mf me he told we me I 1 could nut not get wayah he was a dead shot sha I 1 told lold him I 1 did not adt want to run away I 1 had treated them like gentlemen and I 1 hoped they th ey would treat melides me like a gentle reiah when we got to the bottom of the hill they had a horse waiting for nie me I 1 am a ni a watchmaker I 1 hy trade and a ud I 1 am very little accustomed to hordes anu ami L could not manage the horse very well they kept on insulting me me all the waa wa norrell threatened to shoot me several times when we w wre wire ire coming taito town he told me to go on ahead which I 1 did my horse started to run and I 1 tried to stop him he as as 1 could when they came ij up to me norrell told me if I 1 tried to run away again he would I 1 shoot me I 1 told him that I 1 did not want to ru run n away aud for them not to shoot rue me after we wb got into town they old me that I 1 would have hate to pay four dollars and a half fqy fortie it e use af the horse but I 1 told them I 1 did riot jot have the tbt muney money tho old gentleman seemed to le be quite 1 nervous we are in iri ormed has been drinking very heavily lately and thatis has become quite a cont mon mon practice for him hiba to flouri flourish sn his revolver when no wb sueh action is ia called for dign ban wikel wickel is too well known to fetu furth fier coni comment ment he is a ft alt eom companion panton for Nor norrell kell |
