OCR Text |
Show HOMESICK BOY SENT TELEGRAM How John R Walsh, a produce bro kcr of New York, happened to receive a telegram announcing that his brother. bro-ther. Edward Walsh, had become insane in-sane while In this city and the motlva which prompted the sending of the fai6e message Is the information contained con-tained In a letter addressed to the N'eV York man by Thief of Police W I Norton The police have learned that .Edward himself sent the telegram, tele-gram, signing the name of his partner, part-ner, Walter P. Parker Neither Walsh nor Parker is held by the police The first information concerning the fake telegram sent from this City was rceivd by the police on Friday Fri-day when the New York relative, John R Walsh, wired the following information infor-mation . Received a telegram signed Walter P Parker, 214S Lincoln avenue, star ing my brother, Edward, had gone crazy cra-zy Please wire me deadhead full j details and how 1 can make arrange ments for hl6 return. JOHN R WALSH" Unable to find either of the men at the address mentioned, the police! were at a loss to understand tb fct range message until Edward Walsh, who is 22 years old. and his partner. Parker, were located bv Detective Robert Burk. According to Walsh's story he left New York nearly a ear ago against the wishes of tils brother, who told him not to send for money if he went broke. Having received only $5.90 a week in the eastern city, the voung man was enticed west by th report of day wages almost equal to his weekly earnings in New York Without, money and hungrv. the boy arrived in Ogden two wc?ks ago In faearch of work His first Job was at the damslte in South Fprk canyon, but he did not prove strong enough for that work and wur told to hur ry back to Ogden after had worked for h half day. He then 6ecuie0 work as a laborer on a new building nnd is holding down the job It was his desire to return to New York which prompted the sending of the telegram, remembering that his pro ther had reiuaed to send money. H6 thought that the money or a railroad ticket would be forthcoming at once if the brother believed him to be In trouble. thief Norton believes that the young man is telling a straight story and for that reason refused to hold him In Jail Walsh promised to te turn to work and In the meantime the police chief has Informed the New S ork relative of the circumstances. |