Show CAUGHT AT LAST fred Ha napton arrested in III salt lake fr for larceny A random reference in our columns the other day mentioned the fact that one F fred red hampton Han ipton formerly a saloan saloon keeper on fourth street had skipped the town leaving numerous credulous credi tora ton to mourn his untimely departure since abeli a whole catalogue of tricks and swindles perpetrated by the consummate elicati upon confiding friends and acquaintances acquaintance lias has c come ome to light of one good natured party lie borrowed the sum of the very night before his departure various other pe persons arns were ro roped in to larger or smaller amounts II ampton also managed to clear out the stock of the firm and make a clean sweep of the cash receipts of the saloon which had bad been considerable during the holidays worse still it appears that ha lie defrauded tho the secret fraternity of which he lie r was as a member of a not inconsiderable amount but tho the last straw broke broko his camel back and the pitcher of his bunni cunning ing wen went t to tho tile well of gullibility until it broke ou tho the A sharp arp edge of justice it appears that on last saturday while in salt lake hampton borrowed a coat and vest of mr ambrose green Gree well jr son of our esteemed townsman town min sir mr ambrose greenwell hampton II ampton said that he wished wish d to go up lo 10 ogden in dap guise uise and mr G let him have the t ae required coati and vest leaving in in the latter a gold watch and chain to the total value of over of which mr G sr sk had made his son a present r e fi ent II I f ampton thought th u lit this a welcome booty and lie lic stout arriving with tile northbound train in woods cross hampton II ampton left the tb train and boarded the one going ta salt lake city there thero ho lie gotoff the cars pawned the watch an end d chain for 25 and hied bied himself to ane one of his favorite haunts a gambling den der where the officers of the law jaw who had meanwhile been informed and get set upon hi his trail strail found him and took him to jail the same came night this is the story as far as we have been ablerto able to learn le arnit it this forenoon at ten he wa waa to bo be taken before the police court in in salt lake city but we be believe there is a strong determination on the part of the gentlemen interested to E havo ave him arraigned where the full extent of the penalties of tho the law will bo be meted out to the unscrupulous fco scoundrel undrel who has long been bilkie a confiding community |