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This collection contains materials about Ogden’s history of 25th street. The documents consist of newspaper articles, oral histories, audio and visuals, and publications.

Abstract

The Arlyn M. Garside Collection was a collection donated by Kelly Garside. This collection contains

materials pertaining to the life of Arlyn Garside both personal and professional. Arlyn was a

police detective for Ogden city for many years, and the collection contains correspondence,

photos, police reports, his notebooks and mug shots related to his job. It also contains personal

photos and a scrapbook.

Abstract

This collection contains 5 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings collected by the Ogden City Police Department from 1917 to 1928. The collection was donated to Weber State University by Utah State University Special Collections in June 2005. The articles range from topics such as theft, prohibition, larceny, gambling, murder and draft dodging.

Abstract This collection contains court exhibit evidence and photocopied newspaper clippings concerningthe trial and conviction of Joseph Henry Martin. Martin was tried in the 2 nd District Court forWeber County for assault with a deadly weapon after shooting David Edwards, a Pinkertondetective, while encountering an extortion ring. Martin was convicted in 1914 and sentenced tothe Utah State Prison for 5 years. Tried again in the same court, Martin was...

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Personal account, “The Cox Murders” by Edward Cooper about the murders of

Sam Nelson, Betty Brooks, Jane Stauffer, Eliza Burton and Judge Lewis Trueman by Austin Cox

in Ogden, Utah, July 23, 1943.