The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-02
BAGGED.
The Cracks Who Have Been Doing
Ogden and Salt Lake Nabbsd.

, A week ago last Saturday night,
e the gun store of Mr.. Thomas Carter.
on the east side of Main street was
broken into. and fourteen pistols
stolen therefrom, all valuable Weap-
obs, and some especially so. After
the mere announcement of the bur-
glary, little was thought of the affair
and it had almost died out OF the
minds of the public. The police,
, however, kept up a constant but
quiet investigation, which resulted IN
The capture of the robbers last night.
About three days ago, they dropped
on the parties, but did not make any
arrests as they had not discovered the
stolen articles, and we're not prepared
70 prove their guilt. Yesterday, the
cache, or place in which the stolen
goods we're concealed, was discovered.
oeing an old ssls house on South
Temple street. They examined the
nest and found the pistols there tied
up in pair OF red flannel drawers,
which was wrapped in blue flannel
shirt. All but two of the pistols |
we're taken out by the officers
and these two were placed back
in the nest. Having reason to be-
lieve the thieves would visit the cache
that night, they bid themselves 10
the immediate neighborhooi. Shortly
after s o clock, a couple OF men en-
tered the salt house, and the police
closed in and listened They could
hear the expressions of surprise upon
the robbers discovering that the nest
had been found /; and one OF the men
came 70 the window and was about to
get out, but seeing the police, threw
the drawers, containing the two pis-
tolls, as far back in the SIZED as he
could, jumped out, and made break
to run. The cold muZzle of pistol,
however, quoted him, and ne sur
rendered. In the meantime, the
other man bad tried to escape through
the back window, but being met by
q policeman, returned into a dark
corner, and remained there until
,sIled out. The police then secured {
he pistols and took the parties to c
all. c
The rooms these fellows had occu- s
lied here we're then searched, but the '
My things found were a shirt similar O
D the one wrapped around the draw a
RS containing the pistols, and a e
lowY brass necklace, answering the
escription OF the property recently q
.olen at Ogden; besides these articles, q
theirs were found on their persons, 81
lch as underclothes and silk hand "
which were evidently the "
Oods advertised as recently having CT
zen taken from stores in Ogden by a
1rglars. tt
They were questioned separately one
wing the name OF Moulton, the other
lat of Dutch, but both are evidently ..
and their stories vary. One -
a young man, who was consider -
by frightened; the other is much :;
der and cooler; the first talked 70
city freely, the other was taciturn. q
either have been here very long. =,
here is scarcely any doubt but tue p
ght parties have been captured, and
e trial of the case will probably
the fact that the police RI
ave made sure grounds before bag
ng their game. These two men are
e pards of Wilbur, the young fellow
Gently arrested for stealing a ride
0m Ogden, who resisted 80 des-
,rately and who was discovered,
'yond question, to be one of the par
IS tina! had been burglsrizing the
gden stores, by the goods found in
s possession.
The police are confident that one
the men arrested last night was en-
Iged 10 the burglary of Ed. Harris
gar store on Sunday night The
al OF the parties may develop some
W matter.
The pistols stolen and discovered
e: Five bull dogs, two ivory and three
,ne handled; one gold and silver
ounted pistol, with pearl handle,
I'd elegantly chased; five Smith &
and one X L pistol.
esides these and the clothing men
1ned were two boxes of cartridges.
be salt house will be further ex-
mined this morning. So