Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-03
THE BURGLARS IN LIMBO.
MT. Carter's Stolen Goods Rec0v-
ered..A Gang of the Thieves.

This afternoon almost the entire guam.
tity OF pistols, opera glasses, etc, which
were stolen from Thomas Carter's gun
!, store were recovered. They were found
in one of the rooms in the Denver & Rio
Grande Hotel, near the depot, and the
discovery was made by the proprietor of
the house, Mr.. Jas. Higney, obtaining a
peep into the room through back win
dow His suspicious had been aroused
by the action of two men who occu-
pied this and the adjoining room
yesterday When the chamber
maid went to clean and edo up"
the room, they told her that this particu-
lar room required no cleaning up; that
it would do as it was; and they retained
the key. Mr.. Higney after making his
discovery went to the City Hall and mott
fed the officers, but before the latter
could act in the matter Mr. Carter's
book-keeper, Mr.. John Woodmansee, who
had already learned from other sources of
the whereabouts of the articles, had COM
municated his knowledge to Deputy
Franks, and the two went Immediately
and took possession of the goods.
There was found to be forty-five
pistols, twelve pairs of opera glasses, all
of the missing meerschaum goods and
the wolfskin rug. Mr.. Carter thinks this
leaves but enc valuable pistol, and per-
haps one or two other valuable articles,
still missing. The police, as we'll as the
deputies, had now got sufficient clue to |
the identity of the guilty parties to adj
NIT of general search, and within a |
very few minutes after the recovery of |
the goods, Mr.. Maxim, the one-armed |
cobbler who has several coal properties
IN the Castle valley country, was brought
into the City Hall along with another
man, who Maxim claimed was his brother.
The deputies also ran in three of the sup
posed gang, while officers Thomas and
Clayton went in mounted pursuit of
three more who were seen going down the
State road this morning. This trio are
supposed to be the really guilty ones, as
they are the parties who had the goods
secreted at the D. & R. G. Hotel. They
were seen at the saloon adjoining the
hotel last night about 9 o'clock, but
did not occupy their rooms of
the night before. These same parties
first aroused suspicion yesterday when
one CT them was seen carrying two rifles
near the depot. Special Officer Thomas s
Daniels, who is Waterman at the depot, t
noticing this suspicious circumstance, fol- f
lowed the men around until they appeared f
to suspect his object, when they got out
of the way. The presence of these men t
With the three guns near the depot be- L
anne known to Deputy Gleason, and this
officer went at once to Carter's store and G
,nquired if there had been any rifles v
stolen. Mr.. Carter gave the opinion that t
here had not been, and this threw il
Deputy Gleason completely off the Q
rack, otherwise he could have f
lad the parties safely under p
rrest as early as l o'clock yesterday a
fternoon. These three worthless, learn Ii
ng that their movements were being "
attempted this morning to s.
cave town and were seen going down G
he State road before noon. Il
1t was expected that officers Thomas IL
nd Clayton would overtake and capture a.
hem without much difficulty, but e.
othing had been heard from them
hen the DEMOCRAT went to press. 81
larshal Ireland's deputies think CT
nat there is an organized gang of the IL
elbows, and it is supposed that the sec &C
etary OF the crowd is now in the Mar 81
1al's custody. Policeman Salmon is til
different opinion, however, bt
nd believes that the three men who left tL
lie goods at the hotel are the only par to
es to the steal. The others who were
rested will be held, however, and ex- to
mined before they are released, as it is tn
aimed that they were concerned in the i'm
lrglary. Somebody familiar with the at
hole business is supposed to have given eS
e information away to Mr.. Wood C;
ansee or Deputy Franks, but who it is tn
not known. At all events Mr.. Carter. Of
e officers and the people are to be con- ha
atulated on the results, and it is to he
hoped that the other fleeing criminals M
i'll be overtaken and forced to take their NJ.
erited punishment. nj