Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-03
THE RuRGLARS In LIMBO.
FIR. Cnrter,s stolen Goods Wecov-
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 oil
the house, Mr.. Jas. Higney, obtaining
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 noti-
fed the officers, but before the latter
could act in the matter Mr.. Carters
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 woliskin rug Mr.. Carter thinks this
leaves but che valuable pistol, and per-
haps one or two other valuable articles,
still missing. The police, as well 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
Daniels, who is Waterman at the depot,
noticing this suspicious circumstance, fol-
lowed the men around until they appeared
to suspect his object, when they got out
OF the way. The presence of these men
with the three guns near the depot be-
came known to Deputy Gleason, and this
enguired il there had been any rifles
stolen. Mr.. Carter gave the opinion that
there had not been, and this threw
Deputy Gleason completely off the
track, otherwise he could have
had the parties safely under
arrest as early as l o'clock yesterday
afternoon. These three worthless, learn
ing that their movements were being
watched, attempted this morning t.
leave town and were seen going dowr
the State road before noon.
1t was expected that officers Thoma!
and Clayton would overtake and captur,
them without much difficulty, bu
nothing had been heard from then
when the DEMOCRAT went to press
Marshal Ireland's deputies thinl
that there is an organized gang OF tn,
fellows, and it is supposed that the sec
rotary OF the crowd is now in the Mar
shal's custody. Policeman Salmon i
of a different opinion, however
and believes that the three men who lei
the goods at the hotel are the only par
ties to the steal. The others who wer
arrested will be held, however, and ex
amined before they are released, as it i
claimed that they were concerned in tn
burglary. Somebody familiar with TIL
whole business is supposed to have givel
the information away to Mr.. Wood
mansee or Deputy Franks, but who it
is not known. At all events Mr.. Garter
the officers and the people are to be cor
graduated on the results, and it is
be hoped that the other fleeing criminal
will be overtaken and forced to take thei
merited punishment.