Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-02
GUNS AND OPERA GLASSES.
burglars Hecio Themselves by
Burgiing Carriers store.

a burglary, which in point OF daring
and adept execution vies with even Ire
seder's most brilliant successes, was COM
mitted on Thomas Carter's gun store and
sporting headquarters last night. When
Mr. John Rensemer, the clerk, opened
the store this morning about 80 o'clock,
his attention was at once attracted to the
partially empty showcases which last
night had appeared well filed with pis-
tolls, opera glasses, etc. A hasty survey
of the premises revealed the fact that a
very complete burglary had been accom-
plished. the thieves gaining an entrance
through the window of the office in the
rear of the store. The shutter which
was fastened on the inside castings, had
been pressed from without with great vi
olence, until the casing was forced off
entirely. The shutter facing the outside
bore evidences OF having been cut and
hacked as though an attempt were made
to test the thickness OF the boards, and
there were also marks that appeared to
have been produced by the sharp end of
crowbar
Mr.. Carter and the book keeper arrived
some time after Mr. Renseimer opened
the store, and the news of the incident
was Immediately communicated to the
police and other steps taken to obtain n
clue to the thieves and their whereabouts.
The tracks of several men were plainly
visible in the mud outside the window
and leading through the narrow alleyway
into Commercial street. a revolver was
also found on the floor just outside the
window, evidently dropped while the
plumber was being taken away.
1t was remembered that three strange
looking men with large white sombreros
and with other cowboy appearances had
been in the store yesterday afternoon,
purchasing some 32-calibre cartridges,
and while the suspicion in this direction
was undergoing maturing process in the
minds of Mr.. Carter and his employees,
word was received that parties answering
the description OF these men had been
seen going towards the depot this morn.
ing with large parcels in their arms. II
Mr.. Renseimer had taken the precautior
to have the police place an immediate
watch at the depots when the discovery
was first made it would have been posi-
BILE to intercept the parties before they
had gotten out of reach. AS it was, Mr.
Carter had word telegraphed to Sheriff
John w. Turner at Provo before the
train could have reached that point, ant
it is probable that thorough search o
the three men would be made on theil
arrival there.
Mr.. Carter, after a careful examination
of the premises, ascertained that about {
score OF revolvers, some OF them ivory
and pearl-handled, dozen pairs OF opera
glasses, q number OF meerschaum pipe
and cigarette holders, box of cigars,
fine wolf skin robe, and all the loost
change that had been left in the drawer
had been taken and, possibly, rifle o
two-in all, amounting to between $S0t
and $500 perhaps.
A strange feature about the whole affai
is the fact that Mr.. Carriers trusty watcl
dog was in the store all night, and nobod,
seems to have heard any noisy demon
stration in the neighborhood. This il
accounted for by some with the opinion
that the burglars very likely sent in do
ahead of them with conciliatory inhu
ence, thus diverting the Watchers atten
ton from the perpetrators of the BIZ
steal. The bookkeeper's Office coat
which was considerably ink-marked OF
the left sleeve, had been taken prcsuma
bly, for the purpose OF wrapping tn
things in, and may tend to identify tn
robbers if they are caught soon.