The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-09
BURKE, THE BAD BOY.
He is Held on the Charge of
Burglary.
DID He sAND-BAG BUCKLE2
Some Suspicious Circumstances lead
Ing to That Belief-His Remark
ably Thin Story.

]. F. Burke, whose arrest in Denver
and subsequent return to this city, on
the charge of having burglarized the
store of George NJ. Scott & Co., some
three weeks since, appeared before
Commissioner Norrell Yesterday. He
entered plea of not guilty. He is
small, almost boyish individual, and
has a restless air about him. It was
plainly evident that he realized that he
was in bad fix, and his own evidence
was such as only drew him deeper into
the tolls. The witnesses examined
for the prosecution were-C. o.
King john Angren. Richard
A. Reyes and Deputy Franks. The
goods were easily identified although
most of the marks had been scratched
off the boxes. While in the city, the
defendant had his headquarters at the
Utah Boarding House-the old Taylor
property, on South Temple Street, and
which is kept by John Angren. The
latter identified q chisel found in Scott's
. store the morn ing after the rob berry as
one that had disappeared from his
premisss-one that he had seen in
Burkes room several times pre- vious
to the date of the robbery. Angren
testified that while Burke was at his
house several of his dodgers complained
of having been robbed. He had his
suspicious concerning Burke, but
the latter left before he could
arrest him.
THE DEFENDANTS STORY.
The defendant, in his own behalf,
testified that On the night Of the 23rd of
August he came in from Lake Park.
At the corner of Second South and
Third West Streets, while on his way
from the Denver & Rio Grande West
ern depot. he stepped into q vacant lot,
whether to pray or not, he did not say.
While he was hidden among the sun
flowers and weeds. man and boy
hove in sight, carrying bundle. They
approached very cautiously until they
were within about ten OR fifteen feet
of him, when they put the
bundle down. After some conversation
IN reference to going up town. tie man
and boy left. Burning with the natural
curiosity of his sex to learn what the
mysterious package contained, he
stepped up and opened it. Thinking
he could dispose Of the goods to
advantage, he tcoliared them" moved
them to his room at the Utah Board
ing House, and afterwards shipped the
package to Denver. This is
AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY
from that told by the fellow in Denver
where he claimed, when questioned by
the detective who accidentally
ran against him in the store
where he was endeavoring to
disoose OF a portion of the goods,
that he mad purchased the goods
in Hamilton, Ohio. Later on, when
arrested and placed in jail, the fellow
admitted the goods we're stolen, but re-
fused 10 state from whence ne had o.
tanned them. During the rigid cross :
examination to which he was subjected
by Mr.. Peters, however, he contra
dIcted himself a dozen times. He
claimed to be a machinist, and has
roamed around the country for several
years. Six or eight years ago ne came
to Utah; he was known as Burke, as
William Taylor, as Frank Dyer and
Fred Dyer. After the District Attorney
had satisfied himself that the fellow was
lying most unmercifully, he closed his
cross examination: otherwise there is
no telling where the defendant would
have landed. He was held to await the
action of the Grand Jury in $500
bonds, which he failed to furnish, and
was taken out to the Pen. in the after
noon.
DID HE sAND-BAG BUCKLE?
There now appears to be some rea-
son for the belief that he is one of the
fellows who sand-basged John T.
Buckle few weeks ago. The coat
from which Buckle tore the sleeve dur
ing his scuff1e with his assailants has
been recognized by Angren and his
wife IS one worn by Burke,
while he was boarding at their
place. In order to further test the
probability, Mr.. Buckle was conducted
! into the Marshal's office, where several
strangers were assembled, and he was
asked to point out the one who resem
bled his assailant. AS his glance fell
upon Burke the fellow gave start as
though he recognized Buckle, and the
latter says be firmly believes that is
one of the men VIII came nearly ending
his life.
TO WHOLESALE CLOTHING
BUYERS.