The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-02
THE SCOTT BURGLARY.
The Perpetrator Probably Arrested
in Denver.

A couple of days ago dispatch was
received by Marshal Pratt from
Denver, asking whether lot of cutlery
to the value of about $500 had been
stolen from Salt Lake, and at the same
time conveying the Information that a
well dressed young fellow had been ar
rested there, on suspicion of having
stolen cutlery III bis possession. The
answer was to the effect that a quantity
OF cutlery had been stolen from the
hardware store of George NJ. Scott &
Co.. and a description of the same was
requested. The dispatch also gave the
private cost mark of the firm, which,
if the goods had been stolen
from Salt L Ike would be found on each
unbroken package. A further answer
was to the effect that SCOTS private
mark Tailed with the one on the un-
broken packages. The goods were
shipped from Salt Lake by express, al
though, as will be seen by the account
of the arrest, as given IN the Denver
Meas, Tay lor claimed to ha purchased
the goods at Hamilton. Ohio. The
OSuf6T NCWS SdFS. h5Sb evening Dc-
tective Sam Howe wandered into q store
on the corner of Seventeenth and Hol-
laday and found a young man of cool
address and handsomely dressed nego-
tiating with the proprietor for the sale
of miscellaneous stock of razors,
pocket knives and shaving utensils.
Suspecting the goods to have been
stolen and happily taking in the
situation, the dealer introduced the
detective to his whilom friend as
a par tner in the business. The fellow
gave the name of William Taylor, and
claimed to have purchased the goods
at Hamilton, Ohio. Howe asked him
if the stock he had at the store consti-
tuted his entire layout. He replied
that he had several dozens of razors
and knives at his lodging place on
Blake Street, and suggested visit to
his room to inspect the stock. The de-
tectsye consented. stating if all the
goods were like the samples he would
be glad to purchase the entire layout.
Going to his room Taylor fished out
large satchel completely filed with the
finest kind of cutlery, such as razors
and pocket knives. Of the knives
there were nine dozen and four bearing
the trade mark Of Wostenholm q Son,
Sheffield, England; Graft e. Schmidt,
New York, and several marked III.
B." There are thirty.three of the ra-
zorsof J. A. Henckle's make, twelve
marked Challenge. B. j. Eyre. Shef-
field" and five stamped II. Y. L.,
George Wostenholm & Son." Two of
the razors are hollow ground and
marked "T. j. Terry & Co." In add
ton to razors and knives there is
one pair of steel bowed spec
tacles in case, one pocket shaving
brush and case. Satisfied that the
goods had been stolen, Detective Howe
conducted Taylor to the station and
there accused him of the theft. This
was the first intimatien he had received
of being in the hands of an officer. His
face blanched, and finally under close
questioning he admitted the goods were
stolen, but refused to disclose from
where they were taken. The officer
states that several burglaries in which
goods of this kind were taken. have
been reported from Nebraska and Gree.
ley, Colorado. Taylor was locked up
pending an investigation"
Deputy Franks will probably leave
this morning for Denver, with the id "a
of bringing the prisoner TO Salt Lake. 1t
is thought the fellow is man namet
Burt, who was not long since released
from the Psnitentiary here. In Denver.
he gave the name Bur. rs an alias.