The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-22

sneak thieves The city Jail is now
completely filed there being no less
than fifty prisoners, many being DIES
perate characters. If the situation does
not change, it would seem that the au-
thoritieS will find it necessary to af-
ford relief both in the matter of pro-
viding more room in the jail and to
have the police eorce increased suffi-
GENTLY to afford the city necessary pro-
lection.
Yesterday the patrol wagon was kept
busy all day and more downright
toughs, exclusive of the common
drunks, were arrested than during any
previous day for years. At the same
time half a dozen burglaries were re-
ported, the greater number of which
were in the outskirts of the city, or in
the residence portion rather.
TARBELL'S STORE, BROKEN INTO.
Among the burglaries reported to
headquarters yesterday was that of S.
w Tarbalrs general merchandise
store at the corner of Fourth East and
Eleventh South. The burglars had en-
tered by removing a pane of glass IN
the door, Some silver knives and
forks, bracelets, cuff buttons and other
jewelry were taken No clue to the
perpetrators.
ANOTHER BURGLARY.
McCoy's drug store at the corner of
Fifth East and Third South was Broken
into sometime during Saturday night.
The burglars had evidently been inter
rupted as only few articles Of small
value were missed.
HORSE AND WAGON TAKEN.
Edward Brooks. residing at Tenth
North and Third West, reported that
his horse and a Studebaker wagon had
been stolen during the night. The
horse. had been taken out of the barn
and hitched TO the wagon No trace
of either horse or wagon had been dis
covered up tc a late hour last night.
HORSE AND CARRIAGE STOLEN.
D. C. Dunbar reported the loss of a
horse and carriage last night. The rig
was standing in front of his residence
near Third West and Third North, and
while he was in the house someone
came along, united the horse jumped
in and drove off. Up to late houl
last night the outfit had not been re-
covered.
SLOT MACHINE ROBBED
The nickel-in- the-slot machine, which
has grown so popular of late among the
habitues of saloons and other places
where it is exposed, is the latest thing
to be tapped by the burglar AS a rule,
the machines are only opened every
third day, and as a, result, If business
has been at all good, they contain as
result of the play covering that period,
all the way from $40 to $50, and in some
instances more than the latter figure.
AS rule, the saloon keeper leaves lit
tie, if any, money in the till, but he
is unable to remove the cash from the
slot machine, which is securely locked
and as securely fastened to the wall.
Albert Swain, CT the Continental bar,
is the latest victim Of the burglar, and
he estimates his loss from the visit
which was paid to his place between 2
and a. m. yesterday morning, at not
less than $50. Entrance was effected
by removing a pane. of glass from a
rear window, and from the size of the
hole through which the burglar
| crawled, it looks as though the cracks
men had been aided by boy Once
inside, it was the work Of but a few
moments to break open the box and
extract the nickels.
SAFE CRACKERS AT WORK.
Safe crackers are at work in the city.
About 6 o'clock sterday morning the
large safe in the Office CT the UtaG I'm
PIGMENT company's warehouse. on
State street, between Second and Third
.'O0tii, was IOWA ODS.l. f1au II IhDJ
been for the timely arrival of Officer
! Pack the burglars would have secured
about 500 In cash. AS it was they were
J interrupted in their work and both are
now lanSuishing in the city Jail.
1t was shortly after s O'Clock yester
day morning when Officer Pack sam
tered down State street on his regular
peat AS he passed the implement com
pany's office he cast a glancing look
/ through the glass doors. His eyes
met two individuals who were labor
ing with the heavy iron doors of the
safe. The officer had a good look at
the robbers, being only a few feet
distant, and at once saw they were
not connected with the Office. But he
was alone and these were evidently
two desperate characters 20 deal with
so he ran up the street and whistled
/ for assistance. When he returned in
a few seconds, s might be expected,
the birds had flown. The officer saw
the front door had not been disturbed
and decided they must have entered
through the rear So he ran into the
back yard and was Just in time to see
the robbers make over a fence. Officer
Pack called out to them to stop. but
they ev1nced no desire for closer re-
latlons and kept on. just as thew
were rounding the electric light sta
ton near the Knutsford hotel. he drew
his gun and fired. But the bullet went
wide of the mark and the chase con-
tinued until Floral avenue was reach
ed. Here the pair separated one going
north and the other one starting to
climb fence. The officer leveled his
gun at him just as he was about to
jump and commanded him to halt,
which was obeyed. 1t proved to be
John Grey, well known safe cracker.
who has been operating for several
years on the coast and whose likeness
adorns every rogue's gallery in the
west.
The other made his escape and sue
ceeded in eluding the eagle eye of the
officers for the time being. His liberty
was short-lived, however. During the
afternoon q suspicious character ac-
costed Officer Matt Rhodesand inquired
shout GFey's arrest. Rhodes knew
the ouestioner to be crook and was
at once suspicious this was an ac-
complete. He did not make known his
suspicious, however. Rhodes never
does; but went to Pack and got a
description of the other robber 1t tai
lied with the man who had been ques-
tioning about the arrest of the other
robber. The two officers started out
| on search and were rewarded by
finding him hid in a coal shed at the
Union Pacific yards He was taken
to the station and booked fnr bur-
glary. His name is A. Swigart.
! 1t was evident the robbers had been
at work during the greater part of the
night The safe is a large one, about
| five feet in height. The most remark