The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-29
CAUGHT A BURGLAR
How a Bad Man Was Neatly Trapped
Last Night
AT THE HOME OFMR. CRIES
AN EXCITING SCENE WHEN TIE
POLICE ARRIVED.
Gave the Name of Charley Gray-T.
Markus Arrested for Petit Lar
ceny - Alleged I'm bezzlement-
The Carrying Of Concealed Weap-
ons.


ons.
Last night about $50 bold burgla,
walked into his own trap, and as a re-
suit he is now behind the bars of the
city jail awaiting trial on the charge
of burglary. The man was caught in
the act Of burglarizing the residence OF
Mr.. John B. Cries at 365 East Third
South street. Mr.. and Mrs. Cries were
out walking yesterday evening, and re-
turned to their house about SIS, and
Mr.. Cries noticed that there appeared
to be light in the house. They had
left no lamp burning, so he thought he
had better see what caused the light.
At first he thought that it was the fire.
light, but it was too steady for that, so
he unlocked the door and stepped into
the dining room.
1t is the custom of Mrs. Cries to
leave lamp and matches on the din
ms room table where they can be easily
found Her husband therefore began
feeling about for the lamp, but it was
not there. He was about to call his
Wife'S attention to the fact but sud-
denly he noticed the shadow of a man
fall across the kitchen floor. The
kitchen opened into the dining room,
and is in the rear of the house, so when
Mr.. Cries saw the figure through the
open doorway he Immediately closed
and locked it. He then ran out of the
house after locking the front door and
called for help. His wife took up the
cry and the neighbors soon flocked to
his assistance.
Mr.. Cries told them Of the mans
presence in the house, and the build
ing was quickly surrounded and
watched while word was sent to the
police. officer Hemple received the in
formation that the man was in the
house locked up, and he Immediately
telephoned to the police station for the
patrol wagon. Driver Armstrong was
in the patrol in a few moments and the
wagon went tearing down the street. 1t
met Hemple at Commercial street, on
Second South, and the gong was sound
ed for another officer. Officer Miner re-
sponded and met the patrol on State
street, and then began the race.
The lively grays in the patrol We're
started off at their fastest gait, and
Travelled as though they were going to
fire. Within very few minutes of
the time the notice was received the
patrol wagon and two officers were at
a crowd gathered in front of the house
in which the burglar was confined, and
a strong guard was placed all around
the building. Miner and Hemple en-
tered the house through the front door,
searching the parlor bedroom and din
ing room, but no man was to be seen.
A lamp had been lighted. and by its
rays every nook and corner in those
three rooms were searched. The kitchen
No., - O..
end of the room was a man sitting on
a box. The officers covered him with
their pistols and ordered him to throw
up his hands This was done in a
hurry, and Miner and Hemple then
arrested him, the scene being someA
what exciting.
He was searched on the spot, but
nothing was found upon him that be-
longed to Mr.. Cries. He would not an
swer to any of the questions put to
him until Officer Miner asked him how
he got in, and he replied, walked in"
A careful examination Of the doors and
windows was made, but they We're all
firmly secured, and had not been bro
ken open. A search was made for the
key with which it was supposed he had
effected an entrance, but none was
found. From the appearance of the
house it would seem that he was not
in the place very long, as he had not
disturbed anything in the rooms. Not
a thing was discovered to be missing,
and nothing was found upon the burg
lar.
When Mr.. Cries first entered the
house and discovered the man, the
burglar begged of him not to make any
alarm, and promised to give himself
up. Mr.. Cries was not going to take
any chances and locked the house with
the burglar inside. Mrs. Cries was
badly frightened, and there was a great
deal of excitement in the neighborhood.
The burglar made no attempt to es-
cape, and offered no resistance to the
officers, but he would not say a word
about himself. When taken to the sta
ton tears filed his eyes and he hung
his head in a very detected manner.
He was a young man and we'll dressed,
being of the kind that one would never
expect to see as a burglar.
AT the station he as asked his name
but would give none. He was told he
would have to give one, and he said
to put down any one, and finally gave
the name of Charles Gray. This is I'M
doubtedly a fictitious name, but he
would give no other. AS he was being
locked up, Miner asked him why he
did the act and he replied well,
have a wife and child" That was all
that could be obtained from him. An
examination of the things found in his
pockets revealed nothing. In a small
pocket dictionary was found the adj
dress "416. North" Miner and Hem
pie visited the place, but there is no
such number. The nearest was AS and
it was occupied by family who knee
about the man. 1t is thought
that he had put the address down and
had it wrong. Undoubtedly the mem
orandum was for future use, as he had
probably spotted AS and intended to
enter it, The police think that Gray,
as he calls himself, is responsible for
a great many of the burglaries that
have been committed for quite while
Cray states that he had been in The
city for three weeks, but this state
ment has not been verified. On his per
son was found a bunch of keys for Yale
locks, and the key with which he en-
tered Cries house was found in his
pocket-book