The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-18
BOLD CROOKS WORK
Residence Of Guy Willis En-
tered Yesterday Afternoon.
WAS INTERRUPTED IN BIS
SEARCH FOR BOOTY.
Gave Miss Arlie Archer a Scare and
Succeeded in Escaping With
About Fifty Dollars in Cash

Another bold case of house breaking
in the same order as the Leslie Ray
mond escapade, occurred yesterday at
ternoon, the scene being at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Guy Willis of Walker
Bros bank.
About 2:S0 yesterday afternoon Miss
Arlie Archer. the adopted daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Willis, was alone in the
residence at No Il Jefferson avenue,
when she discovered that she needed
something at a small store near by.
She left the house after carefully lock
ing the doors. and WAS absent only
about five minutes and entered the
house through the back door.
When she got inside she noticed that
the parlor was brightly lighted up from
the windows. This seemed strange, as
when she left the house the shades had
been pulled down and the parlor was in
partial darkness. Thinking that some
one had raised the shades during her
absence sfsa went in to investigate AS
she started into the room a man sud-
denly emerged from the bed room at
the right Of the parlor and made dash
for the front door.
The door was open, but the screen
door was shut and locked. Tie intru-
der threw his weight against it and
broke the lock. He then ran off down
tie street and disappeared in neigh
boring lot. Miss Archer was badly
frightened, and called for assistance.
Hearing her cries Mr.. Charles Bean,
who lives within q short distance of the
place, ran over to see what Was the
matter. Miss Archer explained the oc-
currence to him and he started off in
pursuit
e.. IL
the man going through a field Bean
hailed him, but the man paid no atten-
ton, but only moved faster. Seeing
this Bean started OH a run and soon
oYerhauled him. What do you want ?''
asked the man.
I am looking for a man that broke
into a house over here a few minutes
ago, and you are the man"
81 don't know what you are talking
about" he replied.
Then ensEed an argument, during
which Bean requested the man TO go to
town with him, but he refused, saying
that Bean had no right or authority to
arrest hiDi. Bean called to some men
who were working near to come to his
aid, but they did not respond. He
therefore went to the house in which
lives P0. eeman. Larsen and failed to
arouse anyone. ~ When he again tried
to make the man go With him he posi-
lively refused. and as Bean could get
no assistance he was forced to let the
man depart.
The fellow ran into s. lot at the cor
ner of Eighth South and West Temple
streets, and then Bean went back to
his house. and changing clothes caught
a street car and went to report the
matter 10 the police. He met Officer
Roberts on Second South street and
told him the story. Roberts telephoned
which arrived in very short time
and with Sergeant Rhodes the two
jumped into the wagon and drove to the
scene.
When the wagon reached Eighth
South and West Temple streets it was
stopped and a thorough search was
made Of the neighborhood, bat without
finding any trace of the man. The
wagon was about to start for home
when a. small boy was sighted coming
al full tilt toward them on q bicycle.
He rode breathlessly up and said that
the man was just seen hiding down the
street. He was told to start off and
the wagon would follow him. Away
he went and lost his hat in his haste.
but it was picked up by the patrol, the
boy being in too big a hurry to stop
for it.
He was followed to the Utah Central
depot. WQlaTse there was a woman who
said she had just seen the man hiding
in the brush back of the depot. He was
lying. she said, on his back with his
hat over his face, but she described his
appearance exactly as Beam had given
ii. She also stated that he had been
hanging about the neighborllood for
two or three days No further trace of
the burglar could be found. though
there were others that said they saw
him in the field just few minutes be-
4 hi 4
could not tell in which direction he
went.
while the officers were still at the
depot a man on q. load of hay shouted
over: They are holding MIN over at
THE dee house, and if you go over there
YOU can get hin.' This was news, in
deed. and away went the patrol TO get
the bold bad burglar As they neared
the office of the Salt Lake Ice company
a small crowd could be seen on the
porch A smile Of satisfaction over
spread the cCuntenances of the officers
as q man ait the office called out. as the
wagon drove up: We S5g him for YOU.
We Just captured him and we're going
to telephone to the station TO let You
know about it. He's the man you want
adj right, and there he is"
with that llle speaker pushed fer
war a. Hide red-headed, dirty faced
boy of three years. Who turned out 20
De lost child tOT Wfl0Tn the officers
were ON the lookout.
The wagon then went to the home of
Mr. Willis and IT was found that the
thief had cut a large hole in the wire
screen thai WAS over a, window and
cIawled through into the house. When
he had gained the interior he prepared
for q quick exit by opening the front
door. but neglected to force the screen
door, chlnking that it was not fastened.
He raised the window shades so as to
have plenty of liglt, and went to- work.
He forced open. all the trunks and
ranSaci1ed them thoroughly. In one of
ehe trunks he found a small sin cash
box This he broke open and helped
himself to Che contents 1t was filed
With old coins of many different coun-
tries, which formed a. collection that
Mr. Willis had been gathering for
years. He took several old gold and
silver coins. but did not touch the
copDers that were also in the box. He
also fumbled the things out Of the
wash stand drawers and placed a pistol
that he found there on the top. bit
did not take H. While he was in Ehe
midst of his explorations Miss Archer
came in and frightened him away.
There was q zdy's gold watch living
7eag but he di9 not get il. The amount
of noneV he detained was about $50.
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Small precautions often prevent great
misehiefs. De Wits Little Early Ris-
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