The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-27
A HAUL OF BURGLARS.
DOUBLE QUARTETTE OF CROOKS
NEATLY CAPTURED.
Believed to Have Been the Men Who
Burglarized SiegePs Store-Gilles-
pie and Parry Do Clever Work.

/ The city guardians of the peace
made a great haul yesterday. when
they succeeded in arresting eight al
legged burglars. The first four were
captured at Sandy by Sheriff Lewis
and Deputy Mcclellan. and were lodged
safely behind the bars of the county
jail. The men gave their names as
Harry Casey. William O'Brien, Thomas
Ryan and Frank Miller, all of whom
are thought to have been the men who
; bGrgIariAsd Siegei's clothing store on
Tuesday night. They were captured on
+. information given by Wilson and VIII
cox. who are now serving sentences for
having burglarized drug stores in Muir
ray and Sandy. The men were found
to have with them two dozen handker-
chiefs, some underclothing three suits
of clothes and an ulster, which were
timed as the goods taken from Sic
gels.
officers Gillespie and Parry made a
very clever capture yesterday. Giles
pie went out on a hunt for burglars,
and his work resulted in the capture Of
two men and good deal of plumber.
Suspecting that the men he wanted
were in the Salt Lake House, on West
Second South street. he went to work
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which the men were staying. Gillespie
went in and found one of them on his
knees, counting a number of watches
Gillespie placed handouts on the men
and brought them TO the station, but
there were two more of the gang, who
escaped. AT the station the men gave
the names of Terrence Jones and War
rem Little
Officer Parry was on the lookout for
the other two men, and a few minutes
after Gillespie had gone to the station
with his prisoners. he saw the two men
on the street. They were on Second
South street, near the Salt Lake Hard
ware company. and Parry Immediately
followed them: but he was discovered.
and the men tried to escape. Parry
was too quick fer them, however. and
soon had them both under arrest. They
gave the names of James Fisher and
j. G. Dular
The articles which were found in the
room occupied by the men consisted OF
about p watches. all of which were
broken and of cheap variety: four
pairs Of Spectacles. a large number OF
wire lamp-chimney cleaners and sew
eral dozen stockings These articles,
except the cleaners and stockings, are
unquestionably the property of Mr.
Thompson. whose jewelry store was
burglarized a few nights ago. The
ponce mere were notified to be on the
lookout for the stuff. and a description
OF the stolen articles was furnished.
The watches and other things answer
TO the description. Where the stock
ings were obtained is not known The
marshal of Brigham was notified Of
the capture and will come to Salt Lake
this morning to take the prisoners back
with him.
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Lewd women forfeited fines amount
ing to $3.50 in police court yesterday.
Charles Waterfall was arrested and
fined 81 yesterday for violating the
bicycle ordinance
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A bright-looking boy. Il years of age,
went TO the police station yesterday
and asked if they could tell him
OF place he could go to earn his liv-
ing and have home. He said his name
was Reilly and that his parents were
both dead. He had come to Salt Lake
from Leadville and worked for a man
here, but he whipped him and he left.
The boy looked TO be an honest fellow
and he was given a place to sleep for
the night. and Jim Adams told him that
he would try to get him a place today