The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
AN EPIDEMIC OF BURGLARY.
Number Of Sensational Arrests
Made the Past Week.
COUNTY JAIL FILLED.
J. L. Mitchell's Store Broken
Into by coalville Boys-Not
Being Able to Furnish Bonds
They go to Jail,


For the last two weeks an epidemic
Of burglary bias relgned, Last week
7. Young was convicted Of disturbing
the peace Of Echo. aud sentenced 10
fifteen days imprisonment In the
county Jail. Young had not been iods.
ed in the Jail more than ten minutes
when word was received by the sheriff
and county attorney that several bur-
glaries had been committed In Park
City. The officials Immediately pro.
cured aeonyeyAnee and proceeded to
TO Park City, arriving there about Q
In the evening. Several saddles had
been stolen from Mr.. weeterj Joseph
Fares store had bean burglarized. aud
several guns had been stolen; Nc
Polen's butehershop hal been entered
aud beef slaughtered and the meat
stolen Tho sheriff and county at
torney were In Park City oil week. In
yestigAtlng crimes. Sheriff Lindsay, by
very shrewd and clever work, To-
Gated and captured all the thieves. In
addition TO the capture Of the Grim
mails the sheriff secured all the stolen
property. A. A. Willis stands charged
with the crime Of burglary and s.versl
Others who wsre ishpisss,sa ,-~-~s--.
prshsn led ADJ viii suffer for theii
crimes. The criminals who broke Into
the butchersbop and stole the beef die
posed Of IL IN Salt Lake City. This
Salt Lake officers were appraised OF thu
theft and they Immediately started
out to Hnd the trail Of the thief. The,
found IL aud trailed the robbers q
Woodland, where they took them into
custody. The preliminary hearing &C
cure. 10 Salt Lake City to day, Friday
and county attorney Calls 10 there rep
resenting this county The viRilNnl
but weary sheriff Lindsay aud tn,
iatiGued PROSECUTOR were congratulate
irg themselves upon having the opper-
tuniIy of enjoying brief respite from
their labors when word was received
that the Echo saloon had been burglar
lied. Thereupou Mr.. Lindsay and Mr.
, Calls quickly left Park City, aud with
all possible haste went to Echo to In
vestigate the matter.
But II seems that rest was denied TO
these servants OF tho public, for on
Sunday night, about tho hour Of
. II, L. Mllchell's store was broken
into. II happened In this waV. Law
rsnoe El'lredge was leasurely vending
his way homeward, 1t wRsa beautiful
moonlight night, and Lawrence ws'
drinking in the beauty revealed by tho
lsilyery moon, Suddenly while passing
j. l.. MitchelPs store, he observed
three men, emerging from the rear OIL
F., the store aud staggering underA heavy
load Of merchandise. suspecting thai
Mr. Milchei's goods were being Pur
Z Joined, Mr.. Eldredge stood In lb'
. shadow Of President CLIFFS residence
9 where he watched the men with lh'
booty turn the corner aud proceed soulh
o ward. II then flashed across Lawrence
!. mind who the culprits were, and q mln
< ute or two later he was aroudng sherii
It Lindsay from his slumbers. Ina shor
time the officer was dressed aud ate
securing all the Information Mr. ~
dredga possessed, made his way to TN
}, residence Of william CLARK. An uRll
d bulldog disputed the SHERIFF. right Il
d enter the gate, but kick from TIL
r SHERIFF. ample foot landed the eanln'
o over onto Mr.. RobInson's porch ana
n second later the capable officer was In
). nide the house confronting the lhsivs
who we're surrounded With their plum