Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-22
Residence Of Mrs. Tarbet Entered
by Thieves Last Night.
DAVIES MAKES A CAPTURE
suspect Arrested fhss Morning who
o. 10 Positively Identified By
Lady Resident

Last night about . o'clock two men
broke into the residence Of Alexander
H. Tarict, the known mining
operator, at s2s First street. 80 far as
known the burglars secured nothing.
Mr.. Tarbet and wife have been In
New York for some time past. before
leaving the mining man rented his
house 10 some parties who ocoupira the
place for u short time and then moved
out leaving the promises vacant, and
the elegant silver table ware and hand
some furnishings Of the Tarbets prnc-
ticaliy without guardian.
AZ the hour stated last night Miss
Clark. who lives In the vicinity. heard
noise at the rear OF the Tarbct rcsi-
dcncc. and seeing n light. went around
to investigate the matter rs she knew
that the house was unoccupicd. A.
she approached the back door. she. saw
n man standing on the steps. who upon
seeing the lady, rignalied to his part
ncr who was inside. whcrcupon they
both beat n hnaty retreat Mrs. Clark
promptly made for the nearest tcle-
phone and called up the police depart
ment.
offlccr Davies rcorched IN 10 FRS,
Street on his wheel. but OF course when
he arrived on the scene the birds had
flown. An examination Of the premises
revealed the fact that the back window
had been forced open. and the man who
had entered the residence had unfas-
tened the door upon coming out. evil
IDENTIFY he was considerably scared as
In his hurry he left light burning In
the back room.
Detective Shoots was out all night
until 1870 this morning working on the
case. and from the description given
by Miss Clark OF the men. the police
have strong hopes Of landing these fell
lows who undoubtedly belong 20 the
gang OF rooming house sneak thieves.
some Of whom are now In Jail.
Ofiiccr Davies II To be congratulated
on his smart piece of alcuthins.
bicycle Offlcer Davies, IN conjunction
with Chief Hilton, made a round-up OF
all the rendezvous Of the hobo element
until an early hour this morning.
AZ so'clo,k this morning Davies start.
ed his patrol Of the city once more with
the result that he spotted a man that
answered the description Of one OF the
burglars. lie followed him along east
South Temple street and finally arrest.
ed him on the News" corner and tool,
him down 10 the city hall.
AZ noon Miss Clark. at the soiioita.
tion OF the police. came down town. and
aa soon ar she saw the young hobo,
said. That N the man" Her identl.
ncation OF the alleged burglar was
more pronounced when he was made n
stand up and walk across the Office
floor: the peculiar ntoop TO the man q
shoulders. to use street yenacular,
gave him dead away"
The fellow was later recognized By
Capt. Parsons, who u In charge Of thu
salvation Army shelter on Franklin
avenue. M having slept In that insti.
tuition for the last two nights. The
fact that the SUSPECT ntated that M
went To bed Mt nine y. m. yesterday
together with the statement by Capt
Parsons that II was fully 10 O'Clock
before he showed up at the shelter, to.
gether with other discrepancies In the
mans stor' lead the police 10 the con.
ciusion that they have at least one
OF the men they want.