The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-31
SAY HE IS THE THIEF
Police Arrest James O'COnnOr
on Charge of Burglary.
STOLEN GOODS FOUND
BELIEVED TO BE THE MAN WHO
ROBBED DENTIST GRISwoLD.

James O'COnnor, more commonly
known as "Bif7' O'Connor, was arrest
ed last night by the police, charged
with being one of the parties who
burglarized Dentist GriswOld's office
Sunday night Later in the evening
practically all of the stuff which was
stolen was recovered from where it
had been cached away.
The detection of O'COnnOr was
brought about through information re-
ceived by Chief Hilton yesterday after
noon from Sheriff Storrs of Provo
About o'clock in the afternoon Chief
Hilton received a telephone message
from the Provo officer stating that two
young men from this city had been
there the day before and sold some gold
nuggets The sheriff suspected that
something was wrong and gave the
chief a perfect description of the two,
and said that they had started back to
Salt Lake.
Chief Hilton gave Detective Sheets
the description of the two men, and the
detective Immediately recognized one as
being 'Biff' O'COnnor. The latter lives
at 161 East First South street. within
a few steps of the police station, and
an immediate investigation was made,
but O'CCnnOr could not be located The
detective and several officers spent the
remainder of the afternoon searching
partner.
but neither could be found.
Early last night four officers repaired
to the vicinity of the suspects house
and watched for some sign of him, but
after a lengthy wait two of the officers
were recalled Officers Davies and Lin
coin, though, secreted themselves in an
alley by the house and prepared Il
wait. Between s and 9 o'clock they
were rewarded by hearing O'ConnOI
! speak to his sister as she came out and
/ left the house A few minutes later
O'ConnOr himself came out and started
| out the gate
Fugitive is Caught.
| The officers followed him. but ne dis
| covered their pursuit and made a dasf
| toward Second East street. The officer.
followed, and as he turned up SeCOnC
East they grabbed him and he was
| brought to an abrupt standstin by th'
/ sight of two reVOlvers thrust into hi.
face. Without offering any resistance
he was marched to police station anC
was locked up.
He doggedly refused to answer an.
questions or say anything about tn
affair when questioned by the officers
From some source which the officer
| will not give out as yet they Learned
! where the stolen stuff was cached AM
| found it all. with the exception of a few
4 gold nuggets and some teeth Wher
the stuff was found the officers refuses
! to state, but it is understood that
was buried in a box somewhere Of
| Sixth street.
/ When the plumber was taken to polio
| headquarters O'COnnor was cOnfrOnte
with it, but still refused to tell anythin
The police say. though. that they haV
positive evidence against O'COnnO
and that he is the right man.
DIR. GriSwOld was notified last nigh
| of the recovery of his goods and imme
! diately went to the station. Afte
| looking the stuff all over he said tina
practically all of IL was there The re
/ coyery was so sudden and unexpecte
| 10 the doctor that he could hardly be
i lieve himself so fortunate, and was Pre-
| fuse in his expressions of gratitude [
the police for their work.
The fellow who was seen with O'COI
: nor in Provo is believed to be tn
other burglar. but as yet no trace
him has been found since ne left Pro
vO. With what clues they hav
J though. the officers are working to IC
cate the man.
O'COnnOr, who is but % years of ag
served a year and half in the stat
penitentiary for burglary about NV
) years ago. He is a brother of Holde
O'COnnOr. who was killed in Ken
merer a bout a year ago