The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-21

tTTEEP QUIET, little girl, and
n won't hurt you, blandly re-
marked a bold, bad man last
night, as, with a black handkerchief
tied across mis- face and long black
gun in his hand. he intruded into the
parlor where sat Miss Higgins.
Nothing daUnted by the threat, the
young woman. thinking she was the
object of joke oy her friends, rushed
up to the burglar and jerked the mask
partly frOla his face. ". A. McMas-
ter. the other occupant of the parIor
waited serenely until the side play was
completed, threw Up his hal rs al the
request Of TIE robber and 3 admitted
to a thorough search. losing a gold
watch and $40 in money.
The burglary Of the residence of DR..
Charles ". Higgins. 649 North First
West street. early last night, was one
OF the bOidest in the history of crimes
of this city
John Clarence. the hired man at th7
place. was surprised shortly after din
Der last night by encOuntering the
open end of a revolver when he stepped
out Of the kitchen into the back yard.
The wielder Of the weapon requested
the man TO take hin through the house.
which was done with alacrity With
the gun at the back of his head. Car
enie preceded the visitor 40 the rear
steps into the different sleeping apart
ments.
Ransacks the House.
Guarding against the curious gaze of
fu-
windows and lowered the blinds He
then ordered his guide TO seat himself.
and was Obeyed. He went through the
room and tried another. Dressers.
closets. everything supposed to contain
valuables was opened and searched.
Finding nothing in the upper story
that he desired, the man with the
mask followed Clarence down into the
parlors. They. entered the rear. parlor
together. doing away with the formal
ity of knocking.
Seated alone in the room were Miss
Higgins and W A. IcMaster, engaged
in q game Of euChTe They started
when they observed the intrusion. but.
rallying quickly the young woman
spTang forward with laugh and seized
the mask which the fellow wore.
Thinking she was the victim Of a Joke.
she tugged at the handkerchief. sue
ceeding at last in pulling it down as
far as the chin Amazed a. the fea-
lures. which she had never seen before.
she hastily retreated. and while doing
So observed that she was looking into
the mouth of a revolver.
BE quiet. little girl. and ] won {
I hurt YOU" the man said as she gave
s.Ens Of yielding 10 the impulse Nc
Master. also thinking the affair a huge
joke. continued to shuttle the cards.
Ordering the man Clarence to be seated
and the young woman not to be fright
ened. the burglar deliberately investi-
gated the curtains To prevent the pos
sible interference Of any who might
see the proceeding from the outside
McMaster Forced TO Submit.
McMaster. at last realizing that he
was the victim Of a hOld-UP. sprang To
his feet and started toward the in
( truder He was met by an angry. scOwl
and was covered with the gun
You make a sound and I'll XIII YOU. ~
said the burglar in q way that carried
( conviction.
The young caller, however. refused
10 listen 10 the warning and continued
( 10 talk. At the same time he was at
I tempting TO put the deck Of cards
+ which he stiH carried. into his hir
/ pocket. Thinking ne was reaching for
a gun. the burglar rushed TO him and
/ investigated. with the assertion that II
a weapon were drawn he would open
/ fire.
: Throw up your hands he contin-
ued, and McMaster yielded. Laying tbs