The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-31
BURN AND ROB
IN CITY HOMES
Outlaws Grow More Daring in
Their Work.
GET BIG HAUL OF VALUABLEs
SET FIRE TO A RESIDENCE AFT
Err RIFLING 1T.

After ransacdng the residence Of CIaud
w Freed, secretary aud. treasurer OF the
freed Furniture q Carpet company. at
10 South Fifth East street burglars set
lire to the place about o'clock last
night, and only the timely discovery of
sle Diaze by the neighbOrs saved the
mouse from being totally DESTROYED Not
uhul the fire department had extin-
suisned the blaze, which had done con-
Sideraoie damage 10 the house, was il
learned that the residence had been bur-
CARRIED. Everything was turned bottom
side uD and thrown about the house, and
the drawers of the dressers and side
boards were standing ODen. Mr.. Freed
mad visited the place in the afternoon
about o'clock. his wife being on a trip
IN the ST. Louis fair. and at that time
the house was in perfect order The
place has been locked up for the past
week and Mr.. Freed Is the only one who
has been in his home The front and
back doors were locked when the fire
department arrived. and an entrance was
made by prying the front door open.
Where Fire Started.
After it was found out that the place
had been burglarized the cause OF the fire
was investigsted and n Is believed nv
Chief BywateY of the fire department
that the blaze was started in a small
closet under the staircase and ran up
through the partition and under the sec
ond floor. When the blaze was discovered
by the neighbOTs il had gained consider
able Roadway and part of the ceiling had
fallen in The smoke was pouring out
through the windows, and after fighting
the flames for an hour the house was
finally cleared. The loss on the house Is
estimate% at 500. but the owner was un-
able to t&l the damage done TO the fur
niture.
Policeman Smoot was detailed to th1
scene. but there was nothing to show
how the place had been entered by the
Ind had hoo
broken out. bnt it is possible that they
were broken while the men were fighting
the fire. Mr.. Freed was called 10 his
residence. but with the floors and ceilings
burned out and the furniture thrown
about the rooms. he was unable to tell
what had been taken. Several beautltul
pieces of cut glass were MISSING or nad
been broken by the intense heat but there
was no money or jewelry left IN the mouse
of any value.
Police Are Mystified.
The fire department and police are
mystified about the case. and there seems
to be no other theory than that the house
was broken into and that while the bur-
glars were searching through the rooms
a match was dropped in the clothes closet
and started the fire. While Chief By
water was investigating the electric wiz
ing and other possible causes, Officer
SmOot was searching about the premises
for a clue which might throw some light
on how an entrance was made into the
residence. Nothing was brought out last
night from the investigation, and today
the house will be cleared out and an at
tempt will be made TO find out if any
thing has been stolen.
Another House Entered.
Within three blocks Of Freod's resi-
dence the home of G. W. Sadier at 40
o'clock last night and $500 worth Of silver
ware. jewelTy and money is missing.
While Mr.. Sader and his wife we're going
through their new residence On Canyon
road their home was entered, and when
hey returned about o'clock even TO the
beds had been upset. A silver set of
knives and forks and several small silver
dishes had been taken, but the large
pieces which would be hard 20 carry away
were left undisturbed. In Mrs. Sadler's
bedroom everything was upset. gold
watch. couple of bracelets and a iOcket
filled with pearl settings were gone. In
their hurry a small piece of paper care
fully wrapped UP and tucked away in the
corner Of the dressgr drawer winch con-
taincd eight small diamonds v2'Ced at
$3.50 was overlooked. and also ring set
the house Mrs. Sadier put on her dia-
mond rings and had taken her wStch out
of the case but had forgotten to put IL on.
Made a Clean Sweep.
The parlor was rarsacked and a tin
box in which Mr.. Sadier Keeps his Vaiua
BILE papers and deeds IN hia bookcase was
cut open with knife and tho papers are
nowhere 10 be found. Their children
banks which contained about 50. had
been taken and also few dollars which
were in Mrs. Sadler's purse in the side
board. As they searched from orc room
10 the other something else wOIid be
found missing, and as near as could be
told last night over 500 worth Of silver
ware and money had been stolen.
An entrance was made through a side
window which had been left open aud
the screen was prved Open After going
through the house the front Gcor was
opened with the night latch. and when
Mr. anC Mrs. Sadler returned Eomi they
found the door wide open. As soon as
they discovered that their home lad been
gone through they tclcphOned the police
department and Sergeant Roberts De
tcCtives Chase and Burt were detailed on
the case.
Theory of the Police
II is the theory OF tho police that the
house was entered by one man tor only
the silverwarc that could he easily con-
cealed was missing. Mrs Mary Daft.
who lives next door, beard the burglar in
the house, but thought that II was the
members of the Sadler family. She no.
ticed that somebody was going from one
room to the other and that the electric
light was turned off and on as they went
from one room to the other Mrs. Sadler
gave q description Of q man Who called
at her home last Friday afternoon and
claiming to be the plumbing inspector in
sisted on going through her house. She
showed him through her bathroom and
kitchen but she does not believe he was
the plumbing inspector, and waLted to
go through her house for other purposes,
With a good description 81 this man tho
police intend to run him down and find
out who he is. they are of the opinion
that both burglaries were done by the
same gang. and every effort VIII be mace
TO apprehend them
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