The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-11
LADS RUN DOWN
FLEEING THIEF
His Pal Nabbed Later With the
Goods in R0oming
House.
CHASE PROVES EXCITING
(. w. REEsE's RESIDENCE LOOT
ED OF SILVERWARE.
CHASE PROVES EXCITING

Boy detectives ran to cover two day
light burglars yesterday afternoon. One
escaped while the boys were summoning
the police but the other was safely land
ed I'm the city jail He gave the name of
Leonard Ryan and furnished the police
with Information which quickly led to
the capture of his companion.
Ryan is a slender youth, Y years old,
and was armed with loaded revolver
and murderous looking blackjack.
While he tearfully pleaded that he had
been led into wickedness by a companion,
the police are of the opinion that he has
figured in some of the recent daring rob
berries which have compelled them TO
work overtime of late.
Until he was locked in cell at the
city jail. Ryan maintained an air of brav-
ado, but as the steel doors closed upon
him with clang his courage melted
away. He then confessed that he and his
companion had robbed the residence OF
+. W. Reese. bookkeeper of the Deseret
National bank. at ga South First West
street, carrying off the family silver
This, he said was hidden IN ms room
at the Ohio house at Market and West
Temple streets.
Not Ryan's Pal.
When questioned about his companion
he said that ne did not know the man s
name. The two had met casually upon
the street early in the day he said, and
the stranger had induced him to go on
minutes talk, after convincing Ryan that
money could be made more quickly by
theft than by hard work.
The police went to the Ohio house and
found that Ryan occupied room %. There
they found the suit case, containing the
stolen Reese silVerware.
Policeman Grunwig was left TO watch
the room in the hope that Ryan's pal
would make an effort TO carry off the
silver. The policeman kept his vigil for
more than two hours before anyone APP
peared. Then. about 8 o'clock. a man
unlocked the door and entered the room.
He was placed under arrest just as he
was picking up the suit case, having
failed to notice that the policeman was
standing guard in the room.
At police headquarters the prisoner was
recognized as J. Taylor. 20 years old,
who was formerly employed as mes
senger boy ey COMPANY amy IN sr G0mm fstv
days in jail here for stealing dishes from
the Vienna restaurant. He said that he
had been working as cook.
Silverware In Suit Case.
The fact that Ryan and Taylor were
roOming together is considered by the
police q proof that Ryan was not tell
ing the truth when he declared that he
met his companion for the first time yes
terday.
The two young robbers had apparently
made up their minds TO engage actively
and extensively in robberies of daring
nature for within two hours yesterday
afternoon they paid daylight visits to two
residences.
Early in the afternoon the two men
entered the Reese residence while the
family was away, and stripped the dining |
room of a quantity OF valuable stlverware, !
including spoons. forks, sugar bowls, !
napkin rings and other articles which |
were priced very highly by the family. |
They carried off the plumber in dress
suit case. which they picked up in one
of the bedrooms.
Soma M me women in the neighboring
house saw the men go into the Reese |
residence and suspected that all was not
right, but they dared not interfere.
Soon afterward the men came out with |
the suit case. which was apparently filled |
with something heavy As they did not |
have the suit case entering the house |
the neighbors at once became conVl1ceo
that they were thieves and telephoned to |
the police.
Exciting Chase Occurs.
They were able to give good descrip- !
ton of the men and the police at once |
commenced 10 search the city for the |
burglars, who had apparently become so /
reckless and daring as TO pursue their |
lawless undertakings in broad daylight
little later some boys in South Sew /
enth East street saw two men skulking |
I'm the vicinity of the home of Harry |
Roberts, an attache OF the recorders OF
flee Keeping themselves in the back |
ground they watched the men without |
themselves being seen
The two men. after carefully surveying /
their surroundings. at last entered the /
Roberts house At this the boys closed 1
i'm upon the dwelling, hoping to keep /
the intruders corraled until the police /
could be warned.
But the men inside. finding that they |
had been discovered, broke from the |
house.
An exciting chase followed. One OF |
the men. slipping through the rear, man |
aged to escape. but the boys kept close 1
al the heels of Ryan. At first he led |
the chase as though hoping to distance |
his pursuers and at last shake them off. |
fear giving him wonderful burst of |
speed But the boys, light and active, |
soon gained upon him. venting exultant |
shouts as they saw that their prey would |
soon be brought to bay.
BY this time the crowd was increas- |
ing. Ryan. glancing back. saw boys and |