The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-01
BURGLAR ENTERS
SAMPSON FLATS
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson Have
Exciting Adventure With
Midnight PrOWler.
ANOTHER CASE REPORTED
PORCH CLIMBER TRIES TO IN
WADE MRS. FOOTE'S HOME.

Burglars continue to be active in the
residential districts. Mr.. and Mrs O. T.
Sampson of 312 South Third East street
had an exciting adventure early Friday
morning with a thief who invaded their
apartments in the Sampson flats.
Mrs Sampson was awakened by q light
flashing from the dining room into the
bedroom, where she was sleeping. She
aroused Mr.. Sampson. and then sprang
from the bed and turned on the electric
lights. This flooded all of the room with
light After waiting a moment, Mr. and
Mrs. Sampson entered the dining room.
There was no one there, but through tne
open door leading to the kitchen they
heard some person moving. Realizing that
II was a burglar, probably armed ana
crouching there either to Tight or selze
the first moment for flight. Mr.. Sampson
went to the telephone and called up 5 A
Giffin, who lives in the Hat overhead.
Mr.. Giffin at once hurried down TO the
Sampson apartment
When he entered he was informed that
there was q man In the Kitchen MI. 1lI-
fin. in hurrying downstairs, hao heeIeCt7-
ed TO bring his revolver and as II WouIu
have been risky thing 10 hunt ROPER
without some sort of weapon, he ascend
cd the stairs for the pistol The lurking
thief in the kitchen could see Mr. ana
Mrs. Sampson and Mr.. Giftin and near
everything that was said, but was him
self in darkness. as the switch used IN
turning on the lights in the other rooms
did not control the kitchen lights; -.
AS Mr.. Giffin passed into the hall, the
burglar dashed out of the Kitchen door
and made his escape. He had learned that
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson were without
weapon, and had taken courage TO make
a break for liberty.
When the rooms were examined II was
found that the nocturnal prowler mad
taken nothing.
Another Attempt Made.
There was also an attempt to rob the
residence of Mrs. J. E. Foote OF al East
South Temple street on Thursday night
about the time the home OF John J. 1Jaly
was entered Early in the evening Mrs
FOOte and all of her children, except her
daughter Miss Clara FoOte, went out 70
an entertainment. returning home about
B:3O o'clock. Miss FoOte, left alone IN the
house. heard nothing to disturb her. When
Mrs Foote and the children got back inc
family went into the kitchen Tor ilght
repast before retiring for the night
While there hey heard crash on the
roof of a shed at the rear OF the mouse
and a rustic of the vines upon the walls.
Mrs Foote made haste to lock the doors
leading to the room in which she and her
children were gathered: This noise must
have frightened away the thel
II is believed that the man climbed the
shed at the rear of the house and. hold
ing to the vines growing there, tried 10
force open a window, but slipped and fell
TO the ground. Hearing the movements
inside the house he probably dared, not
hazard a second attempt to break in.
On the afternoon before this strange
visit. Mrs Foote said that she saw two
we'll dressed men making a careful study
of the house. She thinks they were porch
climbers, arranging their campaign for the
night