Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-05
FASTIDloUS IN SELECTION.
Display Most Recherche Taste In
Selecting Costly Clothing and
Modish Haberdashery.
Goods To the Value of 1871 Packed
Away in Stylish Suit Cases
No Clue.

Between 10 o'clock last night and
o'clock this morning. thieves made
big haul from Gray Bros. clothing
store, 1914 south Main street. carrying
off cothing and gents furnishings to
the value of 1874 Until an inventory
is taken 1t will not be known the exact
amount of the loss but certain It is
that the thieves made a rich haul
There were two or more implicated
in the big robbery.
From all indications, the thieves en-
tered the store before closing houi
last evening and unnoticed slipped In
to tho cellar where they concealed
themsees until the clerks left at IL
O'Clock last night. when they wen
into the main part of the store ano
helped themseles to whatever struck
the fancy They displayed more thar
ordinary taste in their selection OF
goods The best suits in stock. the
most costly underwear socks. shirts
hats, ties. gloves, handkerchiefs, and
other articles including six fine sui
cases We're stolen. The robbers literal
ly turned the contents OF the store
upside down in their search for this
things desired. No money or jewelry
was taken. The safe. in the rear o.
the store was untouched.
SUIT CASES SELECTED,
After fitting themselves out with
several complete outfits, they loaded
what was not on their backs, into the
suit cases and calmly unbolted tn.
rear door and walked out, No trac,
OF them had been found un to lat'
hour this afternoon
The firm is preparing To move to
Main and Third South street and, con
sequently, clerks were at work las
night as late as 10 o'clock Mr.. j. VIII
Gray went TO the store at o'clocl
this morning to do some important
work and when he entered the place
the sight that met his gaze was ar
amazing one. Clothing and furnish
ings were scattered everywhere. 1t did
not take long To learn what had hap.
pened. He at once notified the police
and detectives were set to work on
the case. but so far as known the
police have failed to discover the
slightest clue.
TURNED A NEAT TRICK.
Mr.. Gray is certain that the door,
were securely locked when the place
was closed up last night and also tina
no one was in the store when the
clerks left. The front door was found
locked TINS morning as IL was let
last night but the back door was un.
locked. There We're signs left in the
cellar that Indicated the thieves hiding
place. The crooks showed consider
! able cleVernes and daring in entering
the place and quickly slipping into
the cellar where they patiently waited
until all the employees left when they
quietly Went TO work picking out the
best there was in the store.
When MI Gray called at the police
| station this morning his list of stolen
articles was given the police. The
value of the goods. as stated, was s374
! There were two men seen hanging
about the store Monday, one large
man and the other small. One wore
a Is collar and the other size II, this
being the sizes taken In shirts and
collars. The detectives are working
now on the theory that the men may
have entered through a back window
instead of having concealed themselves
IN the basement, which say the police,
is an important distinction in the mat
ter OF forreting out the men.