The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-31
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
BURGLARS LOOT
JEWELRY STORE
J. s. Jensen and Chamberlain Music
Company Suffer Considerable
Losses.
BURGLARS LOOT


helrlooms. valuable Jcwelry. and musi-
cal instruments were among the plum
! der secured last night by robbers who
crawlcd through back window and
into tho store Of j. 6. Jensen and the
| Chamberlain Music company. The
thieves were evidently amateurs or
young boys. for the hole 10 the window
would hardly admit a man. The value
OF the goods taken will amount 10
over 5000 TO the jewelers., aside from
| the value placed on bits OF family
trinketS left for repairs. The must
| cal instruments are worth more than
$3.50.
The clement of luck also figured III
the robbery. A genuine Batiste vio-
lin, the property of Dr, ]. NJ Dart and
valued al $4,000. had been on exhibit
tion in the music salesrooms for sew
eral days. II was much admired by
musicians and was taken away by
Or. Dart only yesterday II was kept
on top Of the showcase and could easi-
ly have been taken by the robbers II
1t had heen left there last night. MIR
Chamberlain is OF the opinion that
this violin was tho magnet which al
tracted the robbers. as its presence in
the store was quite well known and
It's value was apparent to the observer.
Misfortune fell heavily upon one
customer An aged woman. whose
name Is not given out. called yester-
day with a brooch and earrings to
match. The trlnkets are highly priced
by the owner, not for their intrinsic
value. but because OF the association
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be made into Il necklace. 1t consisted
OF coral. pearls and turquoises set in
gold Iountings of the old style IL
WAS among the plunder stolen
The robbers entered through
back window which was reached by
climbing 10 the top OF low shed In
the rear of the premises. They left
the building through the rear door
and the fall of snow covered their
tracks. In dropping from the window
the men fell upon a show case, break
Ing the glass. match dropped by
the men. In entoring burned a cloth
covering. and that there was not a
FIRE as we'll as a robbery Is almost
q miracle From the broken show
case Maynower mandolin. worth $50.
was taken. From another show case
In the front of the music store. three |
together with number OF music srolls |
and other trlnkets which have not |
been checked up.
The greatest losses were suffered |
by the Jcnsens. A pair of pliers was
taken from the safe in the rear OF the
store and uaed to pry open the front
from which a case containing
"a valuable rings was taken. The
rings were all first quality gold set
with single stones Of coral. turquise.
opal and coral canoes No loose
stones of stick pins were disturbed
as far as the count shows, From the
repair bench six jobs were taken from
The small envelopes containing them.
Among the lot was solid gold
watch chain, brooches, rings and 9th
Ut smaller articles. valued more high
Iy by the owners than the market
price would amount to. SO far as
known no cash was secured.
Wick Jensen. employed in the store,
was at work during the evening.
While he was at the grindstone with
his ears filled with cotton TO deaden
he noise, he heard crash resembling
breaking glass. He made hurried In
but believed that the noise
made by a mouse knocking over
4 bottle Such occurrences have hap
oened frequently. and when he found
1othing TO convince him TO the con-
.rary, he returned to his work. Later
Archie Chamberlain left the store
about 10 o'clock after locking all the
doors and windows.
IL Is now evident that the window
WAS broken at that time and that the
hieves, hearing the grind stone was !
being used, left 10 return later
Both the police department and the
,herift's oflce have been informed and
furnished with descriptions of the
-Inos taken