Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-01
BURGLARS PLY
TRADE IN SAFETY
Police Suppress All News Of
Crimes Which Are Of Nightly
Occurrence.
TWO RICH HAULS ARE MADE
Residences OF D. y. Cameron aud DR..
\. \. Kerr Entered and $4,000
worth Of Property stolen.

owing 90 the policy OF the police
under the present administration OF
eupprcssing news OF all b%urglaries.
hoidups and other major crimes in
which no captures are made. 10 has just
been learned thai the home OF r. ~.
Cameron. special representative OF the
Phelps Dodge Interests IN New Mexico.
and well known among local minlas
men, who lives at "a east South Tenn
Die street, WAS broken into by thieves
and burglarizcd OF $1,000 worth OF jew
eiry ana 500 worth OF clothing and
furs, Sept. "a
All OF the members OF the family were
absent from the house. having gone out
10 Join In the wolcOne 10 President
Taft. Some time in the afternoon. che
burglars pried open a rear window
with a jimmy" and proceeded 60 loot
the rooms. They took an OF the nno
women's clothing that they could uud.
including four silk skirts. "a brown SIX
dress, a brown rain coat. "a mini mun
valued at Sl6Q. three silk s~hirt-waists.
several tailored dresses. and jewelry
including diamonds rings. ~hcir-iooms,
souvenirs, "A rare lady's watch made in
switzerland, "a set OF solid silverware
engraved with the family monogram,
a a number Of other articles.
The burglary was promptly reported
10 the police. hut the thieves have never
been apprehcnded, and none OF the
stolen things has been recovered or re-
turned BY the police.
The ladies' in the family are par
ticulariy anxious 10 recover the heir
looms, which are several hundreds "
years Old, and Mr.. Cameron. ~dcspairing
OF any aid from the police. has put
private detectives IN the case.
RICH HAUL AT DIR KERR's.
The police have found no trace Of the
burglars who broke into and robbed
the home OF DR.. A. A. Kerr, 10ii east
south Temple street, of clothes, furs,
jewelry. silverware and precious SOU
venirs valued az $1,000. between 6 and
s o'clock. Sunday night.
The family was dining out at the
time the robbery occurred. The thievea
gained entrance to the house by pry-
ing up a window with a Jimmy
Then they ransacked every room jan
the house. taking souvenir spoons
worth $500. "A gold bracelet set with
three large diamonds. a cameo pin. a
pearl necklace, a pocketbook contain
ing about $3.50 Ia bills and gold, "
bank checks, a whole dinner set OF
solid silver engraved with the family
monogram, a nne alligator suit case
belonging 20 DR.. Kerr, a big pile Of
fine linens, silks, laces and other ar
ticles.
The burglars ruined an enormou
sideboard by cracking and cutting the
top 20 pieces I'm opening IT, Mrs.
Kerr's wardrobe was looted, and the
thieves got away with all of her best
dresses, including several silk skirts,
evening gowns, an opera cloak. valu-
able furs and silk waists.
Tho only thing % value that could be
carried away and was overlooked by
the burglars was a sterling silver tea
set, valued at $3.50, which was a we'd
ding present. The solid silver din
ner set was wrapped up In separate
pieces. In dresses and cloths. and was
thought 10 be safely hidden in the
clothes press. but the robbers over
hauled II.
II is believed that the robbers must
have been surprised, as they left a
number OF linen tablecloths spread out
on the dinlnBroom floor. with several
articles lad on top ready to roll up
into a bundle.
BURGLAR REAL ANGRY.
Mrs. r. $. Robertson. who is Mrs.
Kerr's mother. and lives az the corner
Of Second South and Eleventh East
streets, thinks hat she met one Of the
burglars while she was coming from
nti place on her way 10 Ut. Kerr 3
home. She says hat the man was car
rying a red table cloth, such as was
taken from the kitchen, and that II was
rolled up IN his arms IN a large bundle
Mrs. Robertson thought n peculiar TO
encounter such a sight on sunday night,
and followed the man 10 "A point on
Tenth East street between seventh and
Eighth South streets, where he finally
turned on her aud angriiy demanded
why she was following him AIRS. Rob
ertson replied that she thought II sus
picious that a man should be- carrying
a table cloth fun OF stun on sunday
night. The man ran and disappeared Ia
the darkness under "A bridge close by.
IN spite Of the fact that the police
were immediately notified after the
burglary "a been discovered, the rob-
beers have not been captured.
A private safe may De rented in the
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