Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23
Sleeper Repels Invasion on Part
OF Second-StOry Gang
OF Thieves.
JOS. GAME HOME is LOOTED.
Two HOusebrealers Go Visiting
Ladder on Their shoulders.

with 20-foot ladder. two burglars
had a varied and exciting career last
Friday night when they attempted 20
enter three houses 40 r. street and
First avenue. After ransackiug the
residence OF Joseph =. Caine. secre-
tary OF the Commercial club, az 81 r.
street, where they secured $3.50 worth
OF silverware. the thieves went to the
boarding house OF Mrs NJ S Burris at
233 First avenue James Potrod
driver FOR the Palace laundry. was
awakened and hit one Of the burglars
on the head with n shoe as be at
tempted to come in the second story
window The blow knocked the man
OF the ladder. but be landed on his feet
and accompanied 10y his partner es-
capped through the back lot leaving the
ladder at the window
Before this the burglars had ran
sacked two rooms iu another boarding
house conducted By MIS- Burris At IS
v Street but were frightened away
by the occupants without securing any
loot
Although Potron was able 20 furnish
the police with "a good description OF
the burglars no trace OF the second
story ladder men" has been obtained.
From an appearances they began their
work shortly after midnight They
went 90 Nj. Gaines residence first and
tried the library window Unable 90
effect am entrance with the use of q
Jimmy" the burglars went 20 the
barn and found the ladder This was
evidently set up against the side OF
the house and the men went through
an upstairs window. When the burg
lars left both the hack and front doors
were left open and also the door to the
basement
WORKED QUIETLY.
Mr.. Game was away on the All-Utah
excursion given by the Commercial
club. but Mrs. Game and other mcm-
bors OF the family and the maid slept
soundly while the house was being
searched. The burglars evidently were
IN their bare feet for they worked
quietly and swiftly.
The burglars took a silver set valued
at $3.50 from the sideboard They also
lsR a hseaso0c sheE@ia trag yanwA
a. $50 anc sevarel rsil ai. fe.' pteces
Of siiverware valued at SO. The sleep
ing apartments were not entered but
ell the rooms we're ransacked. Two 81
three small drawers which were lock-
ed were broken open and searched. but
nothing taken.
From the Csine residence the burg
lars went 90 Mrs Burris' boarding
house az Is street The ladder was
placed against the rear OF the house
and an entrance gained into the up-
stair hallway ono unoccupiod room
WAS searched but nothing found. In at
tempting 10 enter another room one
OF the roomers was awakened and un-
NnHERH his hffrefrr
into the unOcCupicd room and then
down the ladder. Some OF the board
crs who were aroused walked down
the hallway bur nothing was TO be
seen and then they went back TO bed
The ladder was carried across two
lots and set ND st the side Of former
Senator Joseph l. Rawlins' old resi-
dence az First avenue and street
which Is now also conducted as a room
ing house by Mrs. Burris. II was set
up at Potron's window When his VIM
dow was raised gently he was awaken
ed and saw man coming through
He raised up on his elbow and shouted
Get out Of here"
The burglar backed out OF the win
dow and then Potron leaped ont OF he'd
cG5 seized his shoe. His aim Was good.
for b" struck tho fellow on the head
aud the burglar toppled or the ladder.
iit was picked uU nN ms partner who
stood ~ the foot OF the ladder and
hurried through the lot
SUPPRESSED BY POLICE.
The entire boarding house was
aroused and the police notified Dctec-
lives We're detailed on the case but no
clue could be found The police sun
pressed the burglary fearing that The
men might get away If any publicity
was given 10 the crimes
Mrs. Game did not know that her res
ldence had been entered until the maid
went down stairs and found the silver
gone when she went 10 get breakfast
An inventory OF the silverNvare was
given 10 the police but they have been
unable to recover any or n.
Potron gives "a good description of
the one man he hit with his shoe He
was small fellow. smooth shaver with
dark hair and eyes. These burglars
have been operating IN saI Lake TOP
some time, according to the police u
toctives who said that they wcreNhe
same men who had committed g(dozen
other jobs. These men haye~ puzzled
the police and the department has sup
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