The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
FUS|LLADE IN
LODGING HOUSE
Bold Burglar Appears at Tran
som and Is Promptly
Fired Upon.
ATTRACTED BY DIAMONDS
DISPLAYED BY OCCUPANT
None of Bullets Take Effect and
Both Shooter and ''ShOOtee"
Are Intact.

While IL may not be unusual for man
suffering from nightmare TO awaken at
an carly hour In the morning somewhat
frightened after having dreamed he saw
a burglar looking through the transom
of his room pointing a gun at him and
ordering him to throw open the door, IL
is somewhat out OF the ordinary for a
man 10 experience the real thing. Never
theless, such was the experience OF u.
G. Human, a tourist of San Antonio,
Tex. at the Cumberland rooming house,
307 East Second South street. early
Tuesday morning.
The story sounds like f1ction-a suit
able rival for ono OF the Sherlock Holmes
narratives. But 1t is true, nevertheless
and II was only his presence OF mind
that prevented Mr.. Human from being
robbed of about $4,000 worth OF diamonds
Mr.. Human registered at the looming
house at a late hour Monday night and,
after going TO his room, retired imme-
diately Failing TO sleep while reading
Mr. Human unconsclousy left thc light
In his room burning. At an early hour
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Human was ava 4
ened by grun voice calling to him fr 4
the tranSom OF his door and command r
Mr. Human says he saw the face of Il
masked man ct the transom and a large
revolver pointed directly toward him.
Again came the demand for him TO open
not he would have his brains blown out
In Fusi1lade Of Bullets.
With unusual presence of mind, Mr..
Human told the highwayman to wait
second while he got UP and unlocked the
door, and he sprang out Of bed. He then
catching up his revolver opened fire
toward the transom. This frightened the
burglar and he rushed down the stairs.
making his escape. Mr.. Human says lie
rpI uf fhp hIYr r hiyt he foil
and hence the bullet evidently went wild.
Only one OF the three bullets fred by
Mr.. Human went through the transoih,
the other two going through the wall into
found, the TWO In the next room to the
one occupied by Mr.. Human and tho
third in the hallway. Mr.. Human says
the burglar also fired one shot.
After firing the shots, Mr.. Human weN&
TO Mrs n obrich, the proprietor of tie
roomins house, and announced to her
man could be found, BY this time ex-
citemcnt prevailed throughout the house.
When asked about the affair Tuesday
afternoon, Mrs. Olbrich said that she had
shooting to turn out the lights. and had
gone back to bed again. She fell Into IL
doze. but was suddenly awakened by
what she thought was the repeated slam
ming OF n door. Not being thoroughly
awake she said she did not realize at the
instant that the noise was the reports OF
r. revolver, and thought nothing of 1t
until Mr., Human notified her that no
had shot man,
Loaded With Diamonds.
A stepladder had been left in the hall
way by Mrs Olbrich, Monday night. and
this the burglar utilized to climb TO the
transom. Mr.. Human thinks he must
have been followed to the rooming house
by the desperado who contemplated rob-
bing him OF his jewelry. He usually
wears about $4,000 worth OF diamonds and
1t is probable that the burglars attention
was attracted by the stones. Mr.. Human
wears Il diamond of seven carats as q
scarfpin. two stones of five carats each
in ring on one hand, and another five
carat stone in a ring on the other hand
He also wears other smaller gems about
him in his locket, and so on. The mat
ter was reported to the police and an in
Yestlgation Is being made