The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-27
START FIRE T0l
PLUMBER H0I
Burglars Touch Match "a
tain and Try to Break !,
Trunk Open.
DETECTED IN ACT, THEY
ATTEMPT TO ROB STal|
Landlady at the BungaIor !.
Druggist John DouIl Batb
See Miscreants.

Setting fire to a. lace curtain In a
room on the third floor OF ths D.,
hotel, in the Daniels building On &.
State street, In ain evident a,,.--
cover up their work. two DARING h.
were seen by Mrs. Kate Hisey In nv
OF trying to pry open a trunk IN =
at the rear OF the building. but -
down a rear stairway before sssJs,.-
could be summoned.
While the police were search,,.
premises, and the fire department ~
the scene. the burglars entered ~
drug store at Third south and G
streets. In the kDutsford HoteI M,,,
less than half a block away AVA
for the interference OF Proprietor
Doull might have rlfled the Gosh rsr,-
The burglars ran out and then ~
enter the basement of the store. buf e
frightened away. They ran I'M fSs 4
at the rear OF the knutsford and AZ,
peared. "
The attempt 10 fire and rob ths Bu,.
low was a daring piece OF work. s
the recent fire in the Daniels hu,s1
early Monday morning. there have r
no roomers I'm the Bungalow hotel
Kate Hisey. one of the proprietressA.
been sleeping on The second floor, n,
1910 O'Clock this Thursday me,s:
while in her room. Mrs. Hisey heard T
one walking on the third floor. TIA s.
trIc lights have been of since iba
OF last Monday, so she got candle.
ascending TO the third floor, surprEs5
well-dressed young men In a rear roo7
Talks to Burglars.
One Of the men was standing near
foot OF the bed holding a lighted ~
l. 4. l.
over a trunk, the property OF Dick d
OF Garfield. who left his effects al
hotel following The recent Are Mrs. 81
asked the men what they were a
and received the reply that they X
insurance adiusterss The proprIeirea
postulaicd with the men. saying II
a curious time OF night for adjustt1
be at work. at which The men bru1
past her and. running TO The rear m
hall. opened door leading 10 the r
stairway. which they had previously
fastened. and ran down the alley.
Mrs. Hisey ran down the front I
to summon the police. Reaching
second floor OF the building. on whIA
located the hotel office, she encounlc
Patrolmau Henry Potter, who was 4
phoning fire headquarters. While he
Pntrolman Davidson were passing
Bungalow. on the opposite side d 4
street. they had glanced TO the q
floor and saw lace curtain In the r
at the northwest corner OF the bnl2
break into flames. Patrolman DzyiA
ran TO a telephone and Patrolman F1|
entered the hotel. After teephchinE
tearing down the curtain, prevented n
might have been a serious blaze
An examination Of the room rev.
half burnt match lying on the
beside the window. 81
Plot to Rob House. x
In the lock OF the trunk over u
the burglar was bending was fou1
beer bottle opener. which the man
using to open the trunk. Behind u1
the two trunks In Dustin's room
found a large coil Of rope. which
not there earlier in the day. and v
presumed the burglars intended loncI
one or more trunks out OF the VIII
to the rear OF the hotel. covering T.
escape while the fire they intendee
cause in the front room was ragin6'
st the time the fire department
rived at the Bungalow. two men, aus.
ing fully the description given BY
Hisey of the burglars. entered the
drug store and informed Proprietor VI
Doull and Clerk B. T. Price thai
Rex hotel was afre. Both men wen<
the door. accompanied by one OF
strangers. The other started 70
behind the counter holding the caa9
lister. but was noticed by Mr. poulL
happened to glance back. He askao
man II he wanted ANYTHING, 70 "
the stranger replied NO. and WI
out, joining his companion.
Messrs. DoulI and Price started 70 cu
up the drug store for the night v
MIR. Price saw the gleem OF a haHnlI
AT the basement door. He summo-
Mr.. Doull and they started aftel
who. seeing they were rou,,
ran up the outer stairway ana az
pea red