Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23
Sleeper Repels Invasion on Part
OF SecOnd-StOr Gang
OF Thieves.
JOS. GAME HOME is LOOTED.
Two HOuscbrealsers 60 Visiting
Around the Block With a 20-Toot
Ladder on Their shoulders.

with 20-foot ladder. two burglars
had varied and exciting career last
Friday night when they attempted to
enter three houses at B street and
First avenue. After ransacking the
residence OF Joseph T.. Caine. secre-
tary Of the Commercial club az G. -
street where they secured $3.50 worth
OF silverwore. the thieves went 20 the
boarding house OF Mrs N. s Burris at
233 First avenue James Potron
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 ion the second story
window The blow Knocked the man
or the ladder. but be landed ON his feet
ana accompanied by his partner es-
capped through the back lot leaving the
ladder at the window
Before this the burglars had ran
sacked two rooms Boa another boarding
house conducted by MIS- Burris al l5
Street but were frightened away
by the occupants without securing any
loot
Although Poroff 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 20 MI Gaines residence first and
tried the library window Unable 20
effect am entrance with the use OF q
jimmy the burglars went Go 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 back and front doors
We're 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 MEM
bers Of the family and the maid slept
soundly while the house was being
searched. The burglars evidently were
m their bare feet for they worked
quietly and swiftly.
The burglars took a silver set valued
az $50 from the sidehoard. They also
X a hesdsonfc SHEFFIELD HaN Vahuol
AZ $50 anu sovarel sdlt iataces
OF silverware valued at so. The sleep
ing apartments were not entered but
eIl the rooms were ransacked. Two Of
three small drawers which were lock-
ed were broken open and searched. but
nothing taken.
Prom the Caine residence the burg
lars went 10 Mrs Burris' boarding
house az IS B street The ladder was
placed against the rear Of the house
and an entrance gained into the up
stair hallway. ono unoccupled room
was searched but nothing found. In at
tempting TO enter another room one
pf the roomers was awakened and un-
locked his door. The burglar Slipped
into the unoccupicd room and then
down the ladder. Some OF the board
FRS Who were aroused walked down
me hallway but nothing was 90 be
seen and then they went back TO bed
The ladder was carried across two
lots and SGT up az the side or former
Senator Joseph L. Rawlins' old resi-
dence at First avenue and p street
which is now also conducted as room
Ing house by Mrs Burris II was ser
up at Potrofs window. When his vim
dow was raised gently he was awaken
'd and saw man coming through
he raised up ON his elbow and shouted
Got out Of here
The burglar backed out Of the win
low and then Potron lcaped ont of hed !
and seized his shoe. His aim was go1d. |
.or ne struck tho fellow on the head |
and the burglar toppled on the ladder. |
lie was picked up by his partner who |
stood az the foot OF the ladder and |
hurried through the lot.
SUPPRESSED BY POLICE.
The entire boarding house was \
iruusod aud the police notified. Detec- |
Ives Were detailed on the case but mo- /
'lue could be found. Tho police sup /
PRESSED the burglary fearing that tho /
men might get away If any publicity |
vas given a. the crimes
Mrs. Game did not know that her res-
donce had been entered until the maid
vent down stairs and found tho silver |
zone when she went 10 get brcl kfast
Nm inventory Of tho silver1yare was /
'iven 10 the police but they have been
Unable TO recover any or a.
Potrom gives q good description OF
he one mar he hit with his shoe TIE
vas a small fellow, smooth ehaveu with
lark hair and eyes. These BURGLARS !
ave been operating ia sau Lake for
ONE time, according 20 the police "
octives, who said that they wereNhe
anne men who had committed a<doLeu
Their Jobs. These men haXs~ puzzled
he police and the department has sun