The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-17
BAD MEN TRAPPED
BY POLICE OFFICERS
AT Same Time, Stolen Silver
ware to Value of $1,000
Is Recovered.
PROPERTY
OF MRS. H. HANAUER
Burglars Put Up a Fight. but
Are Quickly 0yerpowered
and Arrested.

just as the burglars were in the act OF
beginning the melting oS the sivcrware
Stofen from the home OF Mrs. H. Han
aucr- I'LL East First South street, ou
inc night Of January IA. and valued at
Slooo' Sergeant Henry Johnston and Pa
1rol Driver o. c. Brown. OF the police
department, broke into the room occu-
pled by j. j. Howard, T.. Z. McCa,ty and
James Hunt Ut the American house oil
commercial street, Sunday night at 1895
o'clock and after struggle In which tho
burglars put up desperate fight. over
powered them. handcuffed them and gath
erinS mp The silverware. took all 10 the
police station, Mrs. Hanauer was imme-
diat"ly notified of the recovery OF the
sjlverware and expressed her apprecia-
ton 10 the department for the record
made.
Since the date OF the burglary mem
oers oil Tho detective and police forces
have had the suspected burglars under
surveillance and. although having no ac-
tua! evidence against them OH which tn
make arrests, had been Keeping a close
watch on the actions OF the men Work
ing on the case Sunday morning. mem
bers Of the department had gathered
enough evidence TO warrant the arrest
of the men and Sergeant Johnston and
Patrolman Driver Brown were detailed
to arrest them Sunday night.
Officers Close n.
Stationing themselves outside tho
American house. until they had seen all
OF the men under watch enter the build
ing, the police officers waited until they
l.,
went to the room. When the police de-
manded admittance, the burglars refused
to open the door. which was imInediatc tcly
broken in when the silyerware was seen
lying in the center of the room ready 10
be melted in a pot partly filled with fus-
Ing material.
The burglars put up 0 desperate strug
gle but were oVerpowered and hand
cuffed, after which the loot was gathered
up and taken to tie station. All OF tho
necessary material was found in the room
for melting down the sllverware. and the
thieves were about to begin their opera
tions when the officers entered.
Skeleton Keys Found.
At the station the men were searched
and a fine assortment OF skeleton keys
found in their pockets. The men are con-
sidered desperate characters and smooth
criminals vino have lately begun their
operations in this city by selecting some
OF the better class of residences and after
becoming familiar with tine interior OF
the houses and the habits OF the in
mates, committing the burglaries which
have been mystfying the police.
The loot recovered consists OF all the
silverware stolen from the Hanaucr home
listed as follows: One silver Sheffield
tray; ono porcelain copper tray, one
silver plated tea set eleven silver fruit
knives, eight butter spreaders. two silver
sugar tongS. two dozen silver coffee
SPOONS five silver napkin rings. four sill
vcr salt and pepper boxes. four heavy
silver candle sticks one silver envelope
opener one silver paper knife one silver
tray, one linen table cover, one pic knifa
and silver platter. one silver bottls
opener. and a various assortment OF other
silver articles.