Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-11
Sheriff Sharp Makes a Neat Cap
ture and Clears Up Some MyS-
terious BurgIaries.
UMCovERS CACHE OF GOODS
Proceeds From Numerous Burglnrics
Arc Found OH Premises of Henry
MuIhausen Now Behind Bars.

While searching the premises of Hen
ry Mulhausen. who was arrested last
Saturday for stealing two loads of hay,
Sheriff Joseph c. Sharp and his depu-
ties uncovered cache of goods, valued
at 81 900. which were stolen. and score
of burglaries have been cleared up.
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Smith armed
with search warrants recovered the
property and succeeded in having about
one-third of it identified this morning.
Sheriff Sharp is convinced that
gang has been operating since last
November in the southern part of the
county and has been caching goods at
Mulhausens place. The goods were
found stored in the Sarret. the cellar
and in the barn and under hay and
other places. Mulhausen's house was
furnished with some of the furniture
which had been stolen from other
houses IN the neighborhood of Tenth
South and Second West streets whero
he lives.
Mulhausen grew so bold In his op-
erations that last Friday night he
hitched up his horses TO his hay rack
and went into a field near Murray and
stole two loads OF hay from Il stack 1t
is charged. Deputy Sheriff Sam Novel;
traced the hay to Mulhausen's barn by
the tracks In the snow which had fallen
during the night This led to further
investigation and the discovery of the
stolen goods.
Albert Nelson, who lives just south
of the city limits. swore to complaint
this morning charging him with burg
larry. Nelson went to Mulhausen's
house and found his old arm chair, a
lamp an old fashioned clock. a new
refrigerator set Of silverware and a
number of other articles of furniture
which had been stolen from his house
last November. Nelson valued the
proprty at $500 which was stolen and
most of 1T has been recovered ON a
search warrant.
LOOT FROM GROCERY STORE.
Morris Nathan. who conducts the
Salt Palace Grocery & Dry Goods store
found a wagon load of goods which
had been stolen from his store last
December. One night a wagon was
backed UP to Nathan's place and most
of his stock TO Nathan's place and most
underwear that had been stolen. from
the store, Mulhausen was wearing
when he was arrested. a dozen suits
were found in the house besides other
aTIlCleSs Ndtndn recovered dDOul FpVV
worth of his property. Several sacks
of flour and a quantity of groceries
were stolen at the same time and some
Of these were found in Mulhausen's
cellar.
In the barn were found. harnesses.
saddles and tools Of all sorts and
descriptions which have not been idcnti-
fed. Sheriff Sharp is going over his
records of lost and stolen property in
an effort to find the owners, Another
search OF the premises viii be made
this afternoon in an effort to recover
more stolen goods
WIFE UNCONCERNED
While the officers were searching the
house. Mrs. Mulhausen went about her
work as unconcerned as though moth
ing had happened. She declares that
she and her husband bought the prop
erty. Mulhauscn seems to be undis-
turbed about the situation. He has re-
fused to talk about the matter or tell
where the property came from or how
he secured possession of it.
Sheriff Sharp has some information
which he believes will lead to the ar
rest of several other men who are
| probably implicated in the wholesale
! robberies. Mulhausen refuses to give
| any information and 1t might be that
| coma of tho M ortic. hoNp 1aff tho cittr