The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-28
DROPS GUN WHILE
COPS PURSUE HIM
Suspected Burglar Gives Police
Long Chase Before He
SurrenderS.
SEES THIEF In A STORE
CITIZEN PHONES ALARM, BUT
MISCREANT ESCAPES.
SEES THIEF IN A ST0RI

Ten minutes after burglars had
been discovered attem pting to rob the
J. J. Eldredge secondhand store, les
West Second South street, last night
Sergeant J. H. Johnston and Patrol
man George Cleveland had a running
fight with a suspect that began on
the second floor of the American
House, Commercial street. and ended
in the basement of the Bell Telephone
company in State street The suspect
was arrested and gives his name as
John B. Stevenson, age 20 years.
With the street clear OF people at
First South and Commercial, PATROL
man Cleveland shot a. the suspect,
but missed. Stevenson in his flight
carried a revolver in his hand. AS he
was leaving the hotel with the patrol
man in hot pursuit, Stevenson turned
and apparently attempted to level the
revolver at Patrolman Cleveland, but
Changing his mind he dashed UP Com
mercial street. The revolver could not
be found. Stevenson told Sergeant
Johnston that he had dropped it in
d sewer
Four young men CT suspicious ap-
pearance, three white and the other
a negro, registered at the American
House late yesterday afternoon. One
of them told clerk that they were
all members of the Perry Jones"
gang and wanted the room at a rea-
sonable price with mo stools nosing
around" in their absence. They were
shown to a room, but in the meantime
the clerk informed the police.
Police Lie in Wait.
When the newcomers left the room
at 6 O'Clock last night, Sergeant John
ston, Patrolmen George Burton and
Cleveland slipped up to the room to
make an investigation. In a COM
mode drawer they found two revolv-
ers hidden under newspapers and a
bundle revealed to contain silk shawls
quantity Of cheap jewelry and bat
tered trinkets of small value. With
out disturbing any Of the articles
they left the room ard returned to
their beats.
At 10 o'clock the sergeant and two
patrOlmen returned to the room
They found TWO occupants. These
were unable to- furnish plausible
reasons for being in Salt Lake. Pa
tTolman Burton marched them to po-
lice headquarters, where they were
locked up under suspicion. In their
investigation they admitted that they
were beating their way through the
country and had come to Salt Lake
from the tough districts of Chicago,
with the intention of getting jobs at
the race meet. They gave their
names as Arbit Smith and Arthur
Terry.
Sergeant Johnston and Patrolman
Cleveland remained in hiding and
about ten minutes after the police had
been informed of the attempt at
hand store, two men dashed up rne
stairs of the American House out of
breath. Just before they reached the
room some one in the hotel informed
them that two policemen were in hid
ing not far from the room. Like a
flash they rushed down the stairs
leading out onto Commercial street,
the sergeant and patrolman close at
their heels. One of them disappeared
Immediately after he had left the
rooming house.
Burglar in Store.
At about $3.50 o'clock last night zee
Wah, q Chinese, whose laundry is
next door to the Eldredge Second
hand store, heard footsteps on the
roof. He rushed out of the laundry
and simultaneously, w. r. Herr, ia
West Second South street, saw a man
drop from a sky light in the second
hand store and attempt to hide behind
a counter. Herr rushed to a tele-
phone and called the police. Six 20
icemen responded in a patrol wagon
and surrounded the store.
Two patrolmen climbed on the roof
of the store and found that the bur-
glars had gained entrance by smash
ing a sky light. AS near as could
be learned last night the burglars
were not given an opportunity TO take
anything out of the store. 1t is be-
lieved that one Of the burglars re-
NAMED on the roof to watch for the
police while the other dropped into
the WorkrOom in the rear. Herr. who
had a clear view OF the man In the
store, says that he was .'oung and ap-
parently not more than fl in. in
height