The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
MAKE RICH HAUL,
BUT ARE CAUGHT
Burglars Get $500 or $500
Worth of Goods From Mail
Order House.
LEAVE STOLEN CLOTHING
AND SHOES In ALLEY
Are Captured by Detectives in
Wait When They Return
for Goods.

After they had carried between s35o0
and $500 worth Of clothing and shoes
out Of the West mail order house. 10
West South Temple street. IT Is alleged.
and hcaped the loot into five piles In
the alley M the rear OF the establish
mcnt. William Jones, a years old; Ed
ward Kelly "a: Larry Harlan. 10. and
James Curry. -. were arrested Monday
night by Detectives Ripley. Wilson: Gold
ing and Janney. Each of the prisoners
Will be charged with burglary,
According to Joseph West. propritor OF
the mall order house. the burglary wds
discovered by an sn,ployee S if Ngmser na
ing the store about 7;iO o'clock MONDAY
night. Noticing that the front door OF
the store was open and the lights turned
ont. Kartchner made Inquiries from a
man living above the store. kartchner
was informed by the roomer that five
men had been seen prowling out the
alley and that they had hurried away,
going in different directions.
Detectives Wait in Hiding.
Kartchner then turned on the lights
in the store and summoned the police.
The detectives Immediately went TO the
place, and found the piles OF goods in
the alley. They hid in the alley and
waited.
About 10 o'clock Harlan returned 10
the store In AN effort. the police believe,
to get back first and steal a few SUITS
VI tlptlI'S from MS licpltlpll'fS' III Nh7
about to carry off some clothln9 when
tie detectives placed bin under arrest.
When arrested. Harlan wore hat; two
pairs of socks and coat that were iden-
titled by West as part OF the goods
carried out OF his store.
James Curry vas the next member OF
the gang To appear and he. too. was
taken into custody.
One hour later, Jones and Kelly ap,
peared with a wagon. which they had
hired from the Iowa Livery company,
on, r.l I,,. h. I,faT tIf-tg Ia,
two, said that they were going after q
load of coal. They were arrested and
taken To the police station
Makes Partial Confession.
Under sweating by tho detectives.
Jones admitted that one OF the gang had
''jimmicd" the front door of the store
and opened the rear door for his confed-
crates 10 enter.
The detectives say that they are posi-
tive that Jones Is the young man who
was arrested several months ago. with
two men. named Moss and Caring ION.
by Sergeant Gillespie and Cha 'feur Grif-
I'm; near the salt Palace grounds on
ton wore masks and were heavily armed.
They were sentenced to serve 100 days
each In the city Jail. Jones was released
OH account of lack OF evidence, the po-
lice say.
While Moss and Carrington were lab
oring with the chain gang i'll City Creek
bribe Policeman CroWther. who was In
charge OF the prisoners. TO let them
escape. When Policeman Crowther at
tempted TO place him under arrest later.
Jones started To run and II was not until
after lively chase through the business
district of the city. In which number
OF shots were fired by the officer. that
the arrest OF Jones was finally accom-
plished
Says Have Served Time.
Lieut.. John Hempcl said Monday nigh;
that az tour OF the men. arrested had
served time i'm the city Jail Curry. lie
said. was released Sunday. after serving
u vagruncy sentence.
West, proprietor OF the mail order
house, said shortly after the burglary
that he estimated the goods carried out
of his store as worth between $4,000 and
$500.
With the exception OF a few pairs OF
trousers and shoes. practically all the
loot taken out OF the store was found in
the alley. When searched at the police
station all the prisoners had money in
their pockets. The detectives believe
they pawncd The missing articles.
Included in the loot were $50 suits
shirts. shoes and blankets.