The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-22
Police Get Confession From
Daylight Burglar" and Re-
cover $1,000 in Booty.
HAMMOND REVEALS CACHE;
CONFR0NTS LOAN MEN
Six Persons Now Under Arrest
Suspected of Being lmpli-
Gated in Housebreakings.

Confessions made by A. j. Hammond,
whom the police call the daylight burg
lar" enabled the officers yesterday to To-
cate an alleged fence" in Ogden where
they recovered loot valued at $1,000.
The booty was found in the Montana
loan office, ,~16O Twenty fifth street. Og-
den. The pawnbrokers, David Kreines
and A Pappas, were placed under ar
rest.
The police say that when Kreines and
Pappns were first accused of having the
valuables they entered strenuous de-
mails. but when they were brought face
TO face with Hammond they broke down
and produced q shoe box almost filled
with gold and silver articles that had
been pounded up ready for melting.
Detective James Pender OF Ogden also
recovered S100 worth OF cutlery that had
been stolen from freight cars, but did not
for those thefts.
It was a busy day for the Salt Lake
police. Early yesterday morning Ham,
nond, thoroughly sober and confronted
with evidence that was indlsputable, con-
fessed to Chief of Police s. NJ. Barlow
and Sheriff Joseph Sharp.
Grocery Is Searched.
The officers had just completed the
search of the grocery store OF d. d,
Davis, in the Herald hotel building on
FlISl oOutn ana west leJUpie SlTeetS, anu
had found 500 feet Of garden hose and
other articles. They had expected to find
more Of Hammond's loot there, as the
search the night before, during which
s700 worth OF jewelry had been found In
a coal bin back Of the grocery, had been
incomplete. knowing that Hammond
must have cached additional proceeds of
his robberies elsewhere. the officers re-
tell them what he had done with his
booty. Hammond then told OF disposlng
OF the stuff to the Ogden pawnbrokers.
Chief Barlow, Police Lieutenant Hem
for the Junction City, but the pawn
brokers denied knowing anything about
the loot The Ogden police were called
In and the pawnshop was under sur.
yeillance- until Hammond could be brought
from Salt Lake, Police Sergeant Roberts
and Deputy Sheriff Eddington took Ham
mond 10 Ogden in the sheriff's automo-
bile.
Hammond confronted the pawnbrokers
The two men had already been told tina,
the evidence against them was conclu-
sive and that Hammond was on his way
there. Their fortitude was rapidly wan
ing when Hammond was brought In. Tall
red headed and determined, he pointed
an accusing finger at the pawnbrokers
and told them further denias were use
less.
Then the shoe box containing the loot
was produced by the pawnbrokers and
despite their eptreaties they were taker
TO the Ogden jail,
Police Chauffeur Walter Griffin hao
gone up to Ogden in the police auto and
this machine and the sheriff's brought
back the officer and Hammond. They ar
rived here about 1890 O'Clock.
The search Of the store run by D. D.
Davis and wife was made yesterday and
much more of the plunder was brought
To light Among other things found yes
terday was about 500 feet of garden hose
which probably had been stolen at diff
ferent places throughout the city. Davis
and his wife and w. G. Clapper. who
picion. arc locked in separate cells in
the city jail and will he held until after
a thorough investigation. The evidence
say the police, is strong against Davis
and his wife. but little has been found
against Clapper except that he had been
seen in company with Hammond and
was found near the plunder In the Davis
store.
valuables Everywhere.
The loot discovered in the grocery in
cludes jewclry. silverware. silks. furs
guns. garden hose. and almost every other
kind OF valuables. These were found in
the basement OF the store. In the coal
police aver that some silverware was also
found in the rooms occupied by Ham
monds wife which she said he had given
TO her. saying that he had won IT in a
lottery.
The Davises were accused of having
robbed the home of Hosea NJ, Burton
at 324 West Second South street in Feb
ruary and secured about $500 worth OF
iewclry. A case could not be made
against them. however. and they were
discharged: after which the Davises
threatened 10 bring suit for false i'm
prsonment. The family has beer watched
by the police for a long time with sus-
picion Last Wednesday, Deputy Sheriff
SeaEer saw Hammond enter the Davis
store. This led to the search of the place
after Hammond had been captured,
PatroIman Patterson, who was shot
through the feshY part OF his thigh when
Hammond was arrested. was resting well
last night and Will soon be back at his
work unless unlooked-fo for complications
set in.