Show NAB AN AllEGED THIEf Man Suspected of Wholesale Overcoat Stealing in in Public Places Arrested by Detectives H A Bexton believed to be the man who for months has stolen overcoats from church vestries and coat rooms in public halls hails was arrested last night at atthe atthe atthe the public library by Detectives Earl Ripley Harry Curran and F M 1 Schulze who claim they the have absolute evidence that Bexton stole an overcoat belonging to Shirley son on of Joseph of the police pollee department from the public library several nights ago Evidence is also said to be clear that Bexton stole an overcoat belonging to J T W Y Maden Madsen a student from the same place During the past two weeks five over overcoats overcoats overcoats coats were reported stolen from the public library and shortly after the first of ot the year ear it was reported from numerous churches that overcoats had been taken from the vestry rooms In Investigation Investigation Investigation showed that a number of overcoats had been pawned in Commer Commercial cial street loan shops by a man about 35 3 years of age The alleged coat thief was shadowed nearly a week by detectives It is the belief of Chief of Detectives George Sheets tg that Bexton has stolen in the neighborhood of worth of overcoats during hi his operations in Salt LakeI Lake I |