Salt Lake Herald | 1908-10-11 | Page 5 | Goff's Arrest Important

GOFFS ARREST IMPORTANT Is Member M of Gang Who Stole Grips at Depot In the capture of J J Goff by the police an account of which appeared in The Herald yesterday morning the local officers officers officers cers have made one of the most import important ant arrests that has taken place here in inmany Inman inmany many man days For some time past the of have been kept in constant trouble by sneak thieves stealing grips and other property from the waiting room at the big union passenger station This Is one of or the easiest grafts of the petit larceny thief The moment the thc owners back Is turned he can pick up a grip and walk walkaway walkaway walkaway away with it before a thousand people and not one of them th n suspect that th t there is anything wrong or even take notice of him This work has become particularly annoying lately latel and the confession conCession of Goff which was made to Chief Browning yesterday morning has lIas caused a sigh of ot relief from every member of the depart department department ment meat Goff Gott was arrested by Patrolmen Robert Chambers and Walter Waiter Marlin and admitted that he was guilty of the tile offense charged as well velI as several others and th t police have recovered several of the grips grip recently stolen together with the greater part of their contents which con consists consists consists mostly of ot clothing Goff will go be before before before fore the court and plead guilty guilt