Salt Lake Herald | 1907-02-09 | Page 12 | Alleged Burglar Caught

ALLEGED BURGLAR CAUGHT Chemist Identifies Negro Arrested as House Breaker Joe Thurman a negro was was arrested yesterday aCt by Or Officer Ben Sieg fuss Cuss for Cor trespass in the Rio Grande yards ards and was positively Identified last nl night ht by R B B Martin an analytical as the negro with who whom in he had an ex cx exciting citing early Thursday morn mornIng lug Ing Martin claims the negro was at attempting tempting to break into his laboratory at Ninth South and Second West when he saw mw him and that the tue two exchanged several shots without effect as the bur burglar glar was fleeing The negro denies that he be Is the but fails faUs to give a con consistent consistent acc accOunt of his movements on the them m morning ot of the burglary burgar