Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-04-14 | Page 11 | Treads on "Cat;" Finds a Burglar

TREADS ON "CAT;" FINDS A BURGLAR Salt Laker Has Unusual Experience With Nocturnal Intruder; Police Get Robbery Reports. When John Sheriff, 176 H street was awakened early yesterday morning by a faint "pat," 'patM in his room, he t'loarly recalled that he had carefully deposited de-posited the family tabby outside the back door before he retired, and then he wondered how the feline had pot baeU iu. Sitting on the edge of the bed, Mr. Sheriff put on his shoes preparatory to ousting puss a second time. Kisiug to his feet, he took a stop forward and as his foot descended to the floor he heard a crunching sound. Instantly there was a veil of pain, and a dark figure arose from the floor and shot past him, disappearing dis-appearing in a headlong dive through an open window. Then Sheriff knew that he had not stepped on a. eat, but on a burglar, who had entered through an open window. The thief secured $1 whitdi he found iu the pockets of the Sheriff pants as they hung over a nearby near-by chair. The loser then called for the police. The S;ilt Lake boiler works yesterday reported that thieves who used an auto truck, hauled away an acetylene welding outfit some time .Friday night. The truck was later found by the police a mile wrest of the city limits, but the missing property has not been located. Sidney Lambourne, city superintendent superin-tendent of parks, yesterday reported to the police the thef't of a large quantity of flowers from Pioneer park. The vandals van-dals are said to have torn up and carried car-ried away many beautiful rose bushes, hyacinths and ferns. A similar complaint com-plaint is said to have come from the City and County building park recently.