Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-10 | Page 2 | Burglar Caught Looting Store

Burglar Caught I looting Store Safecracking Holdup and Four Robberies Keep Police Busy Caught looting a a. drug rug store one member mE-mb r of a burglar burlar gang was na nabbed bed by the proprietor and turned over to police while a safecracking safecracking safe safe- cracking Job a holdup and four tour burglaries kept ept detectives busy over the weekend Three men operating In an automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile plundered the Third Avenue Drug store 1140 Third avenue but were routed by D. D O. O Johnson proprietor early Sunday morning One Ono of ot the gang who gave the name of Leon Driggs 23 was captured In the store when Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son entered with drawn revolver Driggs Js is s suspected of Implication in a number of ot recent burglaries and police were working Monday to secure evidence against him W. W Yo M. M James 24 Seventh avenue was ordered to stick em up Sunday night by a bandit who coolly rifled the cash register of ot about 40 40 at the Continental Oil company station First avenue andE and andE E street The bandit escaped while pedestrians and passersby were unaware unaware unaware un un- un- un aware of ot the holdup James furnished furnished furnished furn furn- a good description of the robber After feeding poisoned meat toa to toa a coolie watchdog at the Lake Hand laundry laundr West Vest First South street waited until the dog died and then blew the com company pan safe with a charge of ot nitroglycerin They are believed to have havo- ben frightened away be before before be- be fore foro the tho job could be bo finished A total of 96 was taken talen by room prowlers who entered three places police were told T. T C C. C Martin of the tho Cullen hotel reported loss of 70 and 12 was reported stolen from T. T W. W Dalton of ot the Manx hotel A purse containing 14 was stolen from Mrs J J. F F. Murray Parkway vay avenue A quantity of or novelties and candy was stolen from the Meyers Gift and Novelty shop South State street after thieves had broken In the fro t door late lato Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day night Prowlers also attempted to enter the tho College Tailor shop 1340 East Second South street but were apparently frightened away before anything could be taken I 4