Show ii Arrested in o ii Salt Salt Lake Lak as s. s Burglar Rin Ring i GROUP CHARGED I I WITH ROBBERIES IN Looted Stores in Tr Tremonton Tremon- Tremon monton mon mon- ton Gunnison and and- nd Garland Belief A AUTO U to I IS SEIZED I ZED in Merchandise Taken in Burglaries s The organized ring of burglars which looted stores in Trem Tremonton nt n Gunnison and Garland Saturday and Sunday of merchandise valued valued at atmore atmore more than 4 was believed to have been apprehended Wednesday with arrest of five men men- and two women By San Salt Lake police polke S Several veral hundred dollars dollars' worth of goods were recovered The arrests followed almost continuous con con- work by Detective Ser Sergeant J. J E. E Woodard and two o of his men Officers Sherman Falkenrath and C. C JT T. Olson The officers worked d day Y Yand and unearthed clues about t ten n days ag l. l The The The- first arrest arrest came came about 10 lb I o'clock Tuesday night when hen Falken- Falken and Olson nabbed Michael Miller Mil ler 22 2 at Eighth South South and anal Main street Grilling of ot the suspect brought additional nal Information that resulted in the arrest o of sIx sIx others throughout the night and the thelast last lastman man was lodged in Jail shortly before before be be- bee fore 6 o'clock Wednesday thorning morn thorn ing ROBBERY CHARGED The other alleged member members of the gang gave the names o of George Potts 32 Nick W Walker 22 H. H W. W Hiatt 35 Mrs H. H W. W Hiatt 36 Mrs E. E M. M 18 and 1 F. F W W. McMillan Mc Mc- Millan 1111 a n 49 Miller Walker Valker and Potts were identified by Owen state stat parole agent as ex-convicts ex from the Utah state prison who have done time for robbery Police were investigating other robberies in the city in the belief that th gang has has- been bren responsible for several store burglaries in Salt Lake during the past four weeks The gang gang Is charged with robbing the Gebhart store at Tremonton Saturday where a large number of suits dresses coats and and- other garments garments gar gar- ar- ar ments valued at more than 2500 was stolen robbery of the C Coombs- Coombs Pearson store at Garland of worth of merchandise and the J. J C. C Penney store at Gunnison Sunday of ot stock valued at 1000 The gang is believed to h have ve separated separated sep sep- orated in making the th different hauls centering their activities li in hi Salt Lake Lale CLUES FURNISHED Clues to arrest of of the store burglars burglars burg burg- lars were also also- furnished by Sheriff Jack Jacl Zundel of Boxelder county who r reported po te the gang sis WIS operating Ina in ina ina a green sedan last seen heading heading- for for- Salt Lake The automobile was re recovered recovered recovered re- re covered and police are are checking to determine It if it H was stolen th Sheriff Zundel and Sheriff James Janses II Sanderson o of Sanpete county count were notified and md were expected ed to tob tobe tobe b be in Salt Lake Wednesday The rhe three three- officers responsible for apprehension of th the gang were ver high lIh ly complimented for tOL their work worl by Chief of Police lolice Joseph h E. E Burbidge and Detective Detective- Chief Chic Riley M M. B Beck Beck- k- k stead First clues to operations of ot the gang were unearthed with information tion that a- a man man wa was selling valuable valuable alu able ble fur tur coats in Sat Lake for as low as as 20 The mon was finally located working as a 1 truck driver er to throw off oft suspicion the officers said Things were then arranged with the mans man's employer for Olson to start W work rk as a truck driver paired with tho the suspect G Gaining the confidence confidence con con- of his partner Olson outlIned outlined outlined out out- lined plans for a In Gunnison Gunnison Gun Gun- nison n. n and It was agreed to pull tho the Job Tuesday night The Tho suspect er got Information information mation that cops ops were on his trail and he asked aid In moving Several hundred dollars dollars' worth of or plunder which was hidden in in his home Olson got an automobile and the two men loaded it with wiLls the stolen goods Then- Then the t was as sprung on the tho all alleged Ed gangster when drove him to police headquarters and told him he was under arrest A A A. thorough grilling soon brought the tho Information which resulted In tn-cg tn l. l of the ot other er erme me members b rs o of th the I. I g. g f. f t i. 3 X J X |