Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-26 | Page 2 | Hotel Guest Charges Two Messengers with Robbery

Hotel Guest Charges Two lWe Messengers With Robbery Youths Alleged to Have Confessed Taking Diamond and Purse From Woman When Demand for Pay Is Denied Ed Greeley 21 and Jack Jack Burnett Burnett Burnett Bur Bur- nett 20 of the Owl Messenger Messenger Mes Mes- seng r service Regent street were arrested early Tuesday and confessed according to Detectives C. C W. W and W. W M. M Madsen Madsen Madsen Mad- Mad sen to stealing a diamond ring valued valued val vat at and a purse containing 58 cents In change a pearl brooch and pair of gloves from Isabelle Isabella Stevenson A 28 Kenyon hotel Greeley declared when questioned by Chief Detective Riley M. M Beckstead Beckstead Beckstead Beck- Beck stead that he did not steal the diamond diamond diamond dia dia- mond ring but took It from th the Stevenson womans woman's finger when she was unable to pay for tor the messenger had rendered Burnett Burnett Burnett Bur Bur- nett told Beckstead that he did likewise with the purse and articles It contained RING AS SECURITY I The messengers claim they were called by the Stevenson woman to take a n. tray of ot food tood from a cafe at 64 West Ve t Broadway to her room In Inthe Inthe inthe the Kenyon Greeley according to Beckstead said when he reached the room he found the woman In bed and much Intoxicated When he demanded pay for his services Greeley told Beckstead the woman woman refused to pay The messenger then t took ok the diamond ring from rom her hand Greeley declared to toI to tu Beckstead that he notified a bellhop I at the Kenyon that he had the ring I and gave the hotel his name and address saying that when the Stevenson woman soil sobered red up to Inform her that the ring was wa being held for a debt Later Burnett claims he was called to deliver another tray of or food to the tie room When he asked for tor his fe fee the woman refused again as-aln to pay Then Burnett told Beckstead Beckstead Beck Beck- stead he took her purse which was wason wason wason on the dresser dresse NOTIFIES POLICE The Stevenson woman notified police pollee headquarters that she h had d been robbed She told and Madsen that she awoke a aid ad d found her head covered with with with-beu- beading beu- beu ding In the room where she was stopping She recalled the woma woman told the officers that the two the two messenger messenger messenger mes mes- boys were In the room and had seized the ring from her finger The ring was found by the officers officers oft oft- cers In Greeleys Greeley's pocket The brooch had been thrown onto z 2 beam over a doorway at the messenger messenger messenger mes mes- Headquarters and the other articles with the exception of ot tn toe 58 68 cents cent and the Stevenson woman womans woman's s sauto auto keys were found about th th place The keys and change were found on Burnetts Burnett's person accruing ing to the officers Burnett and Greeley are being held In tn the city jail pending further further further fur fur- ther Investigation of or the case