Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-28 | Page 12 | Thieves Adopt Queer Tactics

THIEVES ADOPT I QUEER TACTICS U. U Unusual approaches and points of attack were were used by thieves and burglars in in a series series' aeries of ot robberies Thursday night police pollee said Friday Give me mea a drink of water please requested a a. well dressed smooth shaven dark complexioned m man 22 and about 5 feet 5 inches tall taU as as' as he entered the Good Eats cafe care South West Temple street Mrs rs M M. A A. Tame proprietress preparing to close for the night walked toward the rear of ot the tho restaurant restaurant restaurant res res- to get the water The man reached und under r the front co counter ter grabbed a pocketbook contaIning containing con con- 26 26 cash several fountain pens and personal papers and fled He Ho ran north through the tho alley climbed onto a rear fire firo escape at atthe atthe atthe the Ramona apartments 48 48 West Broadway and disappeared One muddy footprint was left let on the th fire escape police reported Bumps Into Prowler A noise was vas heard in the tho hall of the homo homa h mo of B. B F. F Devinny 1466 Ninth East street His son Russell stepped into the hall half hailand and ne nearly bumped into a man wearing a a. handkerchief hand hand- kerchief over the lower part of his face The stranger hesitated an instant turned and fled through a rear door with Rus Russell Devinny in pursuit The he m man n wearing a dark suit outran outran outran out out- ran Russell and disappeared Stopping to take out tho the putty thieves removed a two three foot pane of f glass gloss fr from m the front door carefully set the glass down on th the sidewalk and invaded the grocery of WE W. Shingleton North Sixth West street They departed with five e boxes of gum s some me nickels and pennies pennies v C. C Luce Lucei 1136 Roosevelt avenue saw a n stranger trying to start the automobile of Ford Lloyd Llod South Main street parked in front of libs 1158 Roosevelt avenue As Mr Luce Luco walk walked d toward the machine he heard a whistle The stranger saying he owned tho the machine ma ma- machine chine chin started to get out He was joined by another man who had been hiding behind a tree The stranger and his companion ran ran east on Roosevelt avenue and then north on Twelfth East street chased by Luce t Swings With VIlli Club The man who had been behind the tree stopped and and started to swing With a club Luce ducked and struck the man Police were were summoned and arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested the assailant who gave the name of William Best East t Thirteenth South street His companion companion companion com com- panion was arrested near by a moment moment mo mo- ment later giving the name of Harry Swartz N street Both men were booked at police headquarters for investigation L Entering through a basement p window burglars ransacked a bedI bedroom bedroom bed bed- I room in the home of R. R E. E Vincent 2396 Sixth East street and departed with several wrist watches a few rings one necklace and anda a revolver A double gauge 12 shotgun shot shot- gu gun 1 was as removed d. d from the p of pf W. W man in the U. U P. P P 1 hotel otel West South Temple empe street a Ii weighing w machine machin fromin from in front of the thc gunsmith shop of William WilHam Main 32 West Second South street a satchel containing worth of medical instruments from the car carof of Dr R. R G G. Pleasant Grove parked down town here a arear arear rear view mirror with clock inset a from the automobile of H. H S. S Jennings Jennings Jen Jen- 1740 Yalecrest ave avenue ue parked T on on South Temple street between r Main and West Temple streets overcoats owner owne by Jess Nelson Coatsville avenue and William Dyer North Seventh West street from fr m lockers at the Sharman Automobile Automobile Auto Auto- mobile c company 51 South State ab Q street streeL