Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-25 | Page 16 | Police Probing 4 Burglaries

POLICE PROBING ff r 4 it BURGLARIES BURGLARIES- t Four burglaries from rom homes and S 'S business establishments of Salt 1 Lake City r residents were occupy I r jn ing the attention of police pollee Friday i- i Andrew Whyte Jr W triet treet told officers he sa SA yR A man r about 20 years old weighing wel about f pounds and wearing dark rk trou trou- jt sers tn climbing over over a l fence nce at the theof ear of his home A wa wallet con con- I staining i about 1 and personal pa pa- I ers s ei-s was missing from Mrs Mr t rr s 's trousers i Loss Lou of 01 a ring and watch from his home while ho was away for a ar I r l. l fg y 9 days a f was WM reported by Howard r C Burton 1408 Stratford avenue 1 Loss of A penny vending machine am tr the tho Raymond hotel 62 a t 5 Main street was vas reported I Iby by by byC C G F. F Solomon t 1 60 0 Thirteenth East street Loss of ot three feet teet of ot cable used In a private ate cak- cak ing system between two two tare tare- houses was report reported by the V. Y H. H Bintz company West Second South street Gun Theft Su Suspect Held by Police 4 A 15 old 15 5 ear old 1 youth buth was in cus custody u- u s tody of ot Salt Lake City police Friday Friday Fri Fri- day clay after ho he confessed stealing a agun agun gun from the Whitehouse hotel hotel South West Temple street which he later pawned The youth was ties as held for investigation Officers I Investigate te Four Car Prowls t Loss of ot a briefcase containing boning and skinning knives and a catalog while his automobile was W parked near Second South and West Vest Temple streets was reported by 71 Ti L L. Storm avenue Mr Storm told officers he searched alleys in the vicinity after atler discovering his loss hut but did not find his briefcase When he returned returned returned re re- re- re turned to the machine however the catalog formerly In the briefcase briefcase brief brief- case was lying in the car Loss of or a suit and hat a briefcase brief brief- case rase keys razor sun glasses and an oil company credit card from front his car while it was parked in a garage at his hone home was as reported by Ed T. T Olson Seventh East street A pair of were stolen from the automobile of ot Henry Miller Jr 2511 Highland drive 1315 1345 East street while the car was parked at the rear of South h Jh school chool Thursday night Theft heIt of ot a battery charger a tire tube and fishing tackle from his automobile while it t was parked In n a garage at his home was rep reported reported re re- re- re p ported rte by Jack Back 1012 South First West Vest street Gasoline Thief Burned By Framing Flaming Fluid A thief attempting to steal gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line from a car early Friday was believed to have been burned when he apparently struck a n match for light while underneath the ma ma- chine Police reported finding a Jug and pliers abandoned by the thief wh when n things got too hot for lor him Damage to the car was estimated at It is owned by W. W II 11 H Smith math Fourth avenue and was parked in a garage at 1172 South State street