Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-17 | Page 18 | Boastful Burglar Suspects Arrested by Police during Attempted Robbery of Pool Hall

Boastful Burglar Suspects Arrested by Police l During Attempted Robbery of Pool Hall Two men who confessed to a series of burglaries in the city and 1 said there were more they could not remember were picked up by Salt SnIt Lake City police in a billiard I hall early Friday morning and held in the city Jail I Sterling Andrew Fisher 21 College st st. and William Lee Baird 22 W. W 1st South were found I under a pool table at a a. a m m. at Peter Pan Billiards S. S Main by Special Officer Jack Meaders who together with some passing M. M Ps investigated when he found the lock from the billiard hall door broken and lying on the steps with witha a piece of pipe The two young men had retired under the table upon hearing the officers enter the place With them were pliers a wrench a screw screwdriver screwdriver driver three cigars and a cigar box full of pennies They later told police they were trying to open the safe when Officer Meaders Mead Mead- ers entered and Baird boasted to officers I III can open safes working working working work work- ing the tumblers I The pair told police that they had broken into several places in town within the past two weeks r Their list of or alleged ed entries included in included included in- in Mecca Billiards S. S Main Broadway Bowling arcade I E E. 3rd South Manfield Flour Feed store W. W V. V 3rd South Rex and Buds Bud's tavern S. S Main Man I Super Cream Ice Cream Co N. N 2nd West Vest Stewart Brothers Coal Coat Co W W. South Travelers Traveler's I Oil Co 2 S S. S 2nd West A complaint charging Fisher and Baird with second degree burglary was signed Friday before City Judge Karl V V. V King Ing