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Show GARAGE BURGLAR SUSPECT HELD Three Grab Victim, Flee With $8 - Suspect In one of six' burglarise committed over th week-end, James Phoenix, 27, Monday was held in th city jail aa polic sought solution so-lution of several lesser crimes. Phoenix was arrested Sunday after af-ter a window in the offlcs of the Kearns garage at the rear of 136. South Main street had been broken during a futile attempt to open the cash register. Detectives R. N. Brinton and E. J. Blazsard aaid they found Phoenix coming out of the alley, his right hand bleeding from cuts. The officers said Phoenix Phoe-nix admitted having entered thV office, saying ha had heard the crash of breaking glass and denying deny-ing he was connected with th burglary. bur-glary. Th detectives quoted V. E. Snow, manager, as saying Phoenix recently recent-ly had been discharged at the garage. ga-rage. Henry Woodruff, 66M Highland High-land drive, who waa working in the garage, heard the cash register fall and ran into th office. He called police. John Smith, 725 South First West street, told police three men robbed him of $8 early 8unday on Second South near Fourth West streets, two holding him while the third went through his pockets. Three boys who broks into the (Continued on Pert flvel (Column Onti GARAGE BURGLAR SUSPECT HELD (Continued Iron rate One) CUfeway atore, 0 Sixth avenue, Sunday morning obtained cigareta, gum and candy and M -.m. i Folland, 403 Sixth avenue, told De- tectivei Brlnton and Blaxsard, they aaid, that he wa awakened by tha sound of breaking glaas and saw tha three make several trips between be-tween the store and an automobile. .Thieve who cut through a floor of a vacant apartment house lowered low-ered themeelvea Into Sewell'a store, MO East Fourth South street, early Sunday, but apparently were frightened fright-ened way before obtaining any loot Theft by burglars of a rifle, two watchea and Jewelry waa reported by C. C. McCall, 497 University street. Ths Lunch Box cafe. Me South Main atreet waa ransacked by burglar bur-glar who entered through a window, win-dow, taking gum and tobacco. A burglar who left blooditatn after cutting hia hand on a window ha had broken to gain entry to the . home of C. E. Stagg, 612 Hawthorne avenue, atola clothing. The Central cafe, 872 South Bute atreet reported that a new employe walked away with SIS from tha cash register. Gems, Caah Taken t Loss of $50 worth of pearl, tS In cash and a watch and Jewelry was reported by Victor Cederholm, 71 Third Eat street who said a burglar bur-glar entered . Saturday night through an unlocked rear door, Ralph Renahaw, 41, waa held In the city Jail for Investigation after he was captured Saturday night aa a purse snatching suspect He was arreeted after being overtaken by i Milton Thornton, 1371 Indiana avenue: ave-nue: W. T. Taylor, 410 South Weat Temple atreet and C L, Evans, 1006 Laks street, a man having grabbed Mr. Taylor's puree in front of 402 South Weat Temple street He da-I da-I tiled being the puraa anatcher. I Losa of J2518 In caah and checks I ' Saturday night while attending a ' basketball game waa reported by Charles B. Petty, 1485 Uintah circle. ' He said $150 waa In currency and the balance in checks. I Uffo Uffln. 68, waa held, for in-I in-I veatlgation after the management I of the Pavle Drue atore. 27 East ' Broadway, complained that ha had i taken two dozen cigars. Harold Burleigh, 28, and Dave Schiller, 29, were held for general investigation as users of narcotics and Howard Thomas, 30, was held S for investigation after he allegedly had been trying doors along South I Main steet early Monday. |