Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-06 | Page 15 | Policewoman's Ruse Captures Theft Suspect

I Curiosity Caused Trouble r ! I i I ') ! POLICEWOMAN'S RUSE CAPTURES -THEFTSgSPECT Paper Stuffed Purse Is Bait in Trap for Prowler Police "pulled a fast one Thursday Thurs-day night, landing ons Joa Kasteler, ai. In the city jaiL E. C. Dlttman, manager of tha Eagle Tavern at Fourth South and West Temple streets, complained that women's purses were being stolen from a restroom while the owners were powdering their noses. The thief, Dlttman said, simply reached for the purses through a window. Qussie Friend, policewoman, and Patrolmen J. E. Tucker and V. F. Duncombe went to the tavern and while the patrolmen waited la an , alley outside, Miss Friend stuffed a purse with paper and laid It on a table In the restroom. Walk Up Alley Boon, police said, Kasteler walked up the alley and reached for the purse. He couldn't quite reach it and moved on. Miss Friend cooperated coop-erated by moving the purse closer to the window. Ten minutes later, Kasteler returned re-turned and grabbed the puree and ran. The two officers each fired a shot la the air, then captured the suspect on a porch at a near-by ' residence. Kasteler disclaimed any intention of stealing the purse. -I was walking in the alley and saw the light in the window he said. "I saw a bundle inside, touched it and found it was a purse. Felice Arrived "Then the policemen came running. run-ning. I didn't see who they were and thought It was a holdup, so I ran." Kasteler aaid he has beea employed em-ployed as a candymaker here 14 years. Police said he has no crime record. Three boys, 11, 11 and 1 years old, were turned over to juvenile court authorities Friday after they admitted to police theft of three automobiles on a joy ride extending from Salt Lake City to Logan and then te Richfield. Oaa Stolen The boys claimed a fourth youth, IS, who waa being sought, stole a revolver and forced them to accompany accom-pany blm. .. i " ' " The first theft was In Salt Lake City on Sunday, that of an automobile automo-bile belonging to Thomas Olson, 61 South Eighth West street The boys ran out of gasoline la Logan canyon, abandoned the machine ma-chine and took one belonging to George Datwyler, 181 North First West street, who waa on a canyon outing. Tbey drove to Richfield, abandoned aban-doned the Datwyler car and stole one owned by Owen Ogden, Richfield, Rich-field, and returned to Salt Lake City, where they were arrested by Patrolmen R. 8. Cahoon and C W. Farnaworth of the juvenile detail. CAUGHT AFTER POLICE SET TRAP I Joe Kasteler Denies Intent to steal A wave of fictitious and forged check passing was being Investigated Investi-gated by police Friday, Detective Chsstsr R. ColborB reported re-ported a $182 forged check was passed at the Western Electrical college by a former student who is wanted on check charges la Spokane, Spo-kane, Waalk, and Missoula, Mont Detective Colbont said a $29.88 check was passed at ths Pearl Bolton Bol-ton Hat ahop, 71 East Broadway, and one for $33 at Sears, Roebuck A Co. Police said Friday two 11-year-old boys bad confessed to stealing $17 worth of milk tokens from Howard How-ard Hansen, 761 Blair street, a milkman. milk-man. Ed Squires, 19, Friday bad keen arrested as a result of grand larceny lar-ceny charges brought by Julian M. Bamberger, Interurban executive, execu-tive, whose automobile was taken and left abandoned on flats west of the city. Squires formerly waa employed em-ployed at the Bamberger home.