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Show 4 ". j i t j l. . . h . fc .SB I ..... 1 .. . ' - w mm -Xi' w " X - i - confession. He informed the police that he tad entered the Austin residence by means of breaking a window in the cellar. cel-lar. He admitted that he had Bold the watch to the young man" who later pawned it. He was next questioned with regard to the Clawson robbery and admitted his guilt. He said that he had cached the sealskin cape in a basement in the rear of Commercial street. An officer was at once sent to the place indicated in-dicated by Hackett and the cape was found. , . ' ' Dispute as to Prisoner. It is not yet known what will be done with Hackett. The local police feel that they have the first elaira on him though he was arrested by the City Marshal of Provo. The local officers take this ground because of having twO( eases of burglary in the first degree against the man. If the Provo officers insist on taking the man back the local officers will await their turn at him. . 3 1 j:t:ry cf two rotberies tiat tie Lave t:ca TreiLIrj on for nearly ) v. : : s was cleared cp tils raorr.lng i r'.iur Hackett, 23 years old, con-I con-I t'.at fca was guilty of both rob-". rob-". Ci tie evening of Uarco. 9, the ii. :izce, 03 Eouti Tilrd East i ' . c - , was entered during the absence c f t:.a f a2y and a gold watch and $17 i i ca. !i stolen. A few days later a young man who had pawned a watch was arrested on suspicion of being the thief.- The accused ac-cused maintained that he had purchased the watch of a stranger and later sold it to the pawn brokers. v On the afternoon of March 19 a thief entered the front door of the residence of Mrs. Margaret Clawson, 72 North fctate street, and stole a sealskin cape valued at $400. There was absolutely no clue to the robber, i Arrested in Provo. Last Thursday night the residence of Marshal Henry at Provo was entered and a number of things ' stolen. The Marshal did sot take kindly to the .idea of .having his own residence robbed, and left on stone unturned to land the thief. On Monday he arrested Hackett on suspicion. sus-picion. Hackett is alleged to have confessed con-fessed to the Provo officer that he was the man who turned the trick. t As soon as Chief Sheets heard of the i arrest he got a description of Hackett. It tallied with that of the stranger from whom the young man under arrest In connection with the Austin robbery had given to the officers as the person 'rom whom he had purchased the watch. Chief Sheets asked the Provo officers o bring Hackett to 8alt Lake in order .J.0 confront him with the statement of the young man who had bought the watch. . Brought to Salt Lake. Tickett was brought to Salt Lake IV morning by Sheriff Harmon of Utah ( 'v. At first Hackett denied all V ledge of the local robberies, but ! when confronted by the young i broke down and made a complete |