Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
LAST NIGHTS HoID-uP.
An Exciting Chase After . Fsstpad
and His Eventual Capture

Of Union, . cossposItor employed at
the DISCREET News Office, was one
cf the victims in the series Of high.
way robberies that have latterIy
taken place in and around the city.
The attack IN the present in.
stance probably carries of the
palm for the daring manner in
which it was arranged and carried
out, but there is much satisfaction
in the fact that in this case the
capture of one Of the assailants was
effected, though not without some
little difficulty. The particulars Of
the occurrence may best be gathered
froml Mr.. Denney's own statement.
Said he:
I was returning from the
Eleventh Ward about 1880 last
night and while walking along
South Temple Street westward,
two men, strangers, stopped me i'm
mediately in front Of the Presidents
Office. As they did 30 they ex-
claimed. Throw up your hands,~
Thinking, at first, that it might be
some friends of mine just indulging
in little fun, | replied, San right;
take it easy" Mex. mop,en., how
ever, one of the Ilen fiourished a
pistol IL my face, using the words
Throw up your hands, You s. Of a
to his COMPANION he said.
"'Ie through him; tase his gun;v
then put my hand in my POCKET.
and at the same time quietly and
iosingly remarked, "WeII, lis no
use making q fuss; l suppose, q. its
Christmas time, you want some
thing from msf1 | drew a little
pocket-hcof ffom my pocket, con.
tanning some 50 in small money.
Que ri the two robbers felt be-
hind me and drew n small
knife from my hip rocket.
When he did 50 I ted lin that that
was all | had -pon mt; to which he
answered. "Weil. don't make
ncise, d you, or I'll blow your
hea1 or" or language TO that effect.
When he got through searching the
fellow s1id, "Now then, 70 on, and
don't turn, or else III shoot YOU. -
With thi. , proceeded down the
street, westward, but after passing
tSo or three Of the trees against the
sidewalk l heard the same voices
repeating, "rhrow up Your
hands" 1 began to think
the two men were again addressing
myself, but a moment or 50 after
wand | found that they now had in
hand young man named Charlie
Walker who had just come through
the Eagle Gate. / became some
what excited when / saw the
thieves were dealing with Walker
after the same manner as they had
Just before dealt with me. noticed
u third person coming along west
wsrd. and thereupon shouted out
"Police.""H Helps etc, in order to at
tract attention and bring assistance.
L also went bach towards the hold
ups, but IN the meantime the fell
lows had managed 10 get hold of
watch and chain and the
sum of s. in addition.
Having obtained this much the
robbers started to run, making their
way down First East Street, toward
the Theatre. A man namei Lem
mon outstanding within the ratings
Df the Gsrdo House as they passed
by, and l shouted to him 10 follow
them. Mr.. Lennon did so, upon
which one Of the men called back.
D il. don't you come or LII
shoot YOU" Walker, myself. and
three or four men in the employ of |
The Rapid Transit Company, VINO |
eft their cars for the purpose, Joined |
IN the pursuit. The robbers. were
headed Off at the alley back Of the
Theatre, in the vicinity Of Spencer !
ciawson's wholesale house, and by |
his time other persons hearing the /.
noise had come upon the scene. |
One Of the thieves took refuge |
n the cellar Of a building
acing First South, and tfen /,
told one of the car hands |
o fire into it. He at once acted |
Ipon the suggestion, while took |
Up large rock and threw it close
o the spot at which the weapon
vas pointed. Finding himself in a |
warm corner the fellow quickly
from the cellar, slipping
asst the crowd which had now col. /
ected around, and ran into the
iooting gallery just west of the
heatre.
Marshal Young and several police
fiic>rs hal now reached the spot
nd followed the man into the gal
cry 1t was now the Marshal's
urn TO command the desperate to
brow up its hands, cut, instead Of
ding 50, he somehow or other
to escape the officers be-
1re the chief could get out his re-
Oliver. Crossing the road to the
Elk" saloon, he cut round the cor
er, and on his going along the
ack of the saloon premises, Mar
hal Young commenced to fire as
ne fugitive sped onward. When
'ithin q couple Of yards OF him.
no Marshal fired right and left, bur
'ithout effect.
rne r'oDer continued his course.
ntil gaining AN aueyway running
1uth, where he was overteken and
rOught to bay, disarmed, and
larched off TO the police-s;ation
y officer Colinger. Here he was
ientified by several witnesses and
len placed behind the HAIRS.
Roober No. 3 got away during the
arly stage of the chase and has not
ct been captured.
Marraffes Cfopa p.-y..J