The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-12
PHIL. FOOTE CAPTURED
The Notorious Outlaw Landed in the
Penitentiary.
How He Held Up Gambling House in
Salt Lake Two Years
Ago.

United States Marshal Brigham was
congratulated yesterday over the cap
ture of the notorious outlaw, Phil.
Foote
1t will be remembered that about
two years ago Foote was a gambler in
Salt Lake, and not always finding
gambling profitable he sometimes fig
ured in the role of a hold-up. The last
act which he performed before leaving
here was to hold up a faro bank. The
bank was situated in room over a
Main street saloon. Phil quietly
strolled into the den one evening when
there was a stiff game in progress and
walking UP to the table around which
the players were seated he fourished
i a revolver and cleared the board of all
the money in sight, which was a large
sum, held the astonished players at
! bay, backed out and made good his
escape.
Later he was arrested and placed
under 81, 800. Soon afterwards he
skipped his bond.
! Some months later he was heard of
at Green River, Utah, and ever since
the minions of the law have been hunt
ing him.
The outlaw made his home in the
Z
banks of the river far away from civil
lization, living by hunting and fishing
and for two years successfully eluded
his pursuers
He struck up an acquaintance with
the Wheeler's ranch people and from
them at different times obtained sup
plies and boat in which he nayigated
the river which at that point is about
quarter of a mile wide. Just a year
ago Yesterday ia Woc tra cIxaI t1 hic
lair by Will Goodsell, who was then
deputy marshal, and A. M. Paul, who
was engaged in detective work. An
attempt was made to capture him, at
Green River hotel, but after a des-
perate struggle he made good his es-
cape and nothing was heard of him
until early in September of the pres
ent year. when Deputy Marshal
Fowler, of Provo, and Ed Maxwell,
another deputy, made a trip to the
Green River country and located their
man in the neighborhood of Wheeler's
ranch. One morning bright and early
they discrled a wreath of smoke curl
ing up from among the dense forest
and brushwood on the opposite side
of the river to which the officers were.
They watched the spot and with a
Held glass were able to perceive a
small cabin, and later they saw the
OUTLAW leisurly stroll out with his gun
over his shoulder. AS soon as posi-
bic they procured boat and crossing
the river took possession of the cabin
and waited for Pills return, prepared
to secure him. But the willy outlaw
smelled rat and did not return, al
though they waited two days for him.
They then set fire to the brushwood
in the hope of burning out their man,
but without success.
The officers however 1oorpad
enough to satisfy them that Foote was
receiving aid from the Wheelers
ranch people, and on their return they
procured an Indictment from the last
grand jury at Provo on Oct 16 against
Arthur Wheeler for aiding and abett-
ing Foote. Armed with a warrant for
the arrest of Wheeler they started out
again for the forest. Arriving at the
ranch, Wheeler, when he saw the hole
he had gotten into, agreed to aid Dep
uty Fowler and his man to capture
Foote. Negotiations lasted three or
four days, and on Nov 4 Foote walked
up to the ranch in company with
Wheeler and surrendered.
Deputies Fowler and Maxwell took
him in charge and yesterday morning
they arrived in Salt Lake with their
prisoner, who was safely lodged under
lock and key in the penitentiary.
There are two indictments against
him, one for highway robbery, for
which he will be tried in the Third dis
trict court, and the other for assault
with intent to kill committed on Good
sell and Paul, on which he will be ar
raigned at Provo.
The capture reflects great credit on
the United States marshals, and par
ticularly on Deputy Marshal Fowler,
for the segacity and persistence with
which he has pursued the trail and
crowned his efforts with success.
Foote is a native of Michigan, and
comes of a good family. He is we'll ed
ucated, polished in his manners and
was once an official in Colorado