Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-12
THE WORK OF TWO THUGS.
Held Up Three Men and Are Rup DoUn
aud Captured by the Police AFTER
q Hard Fight

This hlghwayman oonoluuou "
again ply his vocation last night ana
plyit he did, but not to such sue
cesssful termination ~ he very likely
expected, ~ In less than forty minutos,
two men Known 10 the police "a hard
characters, who have ilrmorly dinei
at Kimsalps hostelry, and giving the
names Of John r iblnsou alias Dim
blodscker, and Frank Mlssula were
placed behind the bAra with tue grave
charge OF highway robbery staring
them In the face.
THE EVENINGS INITIAL HOLD ur.
IL was about 6:45 lsst nlght when
word was received NJ police head.
quarters TO the effect that three men
mad been held up In tue vicinity OF tho
old county court houte on Second
south street. The fiTat victim was
Mfr. Il. Hodge, an iron mouldeE In the
omploy OF Silver Braa., M he was 70.
turning to his home nj 5i3 We,t Thitd
South. alter his dky's Wefk. Al about
600 O'Clock, Mr.. Ho1ge wac passlbg
along In the Vicinity mentioned when
two men with red BANANA hauiket'
chiefs over their Iaoof, hailed him win
the usual salute.
MT. Hodge was greatly surprised,
TO say the least, ana was viewing ihe
situation TO ind II II wa In lact
reality, whom the larger OF the thugs
poked revolver Into his face, Do
manding Of him to Immediately obey
orders. This gentleman quickly COM
piled, aud the smaller OF tho Two ~
quickly examined Into tue contents OF
mis- pockets. Mr.. Hodgc. was penniIess
sa =. ne W." 'a' s mail eomb and a
pocket knife. They had no use Tor
these articles. howsvof, and very
"genefouslyp gave them bRck, AZ tno
same time telling Mf' Hodge 10 get"
which hc readily diu.
nor vA1cu inns TIME.
The next trick turned by Tho desper'
ADDE'S was on the perton OF alike
Amantl, an ltallan, VINO 10 employer
by the balt Lake Lumber company,
aud resides AZ SoI south Film Weht
street. Mt. Amanu was also rsiufning
TO his home alter his days labor, when
"bold up your handy was applied 10
him. Amani not being very CONVEX.
SAINT with the English language DID
not understand the import OF the ex'
preston and consequently was slow TO
net. The eyef.handy gun, however.
soon brought him TO normal condition
and then realizing the danger ne WAhin,
no readily yielded 10 the Command
The highwhymen were more success.
iul this time, NJ Mr.. Amanti possessed
= silver watch, which was quickly
torn from him, aud thon he was nj
lowed 10 proceed on bis way home.
yors,, ma scorcu ntoon
Mr.. MoAvoy, . bold Scotobmsn, was
The next victim Of the foot pads. He
Ia . Deep Greek miner, and was on his
way 10 his lodgings near the Rio
Grsnde depot, when he was hailed by
rrv.,a ~" INV 'N' " '"'" "
McAvoy was not 70 be oihr-. 20
easily, and pay ing no attention 10 the
men he gave them . brush with his
elbow anu attempted TO pass on. Then
the gun was levolled nj him, but still
the sturdy Scot insisted on having his
own way, and wsr about 10 10 al
them In true pugiiistic style, when .
of ,br gun into him
This did no. have the desired effect,
however, A ths sootohmsn Invited
MS sssailants 70 step 70 The corner anu
he would whip them both. Tbs in-
vitA'ion WAS Ignored and quite an sx'
citing colioquy then ensued. The
conversation drew = large crowd TO the
scene, and a. tho hiphwaymsn felt u
was getting rather hot fof thom, they
concluded 10 put oil.
These thrilling occurrences were
witnessed by quite \ number OF by
SANDERS, but ~ they were law-abiding
citizens and did not carry "oonoeal1d
weapons" they dared not interfere.
The county jailor was quickly notified
and he hurrisdly communicated with
the police station.
oyY,cv,s -, ,,,o,.
Not many minutes elapsed after re-
eeipt OF the news, until the officers
were securing the city In quest OF the
mugs Tue Vicinity In which they
the Conclusion soon arrived n, thst
they had got into bidine an E.., T.n,.
pie street
hfikD AT THE MINT SALOON.
Bhortly affair In. nsrp.t,.,,o, =, m.
bold-up,, Los p.I,lgh y 1900 -, IL,
pti,onsr, was an s,,iI nnaS "a w
lowed Two man an.v.,,n. M. $500,
lion Of M, thugs mo - wins .sial,
on asaonn Sanin Ia. -, 49,
raloon rIght behind thsm md ~ scan