The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-14

PIEDMONT, Wyo.. Sept. 1S.-There is
no doubt but that most if not all OF
the plans for robbing the bank at
Montpelier were laid here. Three weeks
before the robbery two men on horse
back rode into this place and put up at
the Guild hotel One was light and the
other dark haired. One rode gray
and the other a bay horse, both ami
mails evincing neetness and endurance
The men were we'll dressed and OF
strong build. In talking with Land
lord Guild they said they drove cattle
for Judd Bullock on Henry's Fork, but
when they were asked concerning peo-
pie living in the neighborhood OF
Henrys Fork, where they claimed they
had long been employed, they knew
so little and made such evasive replies
that the suspicion of the landlord was
aroused. The landlord observed, too,
that when they placed their horses in
the barn they left their saddles outside,
evidently anticipating the possibility
of having to make a quick departure,
having the saddles outside where they
could see to buckle them on better than
If they were in the dark stable.
Is The two men entered the hotel and
asked to be assigned to a room," said
Landlord Guild to a Herald represen-
tative today They were shown
room with four beds in it, but said they
did not want it, when told to leave the
door open as there might re others as
signed to it. we want a room by our
ha.
a friend who is coming and we want
20 transact some private business
They were assigned to a room with two
beds and they with their friend oc-
cupied it that night.
MET BY APPOINTMENT.
..The two men evidently met their
friend by appointment for they were
at the depot when the 1890 train ar
rived that night from the east, and he
got off that train and the three repaired
to the room where they talked secretly
until late in the night if not all night.
/ afterwards learned that the friend
in question came from Rock Springs,
was lawyer and went by the name Of
Preston. l also overheard enough to
convince me that the meeting was as
ISOLATED with the trial of Matt Warner
for murder Whether the bank rob-
berry was talked of at that time 1 do
not know, but I do know that the
Warner murder trial was talked of, and
further know that few weeks after
that meeting the bank at Montpelier
was robbed presumably by these two
nd
their pals, to get money to help
Warner. They came TO my place on
July is and left July 70. Before leaving
one of the two hOrsemen purchased a
pair of overalls at my store and L
changed a SO gold piece for him. In
asmuch as they We're well dressed 1
could not conceive why they wanted
overalls. They departed on the after
naon Of the 18th, and, that same after
noon the Rock Springs gentleman went
+ away. From what 1 have learned 1 be-
lieve the two joined their confederates
near here and proceeded at once to
y it the small towns in search of
banks with the intention of robbery. 1
am quite confident that they with their
confederates robbed Che Montpelier
bank
1t will be remembered that Sheriff
Wright of Ogden received a telegram
from Piedmont signed Preston on this
date, July 10, making inquiry as to the
tine Matt Warner was to be tried.
This. coupled with the appearance here
on that date of two strangers, sustains
the theory that the secret conference
was between Preston and pals of Matt
Warner and that the three discussed
the situation and in all human proba-
bility mapped out a. course to pursue.
How the funds were raised is now well
known
After leaving here the two men
Travelled i'll the direction of Evanston
and remained in that territory for
some time It is believed that the men
were Cassidy and Lay, although one
travelled under the name of Grouse. 1t
is known to a certainty that the gray
horse belonged to Cassidy and was
ridden by him in his fight from
Montpelier after the robbery.
THEY May FUSE.