The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-17

PROVO. Jan. 16.-Safe crackers got
in their work at the Union Pacific de-
pot here last night-or, rather, this
norning-about 4 o'clock. They gained
an entrance to the Office through the
waiting room. The waiting room is
left locked and they entered with
pass key, which was found this morn
ing on the floor. After gaining an en-
trance to the waiting room they used
a chisel TO pry open the door leading to
the Office After this they drilled
small hole in the safe door, put in
some explosive and blew the door en-
tirely off from the hinges and clear
across The room. Thy then took the
small money compartment out of the
safe. across the track south OF the de-
pot about three hundred yards, and
there broke the door open, and took
all the money, about SO. They left
the checks, insurance papers and other
valuable untouched.
About O'Clock this morning the
telephone attendant at the central Of
flee says the telephone rang from the
Union Pacific depot. He got out of
oed and answered the call, but no one
responded. so he went back to bed.
It is supposed that the concussion
phone sufficiently to cause it to
ring.
1t is supposed that these fellows are
the same men who burglarized the r.
G. ". dooot at Lehi Monday night.
Sheriff Brown and his deputies took
the case in charge this morning and
at once struck the trail The men
were heard Of at Thistle, on the line Of
the r. G ".
The thieves are branded in good
shape. 1t came about in this way:
They found some typewriters' tape
done Up in tinfoil, and thinking it CT
some value, opened ii up. Finding
What il was. they squeezed it up in
their hands and threw it down. The
ink on these tapes is indelibie, and is
impossible 10 wash off. The officers
rave plenty of clues to work on and it
is only a question Of short time
before the thieves are caught.
From all indications there are three
Of them in the gang, a negro and Two
white men. They were seen around
Provo yesterday and these are the
parties who were seen this morning
about 1890 at Thistle pair of pants
worn by one Of the fellows here in
town yesterday was left at the depot.
A slung shot was found near the de-
molished safe. made Of a rock.
and q large napkin. The napkin
is marked with the initials +. ]. S. in
one corner. = brace was stolen out
Of the r. G. ". tool house Tuesday
night, il is presumed by this same
gang Officers Brown and Fowler took
the freight train for Thistle this morn
ing and expect to apprehend the fugi-
tiVes before night
Later-The three men were apprehen-
ded and arrested today about . p m. at
SpriugVille, and are now in the county
jail Two Of them, James Stanley and
William Baker. were liberated from the
county Jail only a few days ago. The
negro. who gives his name William
POwels. is a very bright fellow. The
officers are very positive these three
are the men who burglariZed the r. c.
". depot at Lehi Monday night, and
the L. ?. depot here last night, and
say they have ample proof Of their
guilt. They were seen around Lehi
about the time OF the robbery there.
and were seen here last ewing. AS to
the other proof against them, the Off
GERS viii say but little.
IRRIGATION ARBITRATION
I'D. H. McAIlister and W. H. Haigh
from Salt Lake county will meet at
Lehi today Walter Scott and D W.
Thomas of Titan county fer the purpose
Of selecting the fifth man to act with
these four as an arbitration board on
the difficulties between the Salt Lake
Canal companies and the Utah county
farmers owning land along the shores
OF Utah lake.
OUT OF DEBT.
The Provo city school district is now
entirely out OF debt, having paid the
last of a Sc. 450 debt yesterday. At the
same time the schools are in first-class
condition with q corps of teachers who
are a credit to their calling. The school
board are to be congratulated on the
way liz which they have conducted the
affairs Of the district the last two
years.
MISCELLANEOUS LOCALS.
Marriage licenses have been issued by
Clerk Jones to John Whitaker, aged
-, and Elizabeth Nichols, aged 81, of
aged 20, and Phoebe Elizabeth Smith.
aged %, of Santaquin.
Deputy Sheriff Zimpleman Of Carbon
brought Charles billy of Helper to
Provo today to place him in the asy-
lum. Probate Judge l.. NJ. Olson OF
Carbon county refused to sign the COM
mitment on the grounds that his official
term had expired with statehood. Two
of the Selectmen, however, signed the
papers and the officers think there will
be no trouble in getting him into the
asylum billy was lying sick and when
he heard the news of his father being
drowned at sea went crazy. He after
wards got better and learned that his
father was alive and well and teach
ing school, he again lost his reason.
He is being held in the county Jail
pending an answer on the validity of
the commitment.