The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-09
Connection of the Montpelier Bank
Robbery with the TIurders Near
Vernal Last Spring.

charged with Implication in the Vernal
tragedy, Cassidy resolved to secure his
release. First be organized his gang
to break into the Uintah county Jail
and lberate the men by force. The
plot was frustrated by the removal of
the prisoners TO the new jail at Ogden.
But this did rot stop Cassady's efforts.
Realizing that all attempts to liberate
his men by force would be futile, Cas-
sadly took it upon himself to furnish
money with which Warner could Sc
cure the best legal assistance obtain
able. The Montpelier bank robbery
was planned. 1t was successfully exc
cuted and over $1,000 was realized.
First the defense enlisted the services
of D. V. Preston, an attorney from
Rock Springs who has previously de-
Tended Cassidy in criminal cases.
Then the services of Judge Powers and
d. n. Straup were enlisted and finally
7. L. Luther. of Uintah county. COM
pletes the list Of legal representatives.
FOR the defense. In connection with
this it is boldly asserted that $1,000 of
the stolen money has already found its
way into the pockets Of an attorney
associated in the case.
A DESPERATE PLAN.
But the members Of Warmers gang
are not relying solely upon the skill
Of lawyers to secure the release of
their partner bold plot TO set him
free at the point Of pistols has been
discovered. Cassidy, at the head of a
gang Of desperadoes, has planned to
be present at Warmers trial When
the opportunity should present itself,
Sheriff Wright and his deputies were
to be overpowered-shot down Ike SO
many dogs, if necessary, and the
prisoners liberated.
And this is not all The outlaws have
q perfect organization. They have
threatened TO kiln anyone who da1'es to
take the stand and testify against any
of the three men now charged with
the murder of Staunton and Milton.
and sufficient evidence has come 10
light to demonstrate the seriousness
of the situation. Enough has been re-
vealed to show that within the borders
of this state exists an organization of
thieves and cut-throats paralleled only
by the notorious bandit organization
headed 10y the James boys during the
palmy days of yore.
Il was thought that three years ago
when two Of the Mccarthy boys We're
killed while attempting to rob a bank
in Alta, Colo, the chiefs of the gang
had been done away with and that
the power of the organization had been
broken, but leaders even more daring
than any of the McCarthy's ever were
have sprung up and the fact remains
that with this band in f1ourishing ex-
istsnce life and public property are
unsafe.
DETECTIVES AT WORK.
AS soon as the news of the Mont
pelier robbery flashed across the wire,
detectives began to work. The Bank
ersi Casualty company, which carried
a risk of 5000 insuring the Montpelier
bank against robbery in broad day
light detailed one of their shrewdest
and most trusted detectives on the
case. He went to Montpelier, ex-
amined the bank, interviewed eye
witnesses TO the robbery. and after
satisfying himself that none of the Of
fcials of the bank were implicated in
the looting, began to look around for
clues. He was satisfied that the rob-
berry was perpetrated by men who were
experts in their line. He heard of the
Vernal tragedy and that Warner, one
of the men charged with the crime,
was d. member of the Mccarthy gang.
He knew the trial of the accused men