The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13
A MOST DARING ROBBERY
The Job Was Done By Three
Masked Men.
It Occurred Near the End of the
Line at 1870 O'Clock Last Night
The Police Will Leave No Stone
Unturned to Capture the Des-
peradoes, and Expect to Add to
Their Splendid Record.

The Lake Breeze car was held up by
three masked men at a point about
three-quarters of a mile west of the
Jordan river on its last run into the
city at 11:30 O'Clock last night. Three
shots were fired. one bullet piercing
the clothing of the motorman, Thomas
Lloyd. and grazing the flesh on his
breast in two places. Lloyd had a
most narrow escape.
LLOYD's WOUNDS.
The two wounds Lloyd received are
not at all serious, but they are quite
painful. The bail entered his coat al
most over his heart and just alongside
of the motorman's badge which he
wore and PASSED clear across his
breast. An hour later when he re-
ported the affair at the police station
he found the bullet, one of 41-caliber
still inside his shirt. After shooting
twice at Lloyd and once at the Conduc-
tor. George Reed, the robbers
took the money in possession
of the conductor, amounting to
S4.So. and made their escape. The car
wassa closed one and was No. of The
Sal9 Lake City Railway company. II
wasSrunning az a rather lively rate of
speed, as there were no passengers
aboard and it was the last trip of the
night.
THE DETAILS
Conductor Reed was sitting inside
counting his money, which he had
partly in his hand and partly spread
out on the seat. He knew nothing OF
the presence Of the robbers until he
heard the first shot. The men came
upon the car without any warning
The car was almost upon them before
Motorman Lloyd saw them standing
by the side of the track. Then they
ran towards the car, and he saw that
thsN had revolvers in their hands and
wore, masks on their faces. They
shouted to him TO stop the car. which
he did Immediately, though it took
few minutes 20 bring it to standstill.
In the meantime the men fired two
shots at him and shouted to him to
hold up his hands. Lloyd had already
done this and told the men that he
was holding up his hands as high as
he could get them. They then asked
him if he had any money and he re-
piled that he had not. AS soon a.
Conductor Reed heard the first shot he
dropped his money and ran TO tins
front Of the car, and one of the rob
bers shot at him through the car win
dow, the Dall passing about a foo;
from his head. One of the men came
inside the car. picked up all the money
and went out. Then the robbers or
dered the motorman to run the car
back TO the end of the line. which he
did and as the car was receding Reed
and Lloyd saw the robbers disappear
in the direction of the river. They
waited awhile and then came int
town, but saw no more of the robbers
REPORTED TO THE POLICE.
They reported the matter to the po-
lice. Neither Reed nor Lloyd could
give any accurate description of the
men and they do not think they would
be able to identify them. One of them.
however, was large man and the
police are inclined to believe that the
robbers are the same ones who held uy
the Grill last week. The Lake Breeze
car was held M about the same place
a year ago. Motorman Thomas Lloyd
is married man and lives at Il
South Seventh East street. Conductor
George Reed lives at 249 South Fifth
West street.