The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-12
BANDIT LYNCR'S AIM
WAS A DEADLY ONE

WAS 4 UtAULI uni
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gutteraI sounds made by the prisoner
leading them to believe he was trying
to hang himself. He came out of the
first fit and d second followed From
that he did not recover his senses, ana
finally DR.. H. A. Anderson was sent
for. He administered hypodermicaliy
a ouantitv of morphine and the prison
er was resting quietly at an early hour
this morning. His wound in the scalp
appears to give him but little trouble
Sidell Doing Well.
The other injured man. Ernest Sidell,
the case-keeper, is at Holy Cross nos
pital, where he was taken shortly aIter
the shooting. His wound Is no NOR
serious than was at first supposed anu
he will recover.
An autopsy will be held over Colonel
Prouse's body today under the direction
of the county authorities. Dr.. tinker
ton was unable to say last night MheIe
the bullet had lodged, and he DID not
care to express any opinion until aIlef
the post mortem. The doctor said the
county officials will be notified today
THE wound was more serious, sald
the doctor. because OF the large cdi-
ibre of the bullet. 1t is not unlikely
that the ball lodged in the abdominal
cavity. but that would not in all cases
mean a mortal wound. Until o clock
the patient was doing we'll
Prouse's Wound.
The ball that killed Colonel Prouse
struck in the f1eshy part of the leg, the
colonel being seated in a revolving chair
with a spring back and his position
after securing his gun and straighten-
ing up suddenly making this possible
His right knee. in fact, rested against
the edge of the faro table when he
started to shoot and the bullet coursed
upward, lodging somewhere IN the an
domen.
There was considerable speculation
as to the manner in which Sidell re-
| ceived his wound and the only conclu-
sion that can be drawn is that the
second robber opened fire and shot
him. SideH was keeping cases, the
report that he was in the lookout CHAIR
being erroneous. He was facing Colo
mel Pr-ouse directly, on the opposite side
! of the table. this bringing him between
the colonel and the highwaymen- When
the first bullet whizzed past his head,
he dropped on his hands and knees and
while This posture was shot through
| the ca. nd shoulder AS only one
| shell in Lynch's gun was empty, the
! bullet being the one that caught the
| colonel, it is reasonable to suppose that
the second thug shot Sidell. From the
/ bullet holes in the wall behind the ia
/ bic it is evident that he fired several
/ times.
After the Others.
There is every reason to believe that
| the two h;ghwaymen who escaped after
the triple shooting will be run
! down. The police while very dis
Greet as to their plans and clues. are
p, exceptionally hopeful. They have ac-
curate descriptions of the hOld-ups
and inside information that will be of
/ incalculable benefit to them in their
pursuit.
Lynch is bold and defiant His de-
meanOr indicates that he will never
peach" on his companions in crime
and the prospect of a long term of i'm
prisonment or even the gallows seemed
| of little concern to him until last
night. He remarked yesterday that
] if they did string him up that
they wouldn't be hanging much. "
! Lynch is one of the lowest and most
desperate of crooks. He is not one OF
! the kind known as gentlemen
| thieves" but if the police are correct
in their suTmises. he has been kicked
off more trains than man has hairs
on his head.
! The fellows who escaped have beer
| followed as far as Reilly's saloon al
| the foot of the alley behind the Sheer
/ Ranch, facing on Second South. After
I the shooting they ran out the back
! door and were seen running down the
alley by the cooks at the Vienna cafe
They turned in the back door of the
saloon, and going up to the bar very
quietly ordered two glasses of beer
| This they drank seemingly without
concern. says the bartender, Franz
! Condor. and one of them. the shorter
of the two, went into the back part OF
the saloon. returning a moment later
and joining his partner. The two hold.
UPS walked out on Second South anC
! disappeared.
that they followed the crowd up to tn,
Sheep Ranch after leaving here which
would have been one way at least O
throwing off suspicion.
Description of the Men.
The description the night bartende
gives of the two men is practically tn,
same as that furnished by the peopl
who saw them in the gambling house
One of them is described as bein,
about feet Z or s inches tall, heav1
set, weighing 100 pounds dark complex
Toned. wearing two weeks growth o
beard; wore dark SLOUGH hat similar L
Fedora shape; dark coat and vest
] The other man was broad shoulders
and would measure probably 5 feet
or 10 inches in height; weighs Is
pounds; light moustache and fair com
! pickle ed; from q to so years old.
Lynch Is Silent.
The police have been constantly a
; work since the shooting. They wer
! in hopes Lynch would come up wit
some information about his partners
but beyond saying he is from Britis
: Columbia and that his name is Lynch
! the prisoner shrugS his shoulders an
! wants to know what the h good wi
it do me TO talk TO you felIows?" a
an example of the mans utter disre
? gard of the outcome of his adventure
the following can be related:
] Detective Sheets tried at once I
! make friends with the man. hoping I
get some information from him. Whe
2 Lynch asked for a drink. the big sleut
[ went at once and purchased a pint {
[ whisky for him. Instead of a flow {
7 gratitude. LYNCH after tasting il. Iai
! the bottle down. drew a wry face an
T exclaimed. Rot gut
: Chief Hilton labored with the prison
5 er and told him he might as well be
2 have himself You don't know br
: what we'll have to string you up.' h
: added. half jocularly.
E We'll. if you do, you won't string u
much was Lyneh's retOrt
Lynch was arraigned in police coul