The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-12

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dooy onened I'D they discovered that
large rock had been thrown through
their front window 1t was thought
that the burglars had done that to see
if anyone was on watch IN the VlclhlIs
before entering the feed mill
at > o'clock on the peculiar preliminary
charge of attempted burglary. The
prisoners head was covered with BAND
ages and as he entered accompanied
nv an officer he dropped into seat
With on air of Indifference. Judge
,Tin,nonv read the complaint, and
lynch. with the air of one who has
been there on many another OCCASION
arose and calmly pleaded not guilty
I'll waive any preliminary nearing
he said Sullenly-
The coI1rt fixed his bonds at $500
and he was turned over to the county
authorities and taken to the county
jail.
The story of Frank Lyon. one of the
dealers, Indicates that the holdup had
been planned for several days.
Well Planned Raid.
Il got over TO the Ranch from Main
street in one minute after the first shot
was fred says Lyon, "and the colonel
was sitting in his chair as usual L
noticed that his Lip quivered. 1t was
five minutes after the shooting then,
and 1 said to him. Colonel. you must
be hurt His reply was, Well, I don't
feel very we'll Yes, and you'll be sick
in a minute, 1 said. At that he put
his hand down between his shirt and
trousers and drew-it out covered with
blood.
1.-The wounded robber was lying on
the floor when l went in, and after the
handkerchief had been taken from his
face recognized him as one of three
men who have been hanging around
here for several days. ] saw them last
{ Friday night up here and before | went
off shift last night they were here. 1
left the house at ! a. m The man
who was shot stood around the faro
table and the others were over by the
door at the roulette table. They went
out and unlocked all the back doors.
which we have kept locked always. and
! they knew just what they were doing
when they made the rush They didn' [
! figure on the colonel's nerve, however.
! That's a cinch. If l see the other two
men in the deal 1 can identify them it
| a minute"
/ First Man Held Up.
| r. Ragle, the porter. better known as
/ Rags, was the first man in the house
/ stuck up" He went in the room just
ahead of the thugs. according To his
I statement, and had barely time to turn
around before a gun was stuck in MS
/ face and its owner commanded him to
hold up.
What are you talking about -
/ Rags inquired. The response was 9
curse and a repeater that left no doubt
+ as to what the gentleman was speak
/ ing of. Rags" heard what he said
quite distinctly the second time
] 1.-The other two ran for the faro ia
BILE" said Ragle. land when the one
man fell the other two ran out ]
! rushed over TO the wounded robber and
picked up his gun When Sergeant
/ Burbidge came in handed it to him.
! The three Cinnamon who were IN the
! house at the time were just about as
I badly scared as anyone. One of them
well known as Commercial Street
Charley" went in just" ahead of tbs
| hold-ups He tells the story n pretty
fair English as follows:
zone man with handkerchief rsr
] over to fat man (meaning Colone
j Prouse) and both shoot. One man
fall and fat man look bad. Three mer
run downstairs"
He Has a Son.
Just after he was shot Colonel Prouse
! sen. for w. H. CLARK, the stock broker
| with whom he has transacted conSid
| cradle business. and he left all hi:
affairs in Mr.. Clark's hands. He turned
over the keys OF his room on Eas
! Third South and the house he formerly
occupied at S25 East First South anC
gave close instructions as to the dis
position OF ms property Most OF IL
if not all will go to his 12-year-Old son
who is under the care of a Mrs. Dunn
at Denver Chief Hilton has wired tn,
chief of police of Denver to find her
for the address is not known to any ont
of the cOlOneHS friends here
He has a brother in Deer Lodge
Mont who will also be communicated
with before any disposition is made o
the remains
The dead man leaves considerable
money in mining stocks and he has al
interest in the saucer bicycle track a
Los Angeles. He is we'll known all owe
the Pacific coast, but little is known o
his early life.
At the age of 10 he was in Montan;
and that is believed TO have been hi
native state In 1S79-S0 he was on con
Struction work Of the Southern Pacifi
in California and Arizona He lost hi
first wife in California twelve year
ago.
He was in Colorado in early DAYS an
ran gambling house at Ouray for
number of years.
In Park City, in 1887. while the cam
was booming he was a prominent fig
ure and Utah has been his home OF
! and on for the past twenty years
Colonel Prouse was about 50 year
old 1t is more than likely that an in
quest will be held today and the plac
of interment will then be decided IIpor