Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-25
While Attempting Robbery He
Shoots John H. KimbalI,
CAME TO SUDDEN GRIEF.
Ran Against Young sam Russell
brother Of Ike"- Desperate strug-
Gle and berth m jail.

A bold and desperate criminal who
gives h,s name as Frank Dayton was
captured last night after hc shot and
attempted 20 rob John II, Klmball fore
man Of the Salt Lake Ivory and
Transfer company. and TO young Sam
UcI Russell a student credit SIS given
for the thugs capture.
Young Russell is a brother Of Ike
Russell. who $50 distinguished himself IN
the Philippines and who is now in san
Francisco
About Si5 last evening Mr. Kimball
was on his way to bis home, No IS
east North Temple street. and just as
De- wac about TO enter the gate Dayton
confronted him and ordered him 20
throw ~ his hands Kimban was a
little slow in complying with the rob-
ber's command and the latter hred
point blank az his victim the bullet
striking Kimbal On the left arm just
above the wrist, and passing through
It, KImball staggered backward and
the thug followed him up and pointing
the gun at him,
PULLED THE TRIGGER
The stabIemans llfe was doubtless
saved hy the mere fact that the carte
| ridge failed to explode People 8t-
tracted by the shooting, ran toward
the scene and the thug, becoming
| alarmed took 90 HIS heels The first
person to reach Klmbal was young
| Russell and after learning from the
wounded man which direction the muir
| derous hOld-up ran he started iu pur-
suit As he turned the corner Of North
Temple and East Temple street he saw
the fellow going southwark mo "a rapid
| rate. When the thug observed that be
| was being followed he walked into the
! street, paused q moment crossed 90 the
northwest corner of the Temple block
| and thence u0rthwar1 Russell kept
/ steadily after his man and caught up
/ Co him just As he reached the corner.
Russell had the nerve and be didn't
/ mInce matters @ biz. He sliced the hold
UP By the arm and
\ DESPERATE STRUGGLE
ensued. The two men cllnchcd and
]
/ walk each oXeftIng himself 90 the ut
most % gain a slight advantage n
| was desperate fight. and the thug be-
ing the more powerful, was slowly but
surely oyerpowering Russell. when the
/ latter cried Tor help a large crowd
soon assembled and stood around
I watching the struggling men, but We're
very careful not 90 lend a helping hand.
. The crowd was probably On doubt as to
/ which was the robher or did not UNDER
stand the situation az all.
/ officers Davis aud Bush heard the
young mans cries and were soon on
/ the scene They We're not long In
| swapping the handouts on the thug 3
] wrists.
While aI this was trlnsprine the
| officers at headquarters We're notified of
the shooting and Officer Urry and
| Patrol Driver Armstrong drove rapidly
/ % KimhaTs residence. A description
/ OF the robbor was obtained from the
| wounded man and the wagon drove in
| the direction Of the rohber
on East Temple street the officers and
/ their prisoner We're met and together
| they went 90 the Kimball residence for
| the purpose Of Identifying the prisoner
| Al first sight Of the prisoner Mr.. Kim
| ball recognized him. The fellow was
searched and a handful of SS caliber
| cartridges were found IN his pockets,
| but the
REVOLVER WAS MISSING.
The fellow said he threw 1t into a
ditch while be was running The
/ crowd which was increasing an this
| time became greatly excited and cries
90 HIah
/ heard on every side. The officers drove
| 10 police headquarters with the crowd
I following and yelling 70 lynch the
would-be murderer Dr.. Worthlngton
attended 20 Mr. E.mbalps injuries and
| found that the bullet had fractured the
! bone and came out on the upper side Of
| the wrist.
CAME FROM BUTTE,
At the police station the robber said
| his name was Frank Dayton, and that
| he came here from Spokane. He was
| questioned closely hy Detective Sheets
| and other officers. but az first he was
] inclined 10 De sullen and said he knew
| nothing about the shooting Finally he
/ admitted that he shot Kimball and with
/ couple Of pals had attempted other
/ hold-upe. THAT fellow wouldn't throw
| up his hands when ! told him 90. - said
| DAYTON. land he acted Ike he would
show fight and ] shot ! thought "a
/ scare him but when he came after me
l pointed The gun 40 him but Il wouldn't
60 Of the second time
OTHER ATTEMPTS,
DAYTON said that with two pals hs
attempted TO hold up George X Reese
I travelling agent on the corner Of
! Fifh South and East Temple street
! last Saturday night Reese was or
| dercd 90 hold up h.s hands ana instead
| OF doing So ne ran down lhe street Yell
lng for help. Dayton said that they
| ana not f1ll0w Reese but went TO q
! ro0mng house.
The handouts were lcft on Dayton
| aud he was locked ~.
DAYTONS OWN STORY.
The rolise DO not believe that Dayton
! has any pals or that he has taken ans
| part In other h0ld-ups The fact that
/ he was alone last night. th.y say, Is eyl,
! dence OF this. on the other hand Day.
! ton declares positively that be did have
companions and be gives their names.
When seen at the CITY Jail this morn.
! ing DAYTON said be was willing 20 tel
anything required ~ him. Tie Is light
| compleXioned. Us about 8 feet Inches
TALL Of slender build and welEhs about
l3s pounds. Although but . years OF
age he has the appearance OF being a
| hardened criminal but b. very ignorant
To a News reporter Dayton told The
following story this morning. an
% years old and am a machinist by
trade. I came here four days ago from
spokane. where / worked 100 machine
shops 7 stopped just Two days In
Butte. Up here IN Brigham city
meets these two fellows. one or then
Is tall and his name is Frank Dillon
The other fellow Is about my size may