The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-04-19
ROBBERY COMMITTED.
stort Pfopis's Mercantile Co. Entered
and seie blown.

otot"N Tf'' r1efcentilo Go, Entered
and Safe Blown.
oafnPay morning between ? and
9 ~ pc store Of the People. Mcr-
eant'l'o1Pany wa. broken into through
the fiudov by two men who ap
pars'p Wanted money. but who did
not bilneh. Manager Eldredge had
beea teplhs hi, money elsewhere since
two sprs 40, when his store aud safe
we're roka into. Both times the bur
glari I'VE been unsuccessful in securing
mudhponey. Tools to do the job were
s,olou from the blacksmith shop Of
sam,,t Gentry the same night.
Tlt.9Js Of blowing the safe was done
in a " nnghng way. which indicated
that fffen mere new at the business,
They sed " an explosive black powder
whichta' aten from shot gun she'll,
iourd he store. A hole wa. drilled
throph shelhiu steel doors and a heavy
chara''i powder placed inside among
The bofsnnd papers. The shot onl,
had IT. enough to eighty spring Il ,
door the center; ii did not ever
destrollhe WOOL cash IN In the uppel
part ollhe 'aie in which was some 50 OF
tlo inllver coin, it being all the none,
left ~ ? cafe ,ha, night.
Bd4 na.uoee,,iul in removing III,
doom 9Th poader the burglars set /,
work Hih chI,sl, ano files through III,
small 1paraius of the doors to destro,
the ~ en- and with wires succeede,
IN ralf \ out ,one two dollars in coins
The npey lcilin the ,atc TN was con
sideraIy sira'thed and muiilated Will
eu.,infihe cash boz to let the coin
drop tlwn where they could rake then
Tvoiery suspicious looking men ha
beeu 40 In and out Of the town 70
sesei'llaSs previous to the store beln
broloihsy, andon Saturday noon wer
c'iift t;eaye the city by the marsha
VI ''hey did, but only to hide in III
,pick sush peasihe river, These sau
,EoSp wep, aeon sunday morning
fSioof el'iyrFsin ms atsSe-vfss
store. 'mgremained'An the buiIdir
nearlysa bor, after the sa,e was blow
rs th,cl ock on the Office wall W
stopra BY the shock AT i'i5.
Drry sheriff.. ". Wilde and Ma
shal wilkins Immediately took up 1
trail, Slowing Il down to the bru
by thriNer, where Il was lost. III
then tok up position at eattleguu
near 70 mouth Of Echo canyon aud Il
In watng all day Sunday till $3.50
Il nightfhen two men came sneak
doWnhe track to catch a freight In
e which LETT Echo at 10. The Ollie
}, drew DER guns and ordered then
halt al thioE up their hands, VIII
II was nc responded to very readily
II both zen made desperate attemp
draw uer guns, aud one Of them =
eeedsl In getting his weapon from
poke, but he was pressed so closely
. the uazzle oi the officers six.shoo
that b. dropped his gun.
Inc we're taken into Echo
" -eareied and some coins we're iounJ
~ themwhich we're cut tue same rs
- ones hit in the safe.
The two men, who gave their M
ut as J. W flemming and j. =. Mach
&c were brought back to Coalyille
an lodged In Jail, aud on Tuesday i
, preliminary examination before ia
smith and plead moi guilty. They
w. bound over 10 the district court il
Ter sum Of $500 bonds each.
I'll County Attorney Calls is VOL
hard on the case and il satisfied
the evidence obtained 70 far il con
i've, sod these two men can expect
over the road.
oil H-as