The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-17
SALOON ROBBED
BY FIVE MEN
Brutal ROldups Use Heavy Pts
tolls As CudgeIs.
WAS VERY DARING ROBBERY
PLACE ON SOUTH TEMPLE Wis
TIED IN THE NIGHT.

NE Of The boldest holdups I'm this
~ city for Years occurred al the Corr
anton saloon. 1sS West South Tenn
shortly after y o'clock this morn
Five men. ali armed and masked with
2iack h@ndkerchiefs, walked into the sa-
Don and compelled the bartender and two
Nlcl VINO We're in the place 10 throw up
their bands. The hoidtips went through
inelr victims pockets and broi<e omen me
Al, securing altogether about S1S5 While
~ man went through the money drawer
~ clubbing their victims over the head
Win REVIEWERS. All three in the saloon
eeiI pauly CUT uD and one man rendered
49, ne holdups then left the
pace ana disappeared N the direction
I the oregon Short Line depot
SHORTLY after midnight James r. Smith
Inc night bartender. stepped to the front
81 tne saloon TO get cigar Ae he
did 50 five men walked IN fhrou0h the
Lent door and. covering him with as
tnen{ weapons, ordered aim to throw up
with him while three proceeded into the
saloon and compelled Fred Arnold. who
vas standing at the bar, to elevate his
haucs. Just at this moment Frank Jones
entered the room through the rear door
ano ne also was covered Zones and
arnold we're backed uD against the wall
- s-o o. me robbers covered them
WINE the third went through their peck
Used Guns as Cudgels.
AS Arnold was being searched he
s soiae rs mead slightly tofsee what was
Keep your face arc nd this wayr'
~ one of theI robbers. at the
same TINE striking AsHaold a terrific
ploW over the head01Hith a revolver Ar
noId vent doySd and. as his companion
on 9e - l,lAd with a gun. Jones threw
now ~ ~ arm to protect himself and as
ll-HFTlfh 50 was struck twice more by the
4atdup and told to keep his hands up.
Although dazed by the blows Jones
promptly compiled and was not mOlested
further
In the meantime the two men in front
had attacked the bartender and compelled
him 70 go behind the bar and open the
cash registe-. This contained only Sc
and the robbers wanted TO know where
tnc rest OF the money was. The bar
tender said he did not know.
Yes, you do. you -. liari Dir up
thar money or III beat your head off.
The man declared that there was no
more cash and the robber struck him
pyer the head with a revolver, dropping
b. This time the h0ldup who haG been
gong through tie cash register discOv-
cred the TIN and burst Fl open. Here he
Obtained between $40 and $50. aud two
checks FOR smaE amounts Ordering the
men not to move. under a penalty OF
being shot. the five men left the place.
The bart snder Immediately rang for a
messenger and notified the police The
Officers searched the aepOt and vicinity
thoroughly. but no trace Of the men
could be found. After the robbers left
the bartender tainted from loss of blood
lie was eevived by his companions and
several bitches viii be required TO close
his wound.
The robbers were described as being Of
medium height. except one. who was
about six feet tall They were all dressed
u dark suits and wore black handker-
chiefs tied around their faces as masks,
and am were armed.