Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-03
GRooEws DESPERATE FIGHT.
Amid Hail Of Bullets He Puts
Three Robbers to Flight,

Amid a hail Of bullets, fred by three
murderous thugs, John c, Morrison,
proprietor Of a grocery store nj 47O-i72
south First West. single handed and
alone, put to fight the hghwaymen
and escaped himself with only slight
wounds. il is believed he MORALLY
wounded one OF the thugs who was car
rled away by his desperate comrades.
Morrison was shot through the right
hand another bullet graEed his leg, and
third parted his hair in the center OF
! his head. The course OF the robbers
| I'm their fight. could be followed to the
Garfield Beach depot by a trail Of blood.
There the trail was lost as the robbers
entered a carriage and were driven
| away
The attempt TO hold up the store was
one Of the bodest in the annals Of
| crime In Salt Lake. 1t occurred ut
| about ESQ o'clock last evening. Mr.
! Morrison was in a room at the rear Of
the store eating his supper lie arose
from the table and went into the store,
AS he did so he was greeted with the
| command:
Throw w your handsl" He was
|
carrying revolvers. The robber who
gave the command was crouchng low
| and was creeping towards Morrison.
Quick as a fash Morrison dropped be-
hind the counter and ran back to the
room he had Just emerged from. His
act was followed by a shower of bull
lets from the robbers weapons, and
glasses and crockery on the store
shelves were shattered. Rushing into
the room where his wife and children
were Morrison seized new hammer
less shotgun and bravely returned 10
the store He could have taken a
position OF some safety behind
some barrels, but he boldly
| pushed his way into the store
and confronted the desperate robbers
IN an instant bullets began to sing
close 10 his head One parted his hair
| and another crashed into the door near
| hi.n. Raising his shot gun he took de-
lberate aim and pulled the trigger. but
thu gun refused 10 work The robbers
| Kept up the fire and bullet grazed Mr.
Morrisons leg. He tried TO work the
gun again but II was useless. Dodging
behind the counter again he yelled to
his wife. Get my revolver" Mrs Nor
r!son held a sleeping child In her arms
Looking up she saw tow masked men,
One Of them cautioned her not TO move
and a shot was fired 10 frighten her
Jane HOyne who works for the Morri-
sons, arose from the te1le and ran for
q rear door. A bullet whigzed past her
head. Mrs Morrison did not heed the
robbers command but handed her hus-
band the revolver Then the battle be-
gan in earnest While two Of the rob
bers kept up the fire. one Of them tried
10 open the cash register but Il refused
10 respond 10 his efforts He then
seized Il and dashed Il to the floor sew.
eral times Although II was battered
and broken the cash drawer refused to
oren and held the money safely Nor
rison again pushed his way towards the
thugs firing shot after shot. Al the
third shot from his gun one Of the fol-
lows threw IN his hands and fell in a
| hcap 20 the floor The two robbers
seized their wounded companion and
| here him 10 the door There they Left
| him and one OF the men ran across the
| street but returned Immediately. A
hurried consultation was held ana the
| two uniuiurcd men started on with the
evident Intention ~ leaving their
rounded companion 10 his fate. But
with desperation borne Of despair. he
selged each by the coat and held on
tightly. They then raised him and hur-
Rcd north on Second West Later two
men. one leaning heavily on the Other,
we're seen 20 enter q hack at the depot
ard were driven rapidly away.
Miss Lambert who resides With her
mother. directly across the street from
he sore. heard the shots fired and
onening the door saw the battle plainly.
She then called the police By telephone