The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-03

a sleeping child. Looking up she saw
TWO of the masked figures at the door
close upon the heels Of her husband
Don't move" said one of the men,
as he fired, evidently to brighten the
woman. Jane Hoyne, a domestic. who
was also seated at the table, sprang to
her feet and ran through a rear door
INTO the yard. a ball went speeding
AFTER. She escaped, however, but soon
returned
Not in the least cowed by the threat
Of the bandit, Mrs. Morrison handed
the revolver to her husband and the
fight was renewed. The bandits backed
out into the store, still firing, and Nor
rison followed.
One of the men had left the fight
and was attempting to open the cash
register. He threw it violently upon
the floor in an effort to break it open.
railing, he raised it again and again
and hurled it with all his strength
against the floor. The register was
true, however. and withstood all efforts
TO be opened 1t was smashed and
battered into uselessness, but held its
treasures safe.
Was an Exciting Duel.
Meanwhile Morrison and the ban
dts continued their duel Out in close
range of the weapons of his assailantS,
-hOl ASOA SlOOL anu nIeu SHOt amer
shot at the men. AT the third shot
from mis- revolver one OF che men tEr4O
up his hands and fell in heap upon
the floor. Seeing him fall the other
two went to his side. still firing at
Morrison, and lifted him in their arms
Carrying their burden they backed TO
the door and went out into the street.
One of the men dashed across the
street, with the evident intention of
running east on Fifth South. He re-
turned at once, however, and Joined
the others. A hurried consultation was
held by the hold-ups in the light in
front of the store, and the two unin-
Jured started off, evidently intending to
leave their wounded comrade to his
fate.
Seeing the attempt. the wounded
man sprang after and seized each by
the coat. holding tightly. They their
raised him in their arms and hurried
north on Second West. Miss Eddie
Lambert, who with her mother lives
directly across the street, heard the
shots and they opened their door to see.
They saw the encounter plainly. and
Miss Lambert called the police by
telephone.
Young Woman Saw Both.
Il stood at the phone and Looked
al the little flashes and then heard the
reports" she said. Mother stood out
on the porch and thought every min
ute that a stray ball would come our
way. At first I thought that they
were fighting. but seeing them there
so long and shooting so desperately, !
knew it was a hoid-up. If we only
had had a gun we could have shot the
men as they came out of the store"
Bert Cooper and Bernice Richardson,
two lads who live in the neighborhood,
and who had stood on the outside look
ing at the battle. followed the men
after they emerged from the store A
trail of blood was easily seen i'm the
snow, indicating the direction taken by
the desperadoes. The boys soon over
took the fugitives, and remaining at
safe distance behind, followed them I'M
til, with their wounded companion the
men entered an alley near Second
West and Third South, and were lost
to their pursuers.
Several men Who were driving ex-
press wagons for Wells. Fargo & Co.,
while going east on Fourth South
saw the three men going in the direc-
ton of the Rio Grande Western depot
They still carried the wounded man
and We're going slowly. From appear
wounded.
Bullets in the Wall.
Evidences of the battle were left in
[ A
least fifteen bullets were found imbed-
ded in the walls and shelves. Glass
was smashed and boxes perforated.
Near the rear Of the store where Nor
rison stood and deliberately fred upon
the intruders, the destruction was gem
eral. Almost every inch was pune
tured. Paper and plaster were torn
from the walls of the family room and
kitchen.
When Morrison succeeded in finding
the revolver and started out TO renew
the combat. his wife hung upon his arm
and implored him TO remain away
Throwing the woman aside he staIked
boldly out and heard bullets crashing
into the shelves near his head While
steadying the weapon with both hands
one bullet passed through his left hand.
infucting a wound which is painful but
Is not considered serious. Another cut
through his hair as ne stood in front
of the hlgnwaymen. One ball tore
a hole through his trousers in the right
leg just above the knee, tearing away
the skin.
Willard Snarl. driver for the gro
Gerry delivery wagons was in the store
when the bandits entered. They told
him to raise his hands, but on seeing
Morrison turned their attention to him.
Snarl escaped unhurt in the confusion.
A detail of police officers arrived aft
er the bandits had departed. Good de-
scriptions Of the men were given by
numbers of men and women who saw
them. One was very short and stock
lily built, while the other two were tall.
The wounded man is said to have been
the largest of the three. The officers