The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
.H0LDUPS TURN
TRICK IN OGDEN
Saloon in the Heart of the City
Scene Of Operations.
NJ. D. LESSENGER BADLY HURT
BOOTY SMALL AND THE ROB
BERS ESCAPED.
4. D. LESSENGER BADLY HURT

n GDEN, Oct. 1.-THE Turf Ex-
I change saloon, located on Twen-
ty-fOurth street. the very center
OF the business district, was the scene
of a bold and successful highway rob
berry about II O'Clock tonight. About
a dozen men, who happened 10 be in
the place at the time We're made VIC
times. One OF them was brutally beat
en- over the head with a revolver and
the money till and cash register Of the
place were looted
This was the result I'm brief of the af-
lair, which was remarkable for It's dar-
ing, even in Ogden. where such Things
are frequent. The robbers were three i'm
number. one Of them entered second
or two ahead of his companions and Gov
mediately afterward the other two fol-
lowed him in, using the Twenty-fourth
street entrance. o. All three wore hand
kerchiefs over their faces and carried re-
yolVers.
There were about dozen men m the
place and thCy were terSelv ordered TO
line Up against the east wall and hold
up their hands. They complied and while
two Of the men kept them covered Wi b
and looted the cash register. lie then
turned his 2ttentiOn to the men who were
llnCu up with their faces against the east
wall and began rifling their pockets.
Failed to Stand Still.
NJ .. Lessenger. a we'll known attor-
ney, was one Of the men in the saloon
He insisted on turning his head once or
twice whereupOn a rObber dealt him a
couple Of stunning blows on the head
with his revolver, fellilg him TO the floor
and making frightful cash. from which
the blood sDurted in a stream.
AS the collector was proceeding with
the rifling of the pockets, one of the
guards Ilred a shot. which went over the
hot d 10 HYH
the men against the WALL Whether the
shot was Intentionally fired. because the
man had moved. or whether the rODDer
became nervous because he thought that
LCssenger was killed and discharged his
weapon accidentally IS not known. But
this shot sounded the alarm. and the
leader Of the bandits said Come on.
now. boyS, and all three rushed out or
the back door. on this Gus Johnson. the
bartender who had been lined up with
the other men. ran behind the bar and
got his pistol. He fired two shots
through the floor I'm order to attract the
police
Made Their Escape.
The men appear 70 have made good
their escape and made quite a haul lit
is estimated that about 500 was taken
from the cash register. besides a num-
Der OF checks. One man lost $40 two
others lost in the neighborhood of SO,
but the entire amount lost cannot be as
certained, as the victims scattered as
soon as the crowd began to gather Be
sides those mentioned. there were in the
saloon at the time Alec Wilkinson and
F. NJ White. The firing Of the first shot
interrupted the work OF the collector and
not all Of the men were searched.
Mr. LesseuEcr was taken e. BadcoD- IS
drug store and DR.. Forbes was called
in to dress the wounds. One OF the cuts
was found TO be particularly severe and
bled frightfu1y. However, after the flow
OF blood was stopped Mr. Lessenger re-
covered and the physician expects no Sc
rious results