The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-07
TWO LIVES ARE TAKEN
IN STREET CAR ROBBERY
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here in 1890 is that of Brighton, Since
that time with the exception of two
years spent on a mission for the Nor
mon church. Brighton has been in the
employ of the company and has been
regarded as one Of the most trustwor-
thy men in it's service. He has run
on the First South street line the
greater part OF the time. He mas three
brothers in frtah-f5ishop Robert A.
Brighton. William H. Brighton. now
at Brighton. and Daniel n. Brighton.
now at the Alta-Quincy mirs at .ASta-
The Man That Always Smiled. :
Amasa L. Gleason. the motorman
who was killed in the street car hold
up last night. had been in the employ
Of the company about seven years. He
was considered to be one of the most
efficient men in the service. was we'll
known and faYoFite among his fellow
WoFkmen-
Gleason resided at 604 South Second
East, and leaves "A wife and a family
OF sever. children.
An incident that will serve to Illus
trate GIeason's bright. sunny dispo-
sitiOn occurred when . reporter asked
a group of-carmen who the dead man
Was.
"Don't you know GleasOn2" exclaimed
several mCr, together. Iie-Wds the
man that always smiled, You must
know him."
When the police reached the ili-fated
car. Motormsn Gleason's body was its
sole occupant. Conductor Brighton had
been removed TO the residence Of
Frank Beckstead.
There were no evidences of any crime
on the inside of the car excepting the
dead body OF Gleason ana a little
blood which stained the floor as IL
had triekled out from under the still
warm body Of the man.
Gleason lay almost in the center Of
the car, apparently where he dropped
when shot. The car was headed to-
ward the city. and GIeason's feet were
to the south and his head to the north.
He was lying face downward His
left aTlu was ouJstretched. reaching it's
full length beyond the head. The right
arm was 20 bent that the hand was
concealed under the body, and lay in
the mass Of rapidly congealing blood.
" hich was revealed when the body
was moved.
Gun Wouldn't Work.
About a foot beyond GIeason's left
hand on the floor was found his pipe.
A gun belonging TO Gleason lay on the
/ floor on the left side Of the dead man
Brighton stated 10 Officer Give that
Gleason had drawn the weapon and
attempted 10 use it. but it failed to
work.
The weapon was .3S-calibre and not
chamber had been emptied. Ar ex-
( smina ton of the gun at the police sta
ton developed the fact that the weapon
was rusty and the cylinder would not
revolve. The gun was later Identified
BY GieasOn's son as belonging to his
father.
4 light gray fedora hat that had been
worn BY the highwayman was found on
the floor Of the car. 1t had evidently
been Knocked from the robbers head
iduring the Scuffie. This Is the only clue
the police have.
A leaden ball from q .4J-calibTe car
! fridge was also fouEd in the car. The
bullet is believed to be the one that
: killed Gleason It Is supposed that Il
passed clear through the abdomen and
struck the end of the car
Robber Described by Brighton.
From Brighton's Iabored statements
/ at the hospital. given between gasps Of
+ pain. il was learned that the Tobber.
/ so far as Brighton knows, operated
single handed. He IS described as a
/ tall young man. wearing a mask. After
! the shooting, according to Brighton,
/ the robber fed southwark without Sc
curing any money. Brighton'5 clothing
contained $l2 or s13, average receipts
! for the run, and his transfers, etc.
were undisturbed evidence that the
robber. frightened by his bloody work,
/ did not wait to rifle the pockets of his
victims
Superintendent Read OF the street car
company says he intends to ask per
mission OF the company TO post a
standing reward for the apprehension
of any person who is concerned in a
street car holdup. The continued rob
! berries and attempted robberies. cul-
/ minating in last nights tragedy, have
greatly ineensed and shocked Mr.. Read,
who is anxious 10 spare no effort to
bring the criminals 10 justice.
Frank Beckstead's Story.
Frank Beckstead was one of the first
men to reach the side Of Gleason and
Brighton. His account Of the trouble
is as follows:
Il had been in bed a couple of
hours. 1 was enjoying my first sleep
when my wife said she heard noise.
She listened a moment, and then said
to me:
q What is that noise. papa?
I was SO sound asleep that / did
not hear her, and, of course. did not
answer. A few moments later she
thought she heard someone yell Our
son was QUE sleigh riding. and she
thought as 3 did when ! awakened
al.0 realized that something was an
moving her. that h ard his fiieHat