The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-18


morning at about a. m. and the doors
| OF the vault blown from the hinges. the
| furniture thrown hither and thither and
the people reused from their beds long
| before milking time" small safe In
the saesroom OF the Pennington Com
merclal and Manufacturing company.
| whose place OF business is in the same
building, was also subjected to the mercy
OF the burglars giant powder.
] Burglars Scared Away.
| 1t - difficult at this time TO estimate
| the total loss The safe In which all
| money s kept. within the bank vault.
| was not injured the burglars having
| been frightened away before another
| charge could be laid. Altogether, It is
| thought the heaviest loss WAS OF valuable
| papers and OF bank fixtures, the lat
| ter being ruined.
Awakened by Explosion.
| Tho bank occupies tho east half OF tho
Pennington Commercial building. and Is
| located in the center of town. The first
| discharge awakened Mrs. c. l. Robinson.
| was abroad. awakened her husband. th5
| City Marshal. Upon looking through the
| bedroom window, Mrs. Robinson saw a
| light in the bank, and later heard another
| loud report She declared At once that
| the bank was being robbed and ran TO
the north door OF the hotel, CRYING at the
Help! The banks robbed Lights were
lit In all the neighboring houses, and
thus the town was soon aroused.
Gave the Alarm.
City Marshal Robinson ran TO the home
| OF Nephl Palmer. thence TO Deputy Sher-
III Archie Browns, and the three. with
John Coombs. were soon IN hot pursuit
The burglars ran toward the o s. l..
station, west OF town. and were tracked
TO the oil tank, Immediately south of the
depot a handcnr was missing, and IL is
thought the men escaped with II. going
south. Assurance OF this was given by
Agent Judd Wilson OF Woods Cross. who
tclephoncd a about i:30 a. m. that three
or four men had passed the station run
ming at fun speed, on foot, The handcar
had evidently been diJched II used at
all.
The authorities OF Salt Lake and OF
Ogden were notified, and requested to
Lon Pierce and City Marshal c. L. Rob
lnson left here on the o'clock a m
train for Woods Cross. but have not yet
found trace Of the men. Sheriff James
Ware OF Layton joined the party later,
travelling from Layton to Woods Cross
on horseback.
Entered Through Window.
Entrance TO the Commercial building
was first effected through back win
dow. A large window pane was broken
and the sash bears marks OF crow-bars
The vault OF the bank, which Is about
nine feet high, leads to this room. The
stamp, 20. 5. l. Ry.," endcayored 10 un-
deTmine the vault. but, after digging
through one e,ghteen-inch brick wall and
striking another of equal width and OF
nrlner texture, give up the attempt
From here the men entered the adIoln-
Ing room. being the salcsroom OF the
FarmlnEton Commercial company, a gro
Gerry and dry goods store. A small safe
standing al the rear end OF q heavily
laden salesroom table. was blown open.
the report being muf1cd sounding like
thundcr-which Impression was general
nasmuch as 1t was raining at the time
only valuable papers. ledeers etc. are
Kept In this safe. These were scattered
aDout. bundle Of deeds and notes being
picked up near tree outside. having
been left there by ono OF tho burglars
a StrongboX containing various deeds
notes. etc, Is missing In this box, ]. II.
Robinson superintendent OF the Com
mercial. had personal notes amounting to
1900
After the Bank.
The burglars then determined 10 enter
the bank through the front door. One OF
the double doors was smashed completely
and. by this means, entrance was made
a heavy charge OF giant powder was then
set for the door leading into the vault
This done, another charge was required
TO remove the inside door This last re-
port wakcned the neighborhood ard the
men left without reaching the money
which was inside strongboX OF the large |
safe within the vault. Only small uuan-
tity OF jewelry and a pistol at pres
being the property of A. L. Clark the
cashier.
Heard Running Away.
The men We're heard by J. S. Miller
running past his home. The leader was
urging his, his pals pal on. on, saying the whole
states that he thought he could see four
men but as the night was extremely |
dark he could not be positive on this
point.
The bank this MORNING presents a d.
lapldated aspect. The large plate glass
window. VII ISI. the transoms ira SONS and In fact, oil
chaff. The furniture is ripped and over |
turned. and papers left lying on the |
desks and counters are scattered every /
where. The large door OF the vault was
blown against the cashiers counter and |
IL resting there, awaiting the arrival OF |
detectives The plaster overhead is loose |
and much has fallen on the floor
A mark of a bloody finger is on the |
vault. one burglar having cut himself |
while getting through the back window. |
Two picks. two crowbars, small bottle
of nItroglyccrine arc the only clues left |
for the detecticcs to work on.
Suspects Arrested.
This afternoon at 2:sO ex-Deputy Sheriff |
Lon Pierce brought In two men under sus- !
picion They were both landed near |
Woods Cross. One is a short, sandy-com- |
plexioned heavy-set fellow and when |
placed under arrest near Hot Springs |
while walking down the Lagoon road |
track he tremblcd like a leaf telling |
muddlcd story OF his wherca bouts Tho |
other Is a tall, dark-complexioncd man |
rather heavy set who was captured at |
Woods Cross, riding the blind on an o |
s l.. passenger. He tells a better story |
but Is somewhat uneasy
A number OF hoboes have been gathered |
in from various parts OF the country. but
as yet none of the captures seem better
than those mentioned In the foregoing
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