Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-28
ALLEGED Robbers Under Arrest
Here Are Still in
Jail.
NO WORD FROM PORTLAND.
CoIored Woman is Not "CIara
Adams" the Actress who is Ac-
CuSed Of Stealing $4,000.
Morgan says That He Knows Nothing
About Plot TO Murder Him In Chi.
cago--Ilas Money on DEPOSIT.


The case Of the robbery u Anton r-rts
N $4,000 at Portland. ore; as eXclu-
sIvely chronicled In last evenings
News" is shrouded in deep mystery.
al least 80 far as the local end Of the
case IL concerned. Chief Sheets re-
ceiyed wire from Chicago and onl
from Portland asking him to arres,
Harry and LeOra Morgan, who are
colored. The request was compiled
with with Just as soon as the Morgans
VINO are oolored reached the city.
Upon receiving word that the Morgan's
had been apprehended the Chicago au-
thorucs wired to hold them az alt
costs. They are being held. The PORT
land police were also notified OF tho
arrest but not a word Of reply has been
received, although Chief Sheets has
kept the wires hot IN an effort TO get
definite Information.
According TO the News" special dis
patch from Chicago last evening. tho
woman who stole the money from Fritz
Or CARA Adams. an actress. II was also
stated that plot was hatched 10 muir
der Morgan in Chicago but that a coll
ored man "ptached" and Morgan os-
capped death. The latter then left for
salt Lake and was arrested here
POLICE IN THE DARK.
chief Of Police Sheets stated TO the
/ News today that he was absolutely
in the dafk about the case. He said:
The Chicago and Portland police asked
! ms 20 arrest the Morgan couple. 4
/ brief description Of the pair was fur
| nlshed but We located and arrested
! them. We we're asked to hold them and
! they are being held ! have not re-
celved a word from the authorities.
! Evidently the woman nov In Jail is not
| Clara Adams the actress The wom-
an We have here Is a half breed. and
was a woman Of the town In Portland.
She admits that she was In Portland
at the time Of the alleged robbery. bet
declares she can furnish absolute proof
that she was sick IN bed at the time Of
the crime and offers 20 produce a ply
slcian's certificate TO thar effect II nee
essary."
MORGANS HAVE MONEY.
d was learned today that the Nor.
/ f"'iH hWNf hfAMfNN HANN anu aaNN IN
cash here, and larger sum in bank
| iD Chicago Morgan admits that he
has 1850 on deposit IN Chicago bank.
! This money has been attached by the
/ police Of the Windy city as stated in
/ ne dispatches published IN last even-
| iuCs News" Morgan declares that
! thc money belongs 80 him, aud that il
! represents years OF saving He does
not deny that he went from Portland
! 20 Chicago and came 10 salt Lake from
/ that city. lie says the robbery charge
| BE- absurd. and when asked about the
plot TO murder him. said
MAN PROCESSES IGNORANCE.
"lf there was any plot TO murder me.
] did not know Of a. No one told ma
that I was 10 be- murdered. and I can
not understand why such report got
out ] know nothing about the rob-
berry case"
The Morgans have secured counsel 10
defend Them and steps WIN be taken
Immediately FOR their release They
have employed Attorney Samuel a.
King % look after their case. The
police freely admit that unless inform
alton Is received from Portland or
chicago showing that the prisoners
were connected with the robbery. It viii
p hard 10 hold them.