Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-03
Believed to be Connected With
Dramatic HOIdup at Onyx
Bank Salon.
MAN WITH THE EYES IN JAIL.
is Identified by Jim Mai, Who
viii Never Forget Those
Dark 0rbs.
D,y1nC Robbery Committed in ~
Heart of the Business District 4
Early Last Evening.

Early Last Evening. Ii
Todnys developments in the big
holdup aud robbery at the Onyx Bank
saloon last evening:
-Four men are under arrest and i'm
fine city inil on suspicion OF being the
men Interested In the affair.
one man was positively identified
by James MAR.
lie was also identified by James j.
Burke but the latter is not so posi-
tive a. IL MAR.
The prisoner was arrested by Of
Gccrs Carlson and Pierce on East Sec
ond south street this moruiug.
MAYOR Thompson stated to the
"NcNs" that hc would offer Il reward
Tor tbc apprehension of the robbers,
provided the mcn under suspicion are
not the Croolis.
\ bunch OF keys taken from Mr..
burke we're found ON South Temple
and second East street this morning
by a servant in the employ of Dr.
Trip.
Three black caps. worn by the rob
bo1.s. were found In the alley ut the
rear of the saloon.
The caps were purchased from "A
Commercial street pawn broker and
second hand man Wednesday after
noon.
At 80 this afternoon three other
suspects were arrested and. are now
being "swcatcdr by The police.
PawnbrolSer and secondhand deal"
ci Markell SAW Patrick and NIcCloud
at the city iail This afternoon and said
they looked like two OF ihe men who
bought black caps Of him ON Wednes-
day.
There was most dramatic scene at
police headquarters this morning in
connection with the saloon robbery and
holdup last evening,
About O'Clock this morning Officers
Carlson and Pierce noticed man at q
roominghouse, IS east Second South
street acting in Il suspicious manner.
IhCy watched the man for some time
and then placed him under arrest. The
officers followed him TO his room and
when they entered. he became visibly
frightened and SHOOT like q leaf. He
was unable to give an intelligent ac-
count of his whereabouts during the
line Of the robbery.
The prisoner gave the name Of L. +.
Patrick aged "a years and painter
by trade. He claims that he came here
FIVE weeks ago from Denver and gives
& fairly good account of himself with
the exception as to his Wanderings
last evening. He answers in every par
ticuar the description given of one OF
the robbers.
Patrick claims that he, with two
friends, lett the roominghouse ut 1880
last evening and went TO Liberty park
where they remained until $3.50. The
Young man is well built, has dark skin,
black hair and very large, dark and
exceedingly bright eyes. II was his
eyes that got him into trouble.
MAIR IDENTIFIES HIM.
lie was seated in the desk sergeants
Office this morning when jim" Mair
entered. MI. MAR was talking to n
News representative when sudden
ly he glanced Ia the direction Of Pat
iick The latter had not been pointed
out TO MAR and he did not know that
Patrick was n prisoner Suddenly the
prisoner looked up and his gaze met
that of MAR. The latter stared at the
prisoner for a second or two and then
fteppcd backward as though he had
received a blow
My Cod" he cried. Those eyosl
That is the man. on could never
forget those eyes and the look he gave
me last night. He's the man, He's the
man. He gave me back my watch and
want TO thank him for that any
way"
Patrick was then brought out from,
an Il
Was placed on his mead and a handkei-
Cnlel over tho lower part of his sace.
MAR again declared that he was the
man.
BURKE NOT so SURE.
While all this was going on Mr.. Burke
entered the office. Instantly ne de-
cared that the prisoner answered The
description OF one " the robbers both
IN dress, heighth, weight. complexion
hhd especially the peuclia. eyes. Pat
Ith lrembed and declared he could
prove his innocence. lie was then
h'aIched and taken into a cell
tatficH said he had lived In Denver
lol lufee years and save the names of
,aIlous iilns whore he said he had
begn employed. He claimed that no
Haa worked as painter and had also
a orch employed here setting up machln-
Wy lhe officers made thorough
h.aleh Of his room and went through
ell OF his effects but found nothing of
an lhcrlminating nature.
OTHER ARRESTS.
Carlson and Pierce later arrested
g9lus man who gave the name of j. D.
-NtIloud. He admitted that he was
WIN Patrick AT Liberty park lnst eve
Alhs, lie says he has been employed
by me telephone company and In his
room was found many evidences to COR
Iob0late his story.
OIlcer simpson arrested two men on
hasplclon his morning. They gave their
t a,'l as u. Cooper, aged 90 years,
lnu william schueddig. aged 80 years
N222per had SIS and watch on him
M me the other man had q watch and
carlson ana Pierce are now looking
III we more men, friends OF Patrick.
S,Wgn names are Irwin TreW aud ono
u'7' Iholr rooms were also searched
was found.
a, me police do not co II very much on
me Identification OF Patrick IN The an
"Ne ~ any oorroborating-cir circumstance
~, put he viii be held In jall until n
'lVl Augh investigation has been made
~ o'clock This morning three men
VINO appeared to be nervous ani any
Lu7 20 escape observation. Sere seen al
re -. y i. depot where they We're try
N's 70 ieI a train out OF town, Ser