Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

there were three men in the saloon
when the robbers entered.
Throw up your hands-everyb body
was the sharp command, as the rob
bers entered the saloon. The order was
quickly obeyed when those present saw
the weapons, with the exception Of John
Dempsey, mute, lie did not hear the
order and, OF course, failed to comply.
One of the brutes struck the old man
"a blow on the head with the butt end
Of a revolver and then forced him to
hold up his hands. The bartender was
ordered from behind the bar and made
TO stand against the wall with the 9TH
ers. While one of the fellows held the
four covered with a weapon, the other
walked behind the bar and took SO
from the cash register The men then
backed out Of the saloon and ran across
the street.
Policeman Ford was walking his beat
on the opposite side of the street. He
saw the men dart from the saloon and
come in his direction. The thugs saw
the officer and before the latter could
draw a weapon ono OF the men ordered
Ford 10 throw up his hands, The next
instant a shot was fred and the officer
sank to the ground. AS he did SO he
drew a revolver and fired twice al the
murderous highwaymen. A crowd quick
ly gathered and an alarm was sent 10
Ger was carried TO the National bar and
remained there until the patrol wagon
arrived. a pursuit of the robbers was
started at once by the officers John
son and Ciough heard the shots but al
most instantly the robbers disappeared.
ROUGHLY DRESSED MEN.
Buckley. the bartender. said the mon
were roughly dressed and that one OF
them was sWarthy. The other man was
lighter. The handkerchiefs they wore
made Identification most difficult. but
Officer Ford said he thought he Would
know the men If he saw them
owen, the man now being held at the
station, made conflicting statements
about his being IN company with Sui
Ivan. AZ first he said he parted come
pany with the eX-conyict al 4 o'clock
this morning. Later he declared that
he had not seen sullivan since 8 o'clock
last night
Asked why he was IN the north part
OF the city, owen said he was on his
way 10 the north yards 90 catch train
for ogden. He repeatedly aud em-
phatioally denied having anything 10
do with the hOldup and subsequent
murderous assault upon the officer. but
a is known that he told Chief PIN
Sullivan was one of the men. HOW De
knew this ana the details of his state
IIHAA MNMAA NNNN NN AAh NAH"tA kN hANN
chief That the police have q clue which
they believe win lead 90 the apprehen-
sion OF the robbers there Be- nO doubt
Plain clothes mon are securing the
country and several arrests We're made
this morning. The police have orders
20 bring lu every suspicious looking
character ana already about "a dozen
have been booked for yagrancy None
however. have been Identified by those
who were held up m the saloon.
STATEMENT or OFFICER.
officer Emil Johnson said This MORN
ing
"ClouPh ana ] Just reported in when
We heard one of the men yell throw up
your hands THE next second the shot
was nrcd ANA Ford replied. d Wac
tha ftrangrst thing 4 ever saw in my
mel We heard tha command then ihe
shots but couldn't See "a thing because
of the intense darkness. We had been
in the Albany bar sizing up Che crowd
Just Ten minutes before ODE hold up
we had also iuet been talking to Char
ley Ford Ford tnld ua that the man
who fired the shot was within 30 feet
of him. We cut through the block
thinking a. head oft the men, hut
there was not "a trace Of them When
wo heard the shots we thuught 10 was
Charley trying 90 bead rn someone
How the men could disappear so quick
ly and completely 10 more than can
understand