The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
ARMED BANDITS
ROB DRUG store
Clerk Is Held Up, at Point of Gun
While HighWaymen Ran
sack Cash Register.
NO CLUE TO PERPETRATORS
ENTIRE DETECTIVE FORCE is
TURNED LOOSE ON CASE.

trio of armed highwaymen held up
the Wasatch Drug store at Third East
and Second South streets last night and
store about $l4 in cash while Wendell
Cunningham was held behind the counter
at the point of a gun.
The three men came I'm the drug store
at about $40. Wendell Cunningham. the
clerk, was the only person i'm the store
at the time. though Arthur Bigors a boy
living next door, was i'm the rear room OF
the store
Two of the men advanced toward Gun
ningham and raised their guns. which
they carried One Of them a taU man
with Derby hat. and a black overcoat.
had handkel chief over the lower por-
ton Of his face. He said in a gruff but
low voice:
Throw up yoAr hands and don't say
One Stands Guard.
The frightened clerk hastily complied
with the highwayman orders while the
second bandit went behind the counter
and went through the cash register. TAX
ing S4i5 i'm change which he scoopcd
up and put into the side pocket of his
ONeIcoSt. While the two were holding up
me clerk ana going through the cash reg
Ster the third robber was standing mt Tho
doorway with his hand on the latch
Just as the bandits were completing
their work the telephone rang aud the
clerk asked IL he might answer H. The
MASKED bandit who appeared 10 be the
leader OF the trio laughed aud said:
Go ahead we re through now"
At that the three robbers turned and
fled out Of the door. They ran diagonallv
across tho street and south on Third East
As soon as they were out of the door the
clerk called up police headquarters and
notified the police OF the hold-up.
Tracks in the Snow.
Detectives Burt and Chase. Captain Bur
bidge and Patrolman Harris hurried at
once TO the scene The clerk was unable
to give the police a very accurate descrip-
tlOn or the three men He said that two
were tall and the other was a short man
The two tall men had nickel plated guns
and were the ones who advanced 10 the
counter The short man stayed near the
door. one of the tau men wore Derby
hat and the other TWO had soft hats Al
wore long black OVcrCOats
The mems tracks ia the snow We're very
plain and the police followed the tracks
down Third East 10 Fourth South street
and then over 20 Main street where the
tracks were lost The entire detective de-
partment WAS out looking for the higlf-
waymen within few minutes after the
robbery was reported and twenty patrol
men have been detailed in plain clothes
to scout the city for the fugitives.
Was Carefully Planned.
Children living near the drug store say
they saw three men standing near the
place fol nearly an hour before the hold
up. apparently waiting for an OppOrtuuc
time in which to accomplish their pur-
pose
At o'clock in the evening man came
into the drug store and purchased "A bar
Of soap from Mrs l.. NJ MAY. wife OF
the proprietor of the store Two men
stood at the entrance TO the store while
this man was inside The description
Mrs. May gives Of this man tallies with
the description given by the clerk of the
leader Of the trio
Up 10 late hour this morning the
bandits We're still at large