The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-03
THE BANDIT TRIO.

he believed there was strong possibility
that.thc robbers would be captured. Every
detective was put on night duty last night
and every patrOlman ordered to pick up
all suspicious characters.
McTeraay, Burke and Needham were
not positive as TO whether or not they
would be able to identify all the hOld-up
men. but MAR says ne is sure he would
know the small man who searched him
and took his ring
four men held up. Standing over six feet
in height and of exceedingly heavy build
he presents formidable and powerful
appearance, and to him the little man
with the piercing black eyes paid partic-
ular attention.
1T was about o'clock last night when
I stTOlled over TO McTernay's and asked
Mac to go for walk with me- said Mr..
: MAR last night after the hold-up- We
walked UP Main street on the west SlqB
of the street as far as the temple
! grounds Then turning around we came
down the east side of Main street and
went back to the saloon. ! was hungry
and told both McTernay and Mr.. Burke.
/ who had joined US. that l was going TO
/ get something to eat.
They urged me TO play cards for
/ awhile, and We walked back through the
saloon into the card room at the rear end
/ of the alley The door near TINS card
| room opens into the premises in the rear
| Of the building. The door was closed
J we had dealt but two hands of the
Z
| leading into the alley opened quickly and
( the next minute 1 was looking back over
/ the barrel of a big gun into the wickedest
( pair Of black, snapDy eyes I've ever seen.
Get your hands up and do il damn
quick, was the next thing ! heard. Only
| two men -ere in the room with US them
a big, tall man with white handkerchief
I tied over his face had gone down into
! the main part of the saloon
! MeTernay Was Slow.
''McTernay had not put up his hands
/ and the men were cursiQg him. Put up
YOUR hands quick. Mae ! said and he did
so. Both men with us were Of slight
/ build and appeared nervous one Wore
/ a black handkerchief for mask and the
other red handkerchief.
! They ordered us TO walk out into the
Fbig card room When We got out. the
man with the black handkerchief walked
the little fellow with the black eyes and
red handkerchief lined US up against the
I east wall Of the saloon.
J Il was in the center, McTernav on one
side and Burke on the other. He went
through Burke first. taking his money.
All the time ] was watching the fellows
eyes and he finally biurted out with an
oath:
" Don't YOU look at ne that way big
fellow. Keep your eyes off me or III
bang you aside the head with this gun.
- can't help looking at you ] said.
You're talking too much; shut up
two inches nearer my face
After going through Burke's pockets
he stepped past me to McTernay and
made a grab for the diamond pin in his
:. oh. don't take that said McTernay.
I You keep still or III put you out Of
business. was his answer as he ydnkcd
the pit from its fastenings. When he
finished ne stepped in front of me and
showing the muzzie of that big pistol
! square into my face he reached for my
] watch and put it IN his trousers sids
'sThen he took my wallet had sue
/ ceeded in getting my di2mOnd ring al
, most off my finger coming out Of the
} :" Get that spark off quick and give
II to me or I'll break your head he
] snarled a. [ hesitated. gave him the
] ring then in d hurry.
Gave Back Mair's Watch.
d" My mother gave me that watch on
: my twenty-first birthday and I don't like
to see it go. J said, looking at him He
z waited minute and then went into his
/, pocket and passed me the watch with a
: short All right big one
: His thin hand tWitChed around thu
! handle Of that gun nervOUsly and he was
! / shifting about constantly. When be had
! finished with US he urged his companions
7 TO hurry, and in a minute the tall fellow
: and the man with the black mask, hUst-
q ling the barkeeper in front Of them, hur-
/ ried back to US and the three ordered Us
, into the back card room in which they
y had found us They didn't follow us into
= the room. but went right past Us out
4 into the alley.
h 1T was only yesterday morning that a
. travelling man offered me $500 for my
: ring and ! refused it.
= Il am firmly convinced that the whole
| thing was planned and that the hOldUps
T knew that at least McTernay and my
< self were in the saloon when they came
d in I believe they spotted us on the
e street. though they have probably had Us
I spotted for some time. as the diamond
pin Mr. McTernay owned and the rims
7 owned were very valuable. and I an
? satisfied that they could not have simply
2 happened in at the time they did
:, 81 am confident that l could identify
# the man that rifled our pockets as We
n lined ND in the saloon. III never FORGE
;, the wicked look in those black eyes
e could tell that fellow among a thousand.
. This is the second hold-up OF the Ony,
IS Bank saloon within a year. The othei
s took place on July Is last. when TIVE
l. masked men held up two men in the sa
! loon ard robbed them of about 500. Th'
e perpetrators Of this holdup were never
n captured and the theory was expressed
e that one Of the trio who accomplished
5. last nights daring robbery was one o.
+ the men who participated In the frs
d holdUp.