The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-20
PAIR OF THUGS BEAT
TWO MEN WITH HAMMERS
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Success bar, where the arrangements
were made with the two victims to
go, ii was learned that two men had
talked with other junk dealers in an
endeavor to sell to them copper which
they said they had hidden in the weeds
west of the fair grounds.
From the junk dealers 1t was learned
that one of these men was Art Bowen.
The other one had been seen downtown
later in the evening, and il was learned
that he had gone out to call on a
young lady at the home of Mrs. Alice
n. Estes, III South Main. Patrolman
Bob Golding was sent to the Estes
home, while PatrOlman Dan Grundvig
went to the residence of Bowen's moth
er, So North Ninth West street. Young
Bowen was not at home when the Off
Ger reached there, but arrived toward
midnight and was caught as he was
going into the house from the rear.
Baker was found by Officer Golding at
the Estes home.
Confess Their Guilt.
Both men were brought to the sta
ton at about the same time and were
locked up in jail. In the meantime the
police had searched their room at the
Fields apartment and discovered a
bloody shirt, which had been worn by
Baker. At first Doth men denied that
they had any connection with the hold
up. but finally confessed to the deed.
Bowen said that for a week the two
had planned to take some junk dealers
out north Of the fair grounds and
knock them unconscious and steal their
money. They endeavored to get sew
eral others to go out to look at the
Junk that they said they had hidden,
but the dealers refused TO go with
them. Finally they arranged with
Globenfelt and Green to go out, and
left with them from the Success bar
at 8 o'clock. When they reached EIev-
enth West and turned 10 go from South
Temple to North Temple, Baker gave
him the signal to strike his man.
Carries a Hammer.
Bowen carried as his weapon ham
mer which Baker had stolen from the
basement of Walker Brothers store
yesterday morning, and Baker had a
gilded towel roller stolen from the
same place. When he was nudged by
Baker, Bowen said that he struck
Green over the head once with the
hammer. Then his nerve left him and
he leaped from the rig and ran from
| the place. He said that as he ran he
could hear Baker striking the other
/ man over the head with the towel roll
er, and could hear him shouting Muir
der"
Confession ie Confederation.
The confession of Baker corroborate.
that of Bowen. He said that he only
struck his man twice over the head
with the towel hOller and that he ther
! took S1.75 from his victim. He denies
that he secured any more money.
Bowen and Baker are believed to have
held up Arthur SchOfield in west Sal
Lake three weeks ago. At that tim,
Bowen reported to the police that h,
had been held up, and his story Wa.
| corroborated by Baker. The police now
believe that the two concocted the sto-
ry in order that any suspicion that they
had held up SchOfield be allayed Boil
Bowen and Baker are Salt Lake boys
and well known in the city.
Victims Are Identified.
Early this morning both men were
taken TO ST. Marks hospital, wher,
they were identified by Green as the
men who had held him up. They haC
been identified previously by Globen.
| felt.
Green had five fractures of the skull
a hemorrhage of the brain, twelve scalI
/ wounds, a bone In each hand broken
and his right forearm broken.