The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-04

Although the police have been securing
the. city for the bandits who held up and
robbed the Onyx Bank saloon THURSDAY
night and secured $.062 In money and dia-
monds and have arrested a number OF
suspects In Salt Lake. they ars thought to
DO the wrong men
Fred G. Copeland. who had been IN town
only a few hours when the robbery oc-
Cured and who three years ago stole $50
from passenger at the Rio GTande de-
pot, was aTrestet yesterday afternoon b.
PatrolmaE Simpson on suspicion OF being
one Of the bandits. a man giving hf4
name as William Schueddig was arrested
in the company of Copeland Both men
are about IS years old. When arrested
Copeland had in his possession SIS and "a
watch while his companion had a small
amount of change and watch
Earlier in the day I. P. Patrick was ar
rested on suspicion at a rOoming house
at 6S East Second South street. He says
that he came here from Denver about five
weeks ago and was at Liberty park on
Thursday night at the time the robbery
was committed. James MAR, one OF the
saloon asserts that Patrick Is one Of the
three men who robbed the saloon.
MAR Identifies Him.
MAR came to police headquarters short
iy after Patrick was brought II and
glancfng at him said That IS the man
with the piercing eyes" Z black mask was
then placed over Patrick's face and MAR
D.
Burke, another of the victims OF The rob
berry, also said that he thought Patrick
one CT the men by reason OF his piercing
eyes Patrick appeared 70 be greatly
frightened and declared that he knew
nothing about the hold-uD and could prove
his innocence.
Other suspects arrested yesterday wera
Irwin IreV-, j. Niles and L D. McClcuG.
All OF these men were arrested BY descriD-
ton given OF the trio who robbed the sa-
loon, but corrOborating circumstances are
greatly lacking.
RuFbIGge Not Hopeful.
Captain Burbidge said that none OF the
suspects was promising and that the right
men had not been captured IN speaking
of the supposed Identification OF Patrick
as one of the smaller men BY MAR he
said that he put no faith in It; that Il was
a very easy matter to make mistake
under the circumstances.
All the suspects viii be held for at least
tWenty-four hours and perhaps longer.
the time depending on circumstances.
The police dragnet has been out ever
since the robbery occurred and fnstruc-
tions have been Issued that every suspl-
cious character be taken to police head
quarters for examination and that nc
questioning be made at the time OF arrest.
/ Tt is believed that a reward will be Of
/ fered for the arrest OF the bandits. Mayor
| Ezra Thompson said yesterday that the
| city would offer a reward, provided the
men now being held on suspicion wsra not
/ the men who robbed the saloon
Caps Are Found.
After the bandits left the Onyx Bank
saloon they threw away their black CAPS
which were found yesterday morning by
the police in the alley IN the rear. II was
/ learned that the caps had been purchased
! of a pawn broker in Commercial street
and from second hand dealer The two
we're taken to police headquarters and
/ both said that they thought possibly Pat
rick and McClOud might be the men who
| purchased the caps Wednesday after
! noon.
Another development OF yesterday wa
i the finding II Mr.. Burkes keys in tn
front yard OF the EnDey residence, at Sec
/ Ond East and Brigham streets When tn
I bandits robbed Mr. Burke they took his
1 keys from his pocket. The keys were
found By servant OF DR.. Trip and
/ turned over to the police.
The onyx Bank robbery IS the second
large haul made by crooks in Salt Lake
/ during the past ten days dating back "a
| the Daynes diamond robbery on ADril q
and there have been almost nightly bur
glaFies and hold-ups In the time interven-
! ing.