The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-05
POLICE GATHER IN
ALL CROOKS FOUND
Suspect Patrick Believed to
Have Been One of the
RObbing Trio.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS
PUT THROUGH SWEAT BOX
No Evidence Adduced lmplicat-
ing Suspects of BOldeSt Rob
berry on Record,

There were, up to late hour Friday
night, few further developments In the
holdup OF the Onyx Bank, in which
James McTiernay, the owner, James
Mair. James Burke and tho bartender
Thomas Needham. were relieved of sew
eral hundred dollars in cash and loot
by three masked men Late Friday
afternoon the police department began
10 weed out The suspects that were
picked up in the morning. William
Schuddig was the first 10 go. and Frank
s. Copeland followed about 9 clock
Friday night They were subjected to
rigid Examination that developed
nothir" against them in connection with
the OUyX Bank holdup before they
Sere released, Copeland 5 room is
better than his company, the othcers
concluded, and one of the conditions OF
his release was that ne leave town at
once The authorities say there was
little or no real evidence against the
men that they were concerned III the
bodup, but they were placed in Gus
tody merely under suspicion. to he held
until they could be examined,
Despite MAR s positive opinion that
Patrick is the man who robbed hlm,
there is small grounds TO hold him,
unless corroborating evidence is OBJ
tanned and he will probably be the next
TO 60, Chief Of Police Sheets said Fri
day night Patrick. with McCloud,
likely will be released today. They
gave a satisfactory explanation of their
Whereabouts at the time of the robbery
to the police and were backed up by
creditable witnesses. The conductor of
the car they asserted they went to LIB
ertv park on said that he noticed men
of their description on his car. which
was outward bound and the testimony
OF persons al Patrick S roomng house
backed him UP in his story as to his
whereabouts Thursday evening. The
police directed more suspicion at Pat
rick than at any one Of the other three
suspects because of Mair s opinion that
Patrick was one of the holdup men.
Patrick has been working on the streets
for P. j. Moran, contractor.
Police Vigilant
The police have not relaxed from the
vigilance that WAS exercised Thursday
night. Hercuean efforts are being
made to apprehend the guilty persons.
Friday night the shift that came off
duty at II O'Clock was continued In
duty as plain clothes men for three or
four hours. Every outgoing train was
watched and the street cars were under
surveillance for suspicious-looklng char
ncters Friday the telephone and tele-
graph wires were kept busy asking for
information of suspicious-looking per
sons in the territory surrounding Salt
Lake City and giving out additional
details of the description of the three
men. Every rooming house in the city
was watched closely Friday night by
the plain clothes men and instructions
were given each shift to pick up any
suspicious looking characters and bring
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vestigation.
The present order of continuing one
of the shifts on duty for part Of the
night in citizens clothes probably will
prevail for three or four days, it is
given out at police headquarters.
Mayor Thompson Friday informed
Chief of Police Sheets that if the sus.
poets then in custody do not prove 10
be the men wanted, he will offer re-
ward for the capture Of the holdup
men.
We're On TO Situation,
Reflection over the holdup IS most
convincing that the robbers had care
fully studied the situation and knew
best when to strike. They chose one
of the two best times of the night, the
Trade usually is dull IN the ONYX Bank
Cured, and there are fewer people on
the streets then than later on, hun
dreds being at the theaters at that hour.
A man giving the name Of j. A. Nc
Gan was arrested by Officer Kelly on
Commercial street about 10 CLOCK Fri
day night who was regarded with somo
suspicion. McGan had a big revolver
sort at 221a Commercial street. He
told a most unlikely story regarding the
gun being IN his possession. McGan
Baid someone found it in q ditch and
gnvo it to him, saying ii belonged to
him. At the police station he dis
claimed the ownership OF tho revolver, a
long barreled S2 caliber, but cartrid ges
found in his pockets fitted tho weapon.
Among his belongings were ten and
i've dollar goldpiece and diamond that
he said is pLony. BE was locked up
until this morning eor Investigation, the
charge against him bein9 left open.
McGan said he is fireman between
bore and Ogden.
Good Work of Police.
Fast work on the part of the police
Friday morning landed four men be-
hind the bars Of the city Jail, suspected
of having possible connection with
the holdup. The most Importance was
attached to the arrest of Patrick be-
HoNP0 "a LAO nSNicac, nDu Ibc Leu LUaU
Ma.r was positive that he was the man
who relieved him, McTierney and Burke
OF their belongings. The trio Of vic
Tins, Thursday night, after the robbery,
was united in declaring that the man
who held them up has piercing black
eyes, and MAR, who says he was par
ficularly impressed by the holdup man IS
glittering orbs as he peered over the
cold steel of his revolver, declares hs
could tell the eyes among a million
pairs Again, Patrick S general appear
hnce answers the description Of the
man who held Mair up, the latter says.
Mair came into police headquarters
Friday morning while Patrick was seat.
cd in tho. desk sergeant's Office. Mair,
pot knowing who Patrick Was, or what
hs was thare for. casually glanced At
the suspect and Immediately declared:
.s.That is the man: ! can never forget
him from the look he gave me. fhe
eyes are identically the same,'I Pat,
rick started to protest his innocence
and MAR exclaimed: "The voice is
the sane.' Patrick at once made an