The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-15
Masked Highwaymep !.
Active Charge of Ms,, T
Grocery Store.
PROPRIETOR AND PA1Ror
SEND HANDS SKys,
Robbers Secure Silver \,
Little Silver and TA,..''
Bread Tickets,

One of the most Caring so,,,..
mas occurred in Salt Lake !,
months took place shor,lv
o clock last night, when tt,.
hIghwaymen entered ths ma,
Gerry store of A. Haskinson ~
State street, and at .hs
drawn revolvers compelled ~
,or ana a customer named p,s,;
to hold up their hands. VIM
the masked higbwaymen ,o...
two men the third one vs,,
the cash till and the pocl.,,
two mon: When the men g,v. /.
der for the storekeeper to bSa. @
hands, Peck did not comply u
order as quick as one ~
thought he should. and as
struck over the right side ~ 4.
with revolver. Peek tbr J.
followed the example of Hu,tn's|
sent his hands skyward.
While tbe two victims NJ.
hands in the air Ole of Ii. !.
men walked behind tina ,oD.,
went through the till. secorinr +
in cash. Haskinson had dsna,..|
rest of the days receint. !,
part of the store but a few " !.
before. -"
From the pocket Of Ha,s;,.-
robbers secured a silver v,li
from Peck they secured ill.,.
tickets. The entire trick ~,
than three minutes. Aftsr :.
what they thought ~as ali tlz
get the three men backed cri y
front door, still keeping ths Z
covered with their revoIysrs \.
as they reached the strest s.
north on State street and oui,i,.
appeared in the darkness. R,.S
at once telephoned to the DsI,
ton and the patrol wagon Fis /
geant Hemple, Detectives 4
Shannon, Wilson and Officer +
went 10 the scene. From ths 81
TINS Of tho holdup they swurti h
description of the three men
Haskinson informed the o6s,,|
he was about to close his stor; Z
Peck entered and started To
purchase. A moment later a =
tered the store and asked il b
bologna. Without taking anr
of the man, the storekeepg \
that be did not have the artit,
for. A second later he and
heard the command. "Throx . /
hands and do it d,-d quisL
looking mp they discovered ttr 4
were facing three revolvers hdi q
hands OF three meA with dirT 4
handkerchiefs tied vVer the lTr1
of their faces. Pocs, who IA 4
outside of the counter. did not n
to the command quick enough y,
struck over the head with The a
held in the hand of one Of u.
waymen.
Haskinson was then ordered b
from behind the counter. ailE 4
one of trio proceeded TO 20 u
the till and the pockets Of bs
The three men are described by
victims as being young meu, q
them about 90 years Of age n{|
other two about 1s years OF ~
all three were amateurs at il i
there is little question: in ths u
the officers.
AS soon as the description
men had been secured it YN
to headquarters and from y
every policeman on duty, Ih
who went to the Scene OF th
made a thorough search of tsu
but could find no one who "
the description furnished.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock N
Shannon arrested young mas
mercial street on suspicion d
one Of the men who had tuna
trick. When questioned at y
tion he gave his name as JoHn
and said that he had been 10 Y
about FIVE DAYS. He claimed
was a cook by trade but tua
not been working since hs q
Salt Lake. When arrested
Shannon that he knew no o9
city and that be had not N'
with anyone during the evening
he admitted that he had esa
town with another fellow, oa'
that he did not know bis AZ
where he could be founo
searched the man had no -
him. He was asked where ~
kerchief was and replied thai
lost it. He denied that be p
On State street during the e.
Sparks was locked up penang
l,ar th6 f8er.