Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-06
BURBIDGE'S GOOD WORK.
He and Sheriff D. T. Quigley
Hustle the Crooks Over
The State Line.
Men Give Names Which They Forget
shortly Aftcrwards--Third Mem
Der of Gang Still at Large.

Cant. John II. Burbidge and Shcr-
M Quigley OF Pocatcllo. arrived here
nj 10 o'clock this morning from Poca-
tcllo with two prisoners, John Meter
nay and Frank Williams.
Officers and prisoners were met M
The o. s. H. depot with the patrol
wagon and Officer o. c. Brown aud
"NcWs" reporter.
sheriff QuiglCy and Capt Burbidge
left Pocntcllo III 3 O'Clock this morn
ing and when the state line Wns
reached, Capt. Burbidgc took charge
of the prisoners.
At McCanlmon sheriff Quigley con-
yenlcntly missed his train back 10 Po-
caIcIlo and concluded" to come on
with Capt Burbldgc.
The prisoners objected 10 being
brought out of Idaho and declared
they would not come without reuuisi-
ton papers. They came Just the same,
Both prisoners were Identified by
Bartender Tom Neetlhum OF the Onyx
Bank
The prisoner Williams declared he
had never been in Snlt Lake before
dry mark and in his possession was
new black tie bearing the mark of
salt Lake firm.
When going into Jail Capt. Bur
bldgc called the name "Willinus" Sew
cral times. When the prisoner sud-
denly turned around, Capt. Burbidge
rcmnrallcd: You haven't forgotten
your name already, bave your 10
which the man did not respond, but
turned red In the face and hung his
head.
The statement that the third man
had been captured near McCalumon
Is not true. The fellow. described az
the man with piercing black eyes, es-
capped hut left his effects az tie hotel
in McCammon.
PawubrolSer Markell saw the prison.
crs this morning bat would not say
positively they were the men who
purchased black caps from him TWO
days prior to the robbery and hoidup.
Chief Sheets is OF the opinion that
the right men are In Jail. He said
tl!at he has seen the big fellow" on
tie streets here, and that the small
IntmS race looked familiar.
Captain John B. Burbldge of the Salt
Lake police department, and Sheriff d.
=. Quigley of Pocatello, returned this
morning with the two men arrested at
McCammon as suspects in the big rob-
berry and hold up at McTernay's Onyx
Bank saloon. The officers and prison
ets arrived here at 10 o'clock, and inn
mediately went to police headquarters
Whete the prisoners were searched ana
locked in private cells.
That the two men We're principals to
the daring robbery there is no doubt
IN the minds of the officers and of
Tom Medium, the bartender who was
relieved of SIS. But the question OF
proof of convlcting proof, is one that
is causing the authorities considerable
worry.
When the prisoners were booked at
police headquarters they refused to
make any statement whatever. One
OF them is over six feet tall. He has
hazel eyes. light hair and moustache,
xld is a hard looking customer. He
gave the name, on the train, as John
MCNeynay, but in the desk sergeants
room he evidently forgot himself and.
p when asked his name, said he was John
Mcrernay He gave his age as 80
years and said he was a railroad fire.
man, but a card taken from him by
capt Burbidge shows that the man
mad belonged to the Railroad Engi-
iecrs union at Butte, No. SO.
The other man gave the name of
Frank williams, and his occupation as
q railroad employe, but in what capa-
city he DID not state. He is 80 years
OF age ana Is not more than 5 feet 0
inches in height
CLAIMS ARE DIsPRoVED.
on the trip from Pocatello to Salt
Lake, Williams declared that he had
never been IN this city in his life, but
on his collar MAS found the Troy
."updry mark, and lac had a tie when
had recently been purchased from To-
cal merchant When lodged IN jail at
Iocatello he had pin IN his tie, but
the pin has mysteriously disappeared
ana Williams refuses 20 tell what he
did with H.
After giving their names to the desk
Hcrgennt, the prisoners were taken To
jan BY Captain Burhilge and officer
IHylo ON the way TO the cells Captain
bWbidge called out: "Oh, Williams,
Williams, WllliamN." but Williams"
failed TO answer Again the captain
called out the name and then "Wil-
liams' turned around
You haven't forgotten your name
already. have you? asked Captain Bur-
bidgo Williams said nothing but be-
came nervous and flushed.
NEEDHAM POSITIVE.
Tom Needham. bartender al tho Onyx
Bank saloon who was robbed of S25,
went TO Pocatelo with Captain Bur-
bidge and as soon as hc saw The prison
eia declared that they were twn of the
men. lie was especially certain about
me iAll man and said that hoh ANS
Wercd the description perfectly. Tho
laH man II the one who guarded tho
'front.' door while The other two were
rohhing McTernay. Burke, MAR ana
Needham and cleaning out the safe ana
oHsl register.
EscORTED BACK.
Tho exact manner IN which Captain
tufbidge and sheriff Qugley got the
we men our of Idaho and over the line
10 Utah is known only 10 them and they
arc not making any explanations al
niesent. II ~ known. however thai
nherln Quigley placed the men on
rain hound for sat Lake and had
charge Of them until The state line or
McNammon was reached, From that