Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-03


At o'clock this morning they were
again sect at the depot but whether OF
NOT they got out of town is not known
FEAR or "HoNEsT" GEORGE.
Last evenings robbery and hold up
was the latest of a series of highway
robberies. burglares. holdups, porch
climbing and housebreakings, While the
sheet that represents the American
party whlnes THANK God FOR the
American party" and declares that
Honest George Sheets has cleared the
city of crooks, and that criminals hate
Sheets like the devil hates holy water,
and that criminals of all classes fear
Honest George Sheets. 'etc, etc, crime
goes on aDace.
The holiness of last evenings crime is
Just another indication of the fear en-
tertained by professional crooks for
Sheets and the ''American" party police
force. The robbery and holdup WAS
committed in the very heart of the bus
mess district, almost under the very
noses of the police and at an early hour
in the evening.
GOT $1,000 IN LOOT
The ONYX Bank saloon is located
at 80 west Second South street and
the proprietor lis James McTernay. At
800 o'clock last evening three masked
and armed men entered the saloon.
rifled the safe and cash register and
robbed four men of money and dia-
monds of the value of $1,000. The
three masked bandits did their work
at time when the street was crowded
and a policeman only a few feet from
Tho entrance to the saloon. Imme-
diately in front of the place were - or
| ] , men but none knew that the most
Jarine robbery in years was being
! committed, The victims We're:
| James McTernay, proprietor OF
! olYN Bank saloon, robbed of 1850 in
! cah and a $3.50 diamond.
| Rhomas Needham. bartender, S25
| in Nash
Jsmes Mair, SIS in cash and aud
q $40 diamond. James j. Burke. S22
in cash.
DESCRIPTION or ROBBERS.
Thelobbcrs were described as fol-
lows:
No. t-rslx feet tall; slender build;
dark sdt hat. white handkerchief
over face dark gray mixed goods suit
No. Five fee. eight inches tall;
medium hWld, dark soft hat, black
handlS2rchisf for mask; dark suit
No. Five feet six inches tall:
| slight buildablack hair piercing black
eyes, red handkerchief over face; dark
suit soft hat
10 Wv hNiNuI1S N'At 'l'0ll't ~
crooks is made evident by the thor
onGhncss and rapidity of their work.
The robbery took but a few minutes
and each man performed his particular
part with accuracy and without any
! unnecessary movement
INTERRUPTED CARD GAME.
Nj. Mcrernay, with James MAR, an
empIoye OF local uIy gooas uouse
ana james }. buiIsc, a,ocN broNer,
we're ~ rear room OIL the saIoon play
lng a game OF cards WRcm suudenly the
DdcE dOor was opened ana three men
entered quickly. me men wore pldck
| caps ana nad nandKetcniels over tnclr
races tor MASKS. Win Drawn rec
NolYers they commanded those IN the
room TO JnrOw up their hauds. MAR
| ana Burke quickly Complied with the
order bun McIernay thought IL was u
joke and remarked
"Wnats the matter with You fellows;
are You drunk or crazy? But the
| men were neither drunk nor crazy. n
fact which Mcrernay was maue 10
realize when ones of the men labbcd a
gun into the saloon Keepers lgce ana
told him ii he did not throw up his
hands he would shoot his head off
Messrs. MAR and Burke also advised
McTcrnay TO hold up his hands and
the saloon man did so.
one OF the men covered the victims
with his gun while the other two rob
bers went into the front of the saloon
Inc taller one guarded the front door
Whlie the other man ordered Tom
Needham, the bartender, 10 throw up
ms hlhds' The command was obeyed.
STOOD THEM IN ROW.
The man who had charge of In,
three men in the rear room marched
them into the saloon and made then
stand IN row against the east wall
MAR was IN the middle and McTerna,
on the south and Burke ON The east.
from McTernay he took a $3.50 dia-
mond pin and $40 in money. From
Mar $40 in cash and a diamond ring
valued at $500. and from Burke $50 IN
cash, From Bartender Needham the
third holdup took S25. The cash regis.
ter containing $40. and the safe, which
was unlocked, containing about 5000
were cleaned out
The smallest man of the three rob
hers ordered MAR to take off his dia-
mond rIng. When Mair attempted to
speak, the robber showed the muzzle of
his revolver into Malr's face with sufIi-
Gent force Ia leave a mark. He took
Mair's watch. but Mr.. Nah asked the
robber to return il, saying that the
watch was given TO him by his moth
or on his t"enty-iirst birthday.
All right, big one" said the robber,
ana he handed back the watch.
After securing all the money and
valuables in the place, with the eX-
ception of the Watches the holdups
marched their victims back TO the rear
room ana then quickly darted out of
the back door and disappeared.
WE'RE NOT STRANGERS.
The robbers were undoubtedly We'll
acquainted with the neighbprhood and
took advantage of the dark alley ways
In the rear of the saloon. In two min
utes they could have reached the street
in different directions and cover all
traces of their Hight.
The victims of the daring crime no.
tiled the police and the latter were soon
swarming about the place. Chief Sheets
al once sent out plain clothes men to
make thorough search Of the sur
rounding blocks and the depOts were
closely guarded. Roomlng houses were
watched also but no trace of the rob
bers could be found.
Police Officer Dan Grundig. on whose
beat the crime was committed, was just
west of the saloon. He ran 10 the rear
as quickly as possible, but saw no
trace of the robbers. There was a great
deal OF excitement when the police ar
rived and II was some time before a