The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19

road payday is on the tenth day of
every month, and about that time con-
siderable money is kept on hand for
cashing the pay checks.
Owen Knew the Place.
"Owen knew this and as the hold-up
was committed on Dec. IA, he had rea-
son to suppose that there was large
sum of money there.
MY reason for believing owen under
stood the use that is made of the drawer
is that he spent considerable time about
the Albany saloon after he was dis
charged from the employ of the Western
Pacific railroad. l did not know him,
as he came TO the saloon during the day,
but the day bartender remembers his
visits TO the place.
when he found that the drawer was
locked. he shouted for me to get the
key. Where is the key to this draw
er?' he yelled. Give it to me, or III
kill you. He pointed his revolver at
me and seemed on the point of carry
ing out his threat when Sullivan or
dered him to leave me alone. saying
that probably ! did not have the key.
This quoted owen and he ran from
behind the bar, making a dash through
the swinging doors. Sullivan, who
seemed more calm and cautious,
backed out of the saloon, with his re-
volver leveled upon us. His last words
were, Don't follow us or we viii kill
you
From the actions of Sullivan while
in the saloon, it does not seem that the
robbers had a companion acting as look
out on the outside. While Owen was
searching the place. Sullivan backed
against the swinging doors, making a
slight noise. He must have thought
that the noise was made by some one
who was coming in. for he swung his
revolver around, as though to force
any newcomer who appeared to throw
up his hands as soon as he showed his
face. All the time, however, he kept
his eyes fixed sharply upon me.
Same Brand of Cigarettes.
while owen was behind the bar,
he put his hand into a pasteboard box
containing packages of cigarettes. He
took one package and thrust it into his
pocket"
Owen was captured about an hour af-
ter the hOid-up and murder by Police
men Phillips and Stains. He was
breathless from running and was COW
cred with mud. He showed that he was
suffering from intense excitement
I When caught he was in Fifth North
street, near the oregon Short Line
tracks about a mile away from the
| scene of the crime. Policeman Phillips
| searched him at police headquarters q
| few minutes later and, among other
| things, found package of the same
| brand of cigarettes.
Bartender Buckley says that he had
| time to go into an adjoining room and
/ call up police headquarters after the
| bandits had departed before the shoot
! ing began in the street.
In the light of the story told by the
/ bartender, the theory is advanced thai
! Sullivan and Owen, after leaving the
| saloon, saw Policeman Ford standins
on the opposite corner. Sullivan, who
was cool and daring, may have pro.
posed that they hold up the policeman
| disarm him, and in that way preven
| effective pursuit during the time needed
for their escape. Following out thi!
plan, Sullivan ordered Ford TO throw
up his hands. Then, it is surmised
| Owen, who was excited. pulled the trig
ger of his weapon, either through ner
vousness or with a ferocious desire t,
kill.
Remarkable Cunning.
Realizing, as the policeman fell, tina
! lluIutI Auu BEtlA Nb4AAllllktEQf liiC IOD
bers fled northward along the railroad
| tracks, parting company in their Will
fight 1t is believed that when Over
| was overtaken in Fifth North street h
was making an effort by a roundabou
route to get to his hiding place in tn
heart of the city, probably the room
of Tip" Belcher at $50 North Main
| street, where Garcia the porch climb
er, had found shelter.
on falling into the hands of the po
lice, Owen at first asserted that he wa
| trying to make his way out of town, il
obedience to the orders he had receives
from the police court the day before
Then, knowing that such a story woul
not save him, he told of Joe Garcia
This tale displayed wonderful cunnin
on the part of Owen. 1t contained suf
ficient truth to cause the police to be
lieve that Garcia actually had a han
in the crime.
But now the theory is advanced tina
Garcia had completed his operations j
Salt Lake some time before the hold