Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-28
Men Who Had Thousands, Says
los. Geoghegan, Gave Up
Only Small Change.
Mr.. RICH SAVED SALT LAKERS
BY Engaging the Bandit in IN Argu-
mcnt lie Kept His Attention While
Others Hid Naluabics.

who returned today from Yellowstone
park, the robber who held up eight
Yellowstone stages Monday morning,
was seen by members Of the Salt Lake
party several days before the holdup,
and again on the day before it. in
company with & partner. They recog-
nized him by size and voice while en-
gagged in getting the money on Mon
day
Mr. Geoghegau SAYS that the stories
of losses have been largely exagger-
ated.
Here is that fine engraved watch
the papers mentioned" he declared
with laugh when interviewed this
morning, pulling out a common gum
metal timepiece, whose name. however,
proclaimed it to be of first quality
make. when the fellow demanded to
know If had watch, | said, Yes,
here II is If you want the bum old
thing, and tossed it out. He took II.
turned it over, and threw it back He
thought 1t was too cheap a thing to
take
And how about the wad?' was sug-
gested to Mr. Geoghegan.
HE hardly touched It," was the
answer, THAT man could have got.
had he been able to make a careful
search. great deal more money than
he did out of our coach | have MIR.
Rich to thank for saving me. Mr..
Rich was the first man he tackled in
our coach and he got him into quar-
rel so that the rest of us had time to
cache our valuables. l got my purse
| out and succeeded in lifting all but
s35 in bills. and handed it to him. He
| emptied the purse and when / asked
| for it back as II contained my identi-
| flcation card he sized it up and threw
ii to me He got every cent Mr..
| Rich had. but this was by searching
| and threatening to shoot him after he
| had turned over his small change,
| and letter of introduction from Dan
| Spencer to an official in the park.
| Both Mr., and Mrs Rich secured their
| purse back at Mammoth. They had
| been located by a trailing party"
Concerning The wealthy sugar man
! who is reported to have lost 80 much.
| Mr.. Geoghegan declares 1925 and
| breast pin was the sum total Mr.. Fos-
| ter turned over.
| SUGAR MAN LOST wa.
The sugar man is w Il. Foster, aud
| itor of the American Sugar Refining
| company and while he had consider
| able money on him, he merely threw
I'm his coin purse containing his small
| change. The robber tried for his ring
| but failing to pull 1t off, finally jerk
| ed loose a scarf pin and took that.
| The Misses Geoghegan We're not forced
| to give up anything, nor were the
| Cutler girls.
IN LAST COACH.
| When asked to describe the holdup
as he saw II, Mr.. Geoghegan said; We
| had the finest weather ] think | ever
| saw that morning There was a fog at
| daylighht and there had been a heavy
| dew fall in the night. Everywhere tho
| ground and vegetation was moist and
| the sunlight at last breaking through,
! made almost a perfect morning We
| left the Fountain hotel for the Lone
! star geyser. and one Of our party
! thought the geyser was much farther
| away than did l. Suddenly around a
| curve ] saw the coaches lined up
| ahead and | remarked Hello. here's
| the geyser now Just then l saw the
robber with his gun and revolver and
black mask. and ! was aware that a
| hold-up was in progress.
|
| riage ahead, but he came at once to
| ours He struck Mr. Rich first 7
want your wad and I want II quick
vas his remark Rich tossed him
| purse containing small amount of
| silver. I want your wad-not that
he said. and added. rye killed men for
| monkeying like that and II you don't
move quick II XIII you
LETTER OF INTRODUCTION.
rich then handed him an envelope
| containing a letter OF Introduction, The
| robber tore IL up and In a rage de-
| manded the wad. beginning 10 search
| through Rich for II. He finally secured
all that he had, and his pocket knife
Meanwhile the rest OF us were busy
! preparing for our turn, and II saved
all OF us a good deal. lie demanded
/ OF Mrs Rich who had given up her
| purge containing 81, her rings. She
said. AN | have is my wedding ring
| here ana he scowled back. Well give
It up, every little bit helps tearing II
of her finger and trowing It into the
| bag us he spoke
'Aa he finished with US he shot his
gun OF into the air, aud shouted,
Maybe you didn't think II was loaded
| Now. move on. IN meet you an In
heaven
AS the fellow stood In front Of me l
| noticed along the rim OF his mask a
| heavy, chubby mOustaChc az almost
yellowish color" In build and size he
! fompared exactly with one OF two
tough looking customers we had seen
several days before near the Fountain
geyser ana near Old Faithful. MI
! Rich had asked him what time the gey-
| ser was due 10 go off ana he had re-
piled In very sullSy manner.
Rich declared that he recognized the.
| az hE "a