Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-17
Running Fight Between Officers
And Three Desperate
Safe Crackers.
ONE RoBBER is CAPTURED.
Is Recognized as Frank Ferry, For
merly of Butte--Deputy Mar
slials Take Up Chase.

A force of deputy marsnals, de-
putty sheriffs and police officers are
looking for two of three safe crackers
who attempted to rob the Murray post
office this morning at 1890 One Of the
cracksmen is in Jail. He was captured
after n battle with revolvers during
which 20 or more shots We're fired by
the robbers and Deputy Marshals Sam
white and William Caldwell.
The man captured refused to give
his name but after being taken to the
Murray jail was recognized as Frank
Ferry, formerly of Butte and recently
of Bingham Junction. The police be-
lieve the man has been under arrest In
this city before. He carried a 80 cali
Der Colts revolver but 1t was empty
when he was captured by the officers.
He had fired all the shots at the Of
ficers who we're pursuing him.
SAME METHODS,
The methods used by the three men
in breaking into the Murray postoffice
lead the authorities to believe that
they are the men who cracked the safe
at Marriott's and also at Rowe &
Kelly's.
The men gained entrance to the
building by climbing through a rear
window and then opening a side door.
Two of the robbers entered the build
ing and attacked the safe with a 10
pound sledge hammer to break off the
combination knob. While they We're
engaged in this work the third man
was on guard outside.
FIRED A voLLEY.
Deputies Whittle and Caldwell hap
pened along the street and saw man
tGI To hsa Of
followed but the fellow disappeared
among some lumber and outbuildings.
Caldwell remained at the rear of the
building while Whittle hurried to the
front on State street AS he came out
onto the sidewalk he saw two men
run from the building. He called upon
them to halt, but their answer was a
volley of shots from revolvers. The
officer replied and was quickly Joined
by Caldwell and then began the battle.
The cracksmen dashed down the street,
firing as they ran and the officers In
pursuit kept up a steady fire.
HAD EMITTED HIS GUN.
One of the robbers ran toward the
| Murray schoolhouse and White and
| Caldwell separated so as to head the
man OFF. The fellow had emptIed his
weapon and was fairly cornered and
| was forced to surrender. The other
| robber escaped westward.
The captured man was quickly taken
| TO the Murray jail, searched and locked
UP. The alarm was given and search
| instituted for the other two men. De.
| putty sherlfts and police officers have
| been at work constantly since the ar
fair IN the hope of locating the other
| men, but as there is no description OF
them the chances for their immediate
| capture are not the best.
CIRCUMsTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
In the pockets OF Ferry. the cap
tured craftsman We're six pieces OF
| fuse to which caps were attached. The
| fuse was wrapped in cotton. There
was no nitro-glycerne found on him
IT is believed that one of the other men
carried OFF the explosive.
The men we're prepared to blow open
| the safe IL they We're unsuccessful In
| getting at the contents by means OF
hammer and punch. In the Marriott
job no explosive was used The COM
binaton knob was knocked off and the
safe opened by means Of punch.
The country is being thoroughly
searched for the two men who escaped.
and word has been sent 10 officers ali
over the county to be on the lookout
for suspicious characters.
Three men were arrested by the po-
| lice yesterday afternoon on suspicion
| but were released and there is a posi-,
| bility that they We're the men who at
! tempted TO rob the Murray postoffce.
FAILED TO IDENTIFY HIM.
This morning Police Officer Carlson,
| who arrested three men on suspicion
! yesterday afternoon. went 10 Murray 10
see Ferry, one Of the men who tried TO
| crack the safe OF the postofiice. ON
| Ger Carlson did not recognize the man.
| Later Ferry was brought to Salt
Lake by Deputy Sheriff Axel Steele
! and lodged in the county iail. The
| prisoner refused absolutely 10 make
any statement beyond saying he came
| from Butte but the authorities are OF
| the opinion that the man viii yet say
| something that viii give them a line
] ON his pals, II Is said that Ferry has
| worked as an electrician.