Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-22
CARMEN SURPRISE
TWO YOUNG THUGS
!. C. Neve Quick TO Act With His
Gun on Would-Be
HoIdupS.
MAN A PRISONER IN THE CAR
Conductors Capture May be Means of
Landing Man Police Nave
Been Looking For.

Two would-be hold-ups got the sur
prise OF their lives when they tackled
Motorman Jack Thompson and Con-
ductor Joseph c. Neve on a Warm
Springs street car last Sunday night
Instead OF holding up the crew. they
were themselves held up. and the street
car men had all sorts OF fun with the
young thugs in front of a large and
aDpreciatiye audience OF passengers.
The would-be bold-ups boarded the
car down town, and rode out TO Warm
Springs. One fellow stood on the front
platform, and his pal remained on the
rear platform, Thompson soon became
suspicious of the man in front. and
NeVe felt that the young tough riding
With him In the rear was there for no
good purpose.
On reaching the end of the line, the
man made a sudden reach for his right
hip pocket. In the motion OF pulling d
gun. but Neve was too quick for him.
The conductor threw his revolver down
on the man like O flash, and he was a
surprised hold-up.
Say, partner! 4 guess the laughs
on me. all right. But 1 don't think
that iron'll work" calmly said the
robber.
Get your hands up. and keep 'em up,
or I'll drill you,' said Neve.
Mop it up, Mop 1t up! That gat
won't go off.' jcered the robber, who
nevertheless kept his hands in tho air.
"lll show you whether this gun will
work or not" said Neve, and suiting
the action to the word. the conductor
threw his revolver barrel toward the
the floor and shot through the platform.
HIS HANDS SKYWARD.
'"The next time I shoot you'll be
elected" said Neve. and the robbers
hands at this juncture instnctively
grabbed for the highest holes in the
air, and the wide grin suddenly dis
appeared from his jeering face.
Mortorman Thompson, hearing the
shot, though unarmcd at that time,
turned instantly on the man standing
on the front platform and, showing his
hand into his oyorcoat pocket. pushed
violently against the man and said:
'If you move a hand I'll put a hole
through your stomach" The man be-
came frightened and begged to be re-
leased.
Thompson opened the front sliding
doors and. running back to where Neve
stood with tho other would-be hold-up,
said; well. they've got your pal, kid.
and I guess It's all up with you" The
fellow turned as white as a sheet, and
lost all of his familiar bravado.
Neve and Thompson took their cap
tive back down town with them on the
return trip. and turned him over to the
police. Tho man was recognized by the
police as a well known crook With bad
record, and the officers are looking for
his pal
The way in which the motornan and
conductor outwittcd the would-be hold
ups greatly amused the passengers.
who enjoyed the manner in which Neve
took all of the starch out Of the fel-
low on the rear platform. The affair
Is common talk among tho people living
along the Warm Springs line. and the
word has probably spread among the
street car hold-ups that Thompson and
Neve are good pair to keep away
from.
The police have several jobs on the
fellow turned over to them by the car
crew. but refuse to divulge the exact
charges as yet Neve and Thompson
rafuced IN discuse the mater