The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-01
MOTORMAN'S GRIT
PREVENTS HOLDUP
Two Thugs Attempt to Rob
Ashton Avenue Car, but
Make Failure.
THIRTEEN SHOTS FIRED,
BUT NO ONE INJURED
Police Search Neigbb0rhOOd for
Robbers, but They Make
Good Escape.

conductor Frank Hogan. No l53. and
A1ctorn1an Ci w Vowles. No AS, were
held up by two men while on the Ashton
avenue car at 1915 this. Tuesday, morn
Ing near Ninth East on Garfield avenue.
Thirteen shots were fred twelve Of these
bv the conductor and the motorman and
ON, by one of the highwaymcn, who failed
10 get any money.
TO representative Of The Tribune.
Mntorman EowlcS and Conductor Hogan
graphically described the attempted hold
UP. Said MotorInan Nowles;
.'yVe were returning To tho city at l2:l5.
when | saw = man attempting TO board
IN. car. The car had stopped. and. think
ing tho man had boarded the car, ! was
about TO start when the conductor came
out on the front platform and to'd me
that the man was not on ihe car. I'M
media tciy stopped the car and waited lor
The man TO climb aboard. The CONDUCTOR
started TO look around tho right side OF
the car TO see where the man had gone,
or II he had boarded tue car. and at That
moment he appeared at the front plat
form.
Hands Upl'' Ordered
with his left hand he was holding the
lapel Of his coat over most OF lbs lace
and in his right hand he heid a gun polnt-
ed mt both oi us. Without moment
hesitation nc said Hands UP. ana at
tho Same time his partner pulled the troll
ley on the wire, 1 reached Tor my gun
and lac frcd The bullet must have
passed over my head, Tor we have NOT
found where il struck the car. BY TINS
time | had my gun out and Was ffinS ut
the man on the ground. With the IirSt
SHOT he ran To- lhc side of the road and
hid behind tree.
Conductor Frane Hogan. when intor-
viewed In regard TO III" holdup. SAID
"The first | know Of any troubl" WAS
when Inc robber pointed the gun ~ my
face and told me to. hold ZIP my hands:
The motorman took a shot at hlni, ana
hc staggered back from tue side OF the
car and dropped the gam. | am sure he
was hit Tor he staggered as he made for
.hr trees. had about so IN fares.
Guns Are Enptied.
..Wc empticd our guns after the men;
firing Twelve shots. but the best We could
f, was 10 shoot into the trees where INC
man who came to the front OF the car had
dIeappeared. " was too dark TO see
'1s,ss,si. Of anything. but | am sure that tnG
first Fsltot struck the man. no, we diu
moi sion 10 look for the gun he dropped.
As soon as we had cmpued onr guns We
put the trolley OH aud started lot
l0wn. "a r.,
There were two passengers on the 'front.'
- risst,nrln of s1l'; cs:' at Bie-tin1e e-ot Iht'
haI,l,ip-a man whose nam" was not
s.arprd and a small boy AS soon the
trouble started the passenger VINO was
standing against t3c iron gateway on thG
left sid. of the car. stopped Gown ana
upcucd the gate. and lost no time III
leaving. ,,.
could be bad. tho news oil u,r no'uTp S,,.ci,, VIZ
tele0honcd TO The station ana a d'tavi-
mcnt OF officers sent out To sCput lIS
.nurtr, Neither one OF the street car
men could give a very good description Oh
the holdups, but the police are "o'hihs
on the case.