The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-28
HOLDUPS or THE OVERLAND
LIMITED THOUGHT TO
BE IN CUSTODY
South Omaha Police Capture Three Desperate Men and Are Searching
for Man Who EscapedSupected Men Are Eboraey Equipped
for Work-Dscovery of RevoIvers Under Bank of River
by School Boy Proves Their Undong

Omaha, Neb., May S.-Although it
EaS not possible to identify Gordon,
Fortensen and Woods, the three men
frosted by the South Omaha police
hst night as those who held up the
overland Limited train on the Union
|aoihc railroad near the Omaha city
|mits last Saturday night, Chief
|riggs and the Omaha police believe
hey have the right men.
An inventory of the paraphernalia
kptured is said to give evidence that
he men are suspicious characters.
Gordon and Tortensen were brought
Omaha and the latter pointed out to
be police the place he lived, at 324
|crth 115th street. A search was
ade of his room and two suit cases
|erc found One Of them belonged
Woods, the third man of the trio.
IS. Jerome Seibert, who runs the
|oming house at that number. said
brtensen had been at her place for
|me time. but that Woods came
ere last week. two or three days be.
Ire the Union Pacific hold.up oc-
bred.
Woods wore a suit of clothes bear
+ the mark Of Pickers Brothers. 616
|xteenth street. Denver. Gordon
|bre hat evidently a year or two
H. manufactured by Rosenblatt S
,, Portland Ore, block No. 1925,
ID lol No 332,055.
he police had no opportunity dur.
s the night to communicate with
| lion Pacific officials OF to make an
empt at identification Chief Briggs.
|weyer. believes he has secured the
hit men and that he will soon be
he to unearth additional evidence.
| is sure that Gordon and Woods
re room In Omaha, which has not
! heen located. and search is now
| ne made for 1t.
|The police lragnet was put out. for
fourth man who made his escape.
. capture of the three prisoners
not made without considerable
|lculty The first Of the prisoners
see the detectives shouted to his
npanions to beat it; here comes
police All four started to run
h the officers in pursuit. One was
pped by a detective near where he
Is discovered, and the other two
.nto the arms of another officer
we're forced to surrender at the
| nj of q revolver. The fourth man
aped to the Missouri river bottoms.
The elaborate equipment of this
| lg is evidence sufficient to indi-
e they are desperate men, de-
red Chief Briggs. 81 have never
n better layout in my eXper-
ce There can be no doubt these
have pulled off some good jobs.
/ believe further developments
show that they are the men we
looking for"
he discovery of the revolvers was
le by pupil Of Brown Park school,
; was playing in the vicinity. The
he, where the guns were hidden,
under a bank overlooking the
souri, river. The boy took the re-
]. who notified the police Detec
IS kept watch OF the place. believ
the owners would return for their
blvers.
he place where the guns we're
nd is about three miles from the
he Of the hold-up. Further search
be made today in the hope of
ing the missing mail pouches.
he police Of South Omaha and
aha have been busy today follow
every clew that promised to fur
be identification of the men arrest
last night on suspicion OF being
Union Pacific train robbers, but
material progress had been made
10 noon. The belief that the right
have been caught is still strong,
the link connecting tnem with the
S. masks and other evidences Of
[, Is missing.
he men today deny being acquaint-
With each other. but, In the belong
of one Of them. was found a
tograph of all thrc4 together with
goman, seated in an automobile.
re Is nothing to show where the
ure was made.