The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-07
HOLDUP MAN GETS
LITTLE FOR WORK
Man Is Hurt and Street Torn
Up in Patrol Wagons
Flight.
ROBBER MAKES ESCAPE
QUICK Run is MADE IN SPITE OF
MANY OBSTACLES.

one medium-sized hOldup man at the
Dr. H. T Hazel drug store, Eighth South
and Second West streets, caused thrill
ing patrol wagon run at $3.50 O'Clock last
night in which the smashing of q buggy
driven by Robert Stewart, No. % BrOWn-
ing avenue, The hurting OF Pat Moran ;
street barriers on Seventh South street
and tugbOating through his neWiy-lald as
phalt, figured before the wagon contalf-
ing Lieutenant John Hempel and Patrols
man Dusty Rhodes arrived at the scene
of the holdup only to discover that the
net result of the highWayman enterprise
had been S4.15.
At 915 O'Clock q medium-siZed man
wearing SLOUGH hat, smooth-shaven and
without mask, walked into the Hazel
drug store and was calmly putting the
contents of the cash register into ms
pocket when Dr. Hazel interrupted him.
The doctor looked into the barrel of
revolver as he made his protest, and ne
says he decided the other man had the
floor The hOldup man then proceeded
10 take about 81 in cash from DR.. Hazers
pockets and asked him if that was all he
had.
Tim no common thief" DR.. Hazel says
the man then wall ID from the store and
that he did not notice which direction the
fellow took in leaving. The doctor was
alone in the drug store when the mar
entered
When the call reached police headquar-
tiers, Chief s. II. Barlow and Lieutenant
Hempel started for the scene Of the hold
up in the wagon with Driver O. G. Brown.
The horses were put at as near top speed
as was safe on State street going south
and alarm enough was given to clear the
street for a block ahead until Fourth
South street was reached. A man driving
slowly, directly in the center Of the right
of-way, paid no heed to the gong which
was sounded for half a block before the
wagon reached him, nor to the frantic
warnings shouted by persons on the side
walks.
Buggy Is Struck.
Driver Brown veered the patrol to one
side as far as was possible on account of
electric wiring poles, but could not quite
clear the man in the buggy. The patrol
horses struck the buggy a side blow
and shattered two wheels, precipitating
Stewart to the street Although the buggy
was badly broken, Stewart suffered only
confusion on one elbow and the horse
was uninJured. Chief Barlow left the wa
gOn TO ascertain the extent of the mans
injuries, while the patrol continued run
away race to Seventh South street and
straight into MOran's barricades and over
them into half block of freshly-laid ce-
ment.
Two blocks Of tool chests. high hur-
dies. low hurdles, shallow excavations and
some that were not shallow did not pre-
vent the patrol reaching the Hazel drug
store In exactly seven minutes after the
call reached police headquarters. A
search of the neighbOThOOd failed to find
the gentleman hOlduD man who had re-
FUSED DT. HdZelS watch.
The man whose buggy was struck on
South State street said that he had not
heard the approach of the patrol wagon
Other persons who witnessed the accident
stated they had heard the approach of
the patrol when il was still half a block
from the Stewart buggy Stewart was
taken to his home in Chief BarIow'S
buggy after having his injury dressed
The patrol horses were uninjured in the
smashup, the heavy collar on one of the
horses striking the rear wheel of the
buggy.
A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar proof vault of the salt
Lake Security & Trust Co, 80 I'D Main
street, $500 per year and upwards.