The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-13
BOLD ROBBERS RAID
UTAH HOT SPRINGS
Richard Barnett, Manager of
Resort, Shot by One of the
HOldupS.
FUSILLADE OF PISTOLS
ACCOMPANIES ROBBERY
Two of the Robbers Lose Masks
and Can Easily Be
Identified.
Enecial 10 The Tribune

Special 10 The Tribune,
4 OGDEN. July 1e.-EXhlbiting a reck-
lessness seldom displayed by highwaymen
OF experience. three masked men held up
the hotel at the Utah Hot Springs ten
miles north OF Ogden. at 1890 o'clock to-
night, and after shooting Richard Bar
nett, the manager OF the resort, through
the right arm, prlcd open the safe, used
Jointly by the hotel and the United States
Epostoftlce ut that point. and got away with
between $500 and $500. About $500 Of
this amount was in stamps and money
belonging 10 The government
Six men were standing in the lobby of
the hotel when the hodups walked in,
with their faces partly covered with hand
kcrchiefs, and with automatic reVolVcrs
drawn. Seeing that the place was going
10 be robbed. the men standing in the
hotel threw up their hands at the com
mand of one of the robbers. Although
Barnett had his hands up, one of the
desperadoes fired his pistol al him. a 40
clllber bail passing through MS right
arm between the elbow and the shoulder.
With a hammer and several cold chisels,
one Of the trio quickly pricd open the
drawers OF the safe. the door OF which
had been left standing open
About $500 belonging To guests at the
> in of the drawers, was overlooked
: by the robbers In their haste. While the
safe was being rsfied the other two ron
bers kept up an incessant firing with their
reyolvers, narrowly missing guests and
attaches Of the place. who rushed TO the
lobby at the sound OF the FIRST shots.
J.. a. Loofbourow. the masseur ut the
resort, aud Fred Payne, the nightwatch-
man. had narrow escapes from being
Killed. Loofbourow, Albert Spauding and
Richard Barnett were searched by one
of the robbers, while the others We're at
work on the safe. Flfty dollars was taken
from Barnett. Ss from Looibonrow, and
J.oofbourow passed within a few inches
Of his head and went through a front
window OF the resort
Has Narrow Escape,
AS Frank Daily. an employee. rushed
toward the office with the money be
longing 10 The barroom, one ui the ron
i,ers shot at him. but he escaped t7rto one
or the rooms and hid the money, Carl
Nelson, the Oregon Short Line agent at
Hot Springs. had S6l in his pocket belong.
ing 10 the company, which was overlooked
10y. the robbers.
A. G. Schilling of Cheyenne, a passenger
conductor on the Union Pacific, narrowly
escaped being killed in the fusllladc or
bullets Hearing the discharge OF the
rcVovers in the office he rushed up and
was fred at deliberately twice bw one
OF the robbers. The walls OF the hotel
office were literally honeycombed with
bullet holes. about twenty-five shots haV-
llE b''n iI'p hulibe ~. ''NiN' .i''NF,
". NJ. Slickloss OF IioGhe; Ney., mad
5000 In the safe. and &. II. Karen, an
other guest, had $40 In the same place
which was overlooked.
one OF the wild bullets struck the big
clock in the office. causing the hands TO
stop AT exactly 1890 O'Clock. After gather
ing up the money the dcspcradoes dashed
from the hotel going north, where they
are believed "a have separated one driv-
ing toward Brigham City In a light rub
ber-tired buggy and the other coming
toward Ogden,
Albert Swngewood met two men skulk-
ing along the track toward Ogden on his
way 10 the hotel. \ heavy hammer and
the safe were left lying on the floor be-
bind the counter,
The six men standing in the office
when the hold-up occurred were Richard
Barnett. the manager. Frank Daily, an
employees; c. l.. Olsen the postofticc
clerk: l.. 4. Loofbourow, the masscur;
Carl Nelson. the railroad agent and AL
bert Spauldin9, n guest.
As soon as the excitement passed a
telephone message was sent to the city.
DR. Ezra &. Rich made flying trip 90
thc springs IN an automobile and dressed
Barnctts wound, which Is not considered
serious,
Sheriff &. 2, Wilson and Deputy Sheriff
John dutchcns. with party OF newspa-
per men. were driven 10 the springs In
record breaking time in William IoTell's
automobile. Telephone messages and teie-
grams have been sent 10 all surrounding
towns. giving a description OF the three
robbers TWO OF the hold-ups lost their
masks during he excitement and can
easily be Identified If they are captured