The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
Three Masked Men Open Fire With Automatic
Gums, Severely Wou7dng Manager Barnett
of the Resort and Terrorizing Guests
GOOD DESCRIPTION OF ROBBERS is GWEN
Daring Fellows Are Supposed TO Have Made Their Way into
Ogden After the RObbery---Safe Opened With Eiammer
and Chisel-Government Money Among the Loot.

In a telephone communication with
the sherlrrs Office shortly before noon
to-day c. w Nelson. agent at the
Oregon Short Line station at the Utah
Hot Springs, gave some information
Jhat may Md greatly in the capture
OF the three men Who held up the
Motel at the resort about 1920 o'clock
last night, shot Richard Barnett. the
general manager and secured about
$500. over half of whlca was stamps
and money belonging TO The United
States government
Nelson says that he saw three men
at the depot late yesterday afternoon.
According To- his story. they were sus-
piciCUs looking characters He said
they all were young men. One Of The
men seemed to be the spokesman, and
he talked with Nelson Nelson stated
that he paid particular attention to
this fellow, and would know him at Il
glance He was a smooth talker, the
depot agent asserts, and was not over
% years OF age. Nelson describes him
as being fairly well dressed. and of
medium light complexion. and smooth
shayen He wore dark grey suit.
and d light hat Nelson thought he
wore Stetson hat He was about
feet, inches in aeight. and attract
ed particular attention by his bright
eyes and sharp features.
While this man was talking with
the agent. his companions are said
10 have listened closely to the con
versation. which was not OF any par
ticular Importance. but neither OF
them offered q remark
About o'clock last night a freight
train pulled into the Hot Springs. and
Nelson's attention was again attract
ed TO the three men. wden he saw
them talking earnestly with the con-
ductor Nelson says he thinks they
asked the conductor about the time
of tnc next train leaving the place,
The tools, a heavy hammer and
chisels with which the holduDS work
ed on the safe in the otel office. were
left bcind when The bold trio ran away,
and this morning were Identified as
being the properly Of tho hotel. by b.
Armstrong. who has charge of the
tool house Armstrong also stated
this morning that three young men.
strangers, had talked with him yes.
terd2y afternoon
This hold-up is considered one of
the boldest that has taken place In
This vicinity for some time, and the
police department and sherlGs force
are said 10 be under the impression
that this same trio may have had
something TO do with the robbcrles of
the White Elephant saloon and he
Bamberger railroad station. which
We're successfully carried out within
ihe past few days
a. c.. SchilliDg. of Cheyenne a Tn
ion Pacific passenger conductor, who
has been spending his vacation at the
Springs. was at The resort wneu the
hold-up took place last night, and this
morning told The following story of the
affair,
Il was playing cards in a room adj
joining The hotel Office when the FIRST
snOt was fred said MIR. Schuling.
THE bartender aud I rushed to the
Office and a spectacle presented IT.
self that fairly made my hair stand on
end. Three men. wearing handEor-
chiefs over the lower part Of their