Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19
'BUHL OFFICERS GET
OVERLAND SUSPECTS
Two Bold Men Captured at the Points
OF Guns-O Ono Cbews u Letter
He Was Reading.

* Salt Lake travelling men, returning
this morning from Twin Falls report q
sensational capture at Buhl, OF two
fdesperadoes, one OF whom 1t is conf
IDENTIFY believed is the missing link in
The recent Overland limited train rob-
berry on the Union Pacific near Omaha.
7 According to the statements made
Pinkerton detective has been shadow
ing two very suspicious parties over
I the west, since the commission OF the
crime, and finally located them at
8Buhl Yesterday morning. under such
circumstances as warranted arrest
The detective, who was at Twin Falls,
had the Falls city marshal notify the
Bull marshal with the request to ar
rest the two men, O. description of
which, was given over the wire. The
Bull marshal Immediately went on
watch, with his siX-shooter ready for
Immediate action, and noticed one of
1.-The men wanted enter the local hotel,
register and then go to his room. the.
officer followed, revolver in hand,
expecting to have to kick the door IN
to get at his man. But the door was
unlocked and on entering the marshal
found his man seated in q. chair read
ing a letter. Quick as q fash, the Of
Eficer covered the fellow, before the
latter could reach q .45 revolver which
lay in an opened suit case. and with
the help of the deputy put the handouts
on him. The stranger.w was so complete
zly taken by surprise and off his guard
\ that he made no resistance at. the
time, but as il by accident. stumbled
over tile bed and Immediately stuffed
the letter he WAS reading into his mouth
and began to chew itup. The officers
grabbed the man and finally got the
mass of paper out OF his mouth SO that
he WASH nable ,tosswailow it, but twas
so badly mutilated that deciphering is
not Likely, to be, easy. On being taken
downsstairs,sthe1 supposed train rebber
put .upta fight.fbut was quickly over
powered by the two strong men who
had charge of him, and he was locked
up in the local Jail.
GET SECOND MAN.
g5s But a few moments aftcrward, the
officers noted the second man wanted
walking toward the hotel, evidently by
appointment, to meet the man already
Under arrest He vas seized suddenly
on the street, and two reFolvers thrust.
into his face which brought him TO
time. After being handcnffed he was
also locked up. The Omaha police We're
notified later in the afternoon, and by
this time. Nebras ska officers are en- route
with requisition papers for the two des-,
pe,adoes. The Salt Lake travelling
men who saw the arrests. say the two
men are rs hard 4 looking brace OF
birds as they eyer, saw, and the belief
is general up there that the men cap
5tured are the very ones wanted.
IT Viii be remembered that when the
Omaha officers captured part of the
outfit. One of the men escaped over
the river TO Council Bluffs and disap-
Speared. However. a Very fair dcscrip-
ton VAS secured of him. and wired out
over the country, while the railroad
people fput the Pinkerton agency at
work at once on the fugitive's trail,
ana the government had its secret serv-
ice men inSaction fully as quick. Big
rewards are offered for the arrest OF
the man who escap ped, and the second
lparty2with him in Idaho, 1t is believed,
is another pal operating on the outside.
The two suspected criminals were res
gnloved TO & Twin Falls in the baggage
car of the evening train, where they
are now in the county Jail carefully
guarded.