The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-29
I-lOLDUPS PUZZLE
THE DETECTIVES
Three Railroad Men, Suspects
ing Their Innocence-Officer Are Left Without Clue
Strange Withdrawal of Posses From the Field.

The officers Investigating the hold
up of an Oregon Short Line train
Sunday night apparently are on the
dark side as far as the real culprits
themselves are concerned. as there
seems to be no trace OF evidence
which would connect any OF those al
ready under suspicion or those whom
the police nave gathered in from the
surrounding country. and as TO the
three men who were reported TO be
under arrest at Brigham Citq Sheriff
JoseDhson of that place states that he
does not know anything of susplo-
iovs nature against them.
William l. WillsJe, who Is the super
intendent OF the Pinkerton agency at
Salt Lake, has charge OF the hunt for
the holdups, and, while he refuses
10 give out anything for publication,
lViS thought that he has some import
ant clues which he is running down.
Fhe fact that there arc no posses
in the field today Is interpreted as
meaning that either the officers are
purposely relaxing their efforts in
rhis direction so IS to draw the men
out Of hiding if they are in the
jungle, or that they have assurances
that the men are In the immediate
vicinity OF Ogden.
But so far as che real work on the
case Is concerned, both the railroad
Officers and the city police and de-
tectivhs are working overtime
Officers Mohlman and Crompton ar
rested three men yesterday. all of
whom were railroad men aud who
gave their names Us w. j Garvin. 13J
Poplar avenue, a F. Knowl and b.
*. Dale. There men were spending
n lot o. money Yesterday in the red
light district and their spending free
~ caused suspicion TO rest upon them.
so the officers brought Garvin and
Nnowi in to the station and upon
starting hunt Tor Dale had a little
excitement. II appears that Dale went
dcwu HE steps leading lc ,he New
Process Cleaning COMPANY. aud asked
Sam Miller who is the proprietor, how
soon he could press a suit for him and
upon being told. he changed his mind
aud asked Miller If he could ger ont
OF his place by the back door as
some gamblers up on the street who
were trying to get his money Miller
pointed the way and in this way
Dale eluded the officers who were fol-
lowing him
When Miller came out of his place
OF business. the officer asked him as
TO the fellow who went down In his
place short time before. whereupon
Miller told him that he had gone out
the back way Miller accompanied
the policeman around the different
streets in an cndeayor To again 10.
cate Dale
Miller was told thai II he saw the
fellow to phone TO the station. but
short time after he left the policeman
he again eSpied Dale aud followed
him TO the Central rooming house
and informed the police station. and
Mohlman and CrOmpton were sent
over. Dale did not resist I'm any way
but accompanied the officers.
1t later developed that these men
could give a good account OF them
selves and that nothing could be
proved against them in any way.
other than that they were spending
money freely. and they were ordered
released
Not the Men,
When GaTyin. Knowl and Dale. the
three men who were being held In
connection with the hold-up. were
brought before BagSaeeman J. w.
Reed this afternoon he stated posi-.
lively that they were not the men,
and also said that ne would know
the men who compelled him to hold
the bag in which the passengers had
80 deposit their valuables, among
thousand This point is considered
very important and ii is thought Bag
sageman Reed win he called on iN
the course OF another twentw-four
hours TO identity other suspects.
Mr. Reed said further that there
were only two men. He was positive
as to this Alter they had completed
their work he stated tbat they went
towards town and this statement up
ibp bf1U0t. II aleo sub.