The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-04

ises of the home of Cashier Ellison.
At 3 o'clock on the morning OF May
"a they held up the Waterman of the
Layton National bank and marched
him to Ellisons home at the point of
a revolver. BTinghurst, who is an
electrician. climbed a pole and cut the
telephone wires leading into the resi-
dence of the cashier.
When communication had been
rendered impossible, Bringhurst and
Thompson aroused Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
son. They told the cashier to dress
and come out, and instructed his wife
that they would kill her husband should
she attempt TO make an cutlery. The
cashier was marched to the bank. Up
on commands of the highwaymen, ne
opened the main entrance and pro-
ceeded TO the main vault. He opened
its first door, but showed the highway
men that the second was regulated by
a time lock, over which he had no com
mand.
Convinced that they had failed in
the attempt at robbing the bank, Bring
hurst and Thompson stripped the cash
Ter of watch and some money and
locked him in the bank They returned
buggy and remained about the city un-
til they discovered that they were be-
ing watched by members OF the sher-
ifs office. Then they went TO Og-
in the Broom hotel by Deputy Sher-
ifs AXel Steele and Samuel NOVEL;.
Thompson was later arrested in Butte,
Mont, upon information furnished the
Butte police by c. f. Riley OF Muir
ray, former acquaintance Of Thomp-
son.
Reward Is Offered.
Immediately after the attempted rob-
berry President James Pingree of the
Layton National bank offered reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the highwaymen. simultaneously
the Maryland Casualty company of
Baltimore, Nd, in which the bank Is
insured. Offered an additional reward
of ,sl0o Cashier Ellison said last
night that the rewards would be paid
Deputy Sheriffs AXel II. steele and
Samuel NOVEL;, and c. E. Riley OF
Murray, as soon as a conviction of
Bringhurst and Thompson has been OBJ
tanned for the robbery of the Layton
National bank, Riley, who was in
Butte while Thompson was a fugitive.
caught him and turned him over 10 the
Butte police.
Though both Bringhurst and Thomp-
son made oral admissions TO Sheriff
Sharp that they held up the Layton
National bank and discussed the value
OF a time Ock on a bank safe to a
extent, they were more
cautious when they presented the writ
ten and signed confession to the TWEEN
ty-fiYe hOld-ul S and FObberies. In the
written confession the following allu-
sion is made 70 the Layton robbery:
ton we broke into Smiths store"
Whether or not this line can be ac-
cepted as a confession TO the robbery
of the Layton National bank has been
taken into consideration by District
Attorney Harris of Ogden Though
they have made verbal confessions 10
the robbery. ii is not probable that
Thompson and Bringhurst will plead
guilty as they did to the hold-up Of
the Cliff House gambling rooms.
Bringhurst considered himself lucky
TO get off with a 12-year sentence. and
his partner. Thompson. did not be-
come peeVish over being given 20 years
in the penitentiary. Both Thompson
and BTinghurst are still under sus-
piciOn of having murdered Jacob G.
SOrsenson at LOvendahps corner. Feb.
II, 1909. Though il may be impossible
to find them guilty of the crime, II
is thought that concurrent sentences
for the Layton bank robbery, border
ing upon life Imprisonment, will serve
10 force either Thompson or Bring
hurst into a complete confession.