Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-20


10 make sure that she did SO. be
cut the telephone wires.
LOCKED IN VAULT.
Beioining his pal and the captives
at the bank. another consultation was
held. again the blowing up Of the safe
was suggested. and then the PROPOSE
ton OF waiting until the time lock
would release the doors was preached
Finally the robbers concluded To give
the job up as a bad and unsuccess-
ful one. They took the few dollars the
nightwatchman had In his pockets.
diligently searched the cashier but
found nothing. scurried around the
open part of the bank. again
finding nothing thcn inviting
the cashier and watchman into the
vault room handed the former the
bottle OF nitro-glycerino as souvenir
OF the occasion. and closed the doors
on them. These doors they did not lock
very securely, as they stll thought
when they left that they would return
later; but they were closed so tightly
that il took the inmates nearly two
hours 10 get them open ana restore
themselves TO freedom. This was ac-
complished about s o'clock this MORN
ing.
After leaving the bank the last time
tine I0WnHlM NlAMt AANfAA va. ANNNNa ~
Eliisous house went 90 his stable
helped themselves To- "a horse. also one
from "a ueighbor. Arthur Ellis, mount
ed upon which. bareback, they made
their escape. travelling. II Is presumed,
southwark Returning from that direc-
ton. Mr. Ellis's horse was found az
later hour Of the morning
ROBBERS WERE COOL.
Mr. Ellison can give no accurate de-
HHa.ss 81 Ia. "a
were Of about the same size. apparently
middle-agod. and wore no disguise. lie
has "a distinct knowledge Of the appear
anco OF their pistols. and says they
seemed 10 know exactly what they
wanted. gave their orders clearly ana
without hesitation, and did not seem
IN the least excited or IN much OF
hurry The nlghtwatchman was OBJ
servant enough. however. 20 be able 10
give the following which Is an the
officers Of the law have n work upon.
one of the men was about feet 10
inches TAN and wore q brown striped
SUIT and black stim hat he was dark
complexioned The other was about
3 ~, or s Inches. Rad black. curly
hair, aaa wore juniper and dark
-,sfared rausera. with grey .io1ch hat
Two men answering fthe description
were seen in the neighhorhood Wedncs-
day.
THE First National bank OF Layton
Is one Of the most prosperous financial
institutions Of the state Its prcsi-
dent is DANES Pingree. who Is also
president Of the PinRree National bank
of Ogden reward Of $500 has been
offered by him for the capture OF the
ROBBERS.
ONE SUSPECT ARRESTED.
shortly before noon today. Sergeant
John j. Roberts arrested a man giving
the name of J. j Bcardcre, as one Of
the suspects Of the attempted Layton
bank robbery Bearderc claimed that
he spent the night in Salt Lake at a
second South street roominghouse Ser
geant Roberts went 20 the place and
learned that the man had not been
there. Bearderc was again questioned
hut refused 70 talk.
This afternoon the cashier Of the
Layton bank and the nightwatchman
will arrive here 10 see the prisoner
The police are convinced they have ono
Of the men.
1t Is apparent that the proposed
robbery was we'll planned with the eX-
ception that the robbers did not know
there was a time lock on the strong
box IN the vault" said Chief of Dc
tectives George A. Sheets today. Be
cause the bank Is located in "a country
town the fellows evidently did not
think IL would be equipped whit the
modern appliance Of n time lock. When
they saw that. they realized there was
no chance Of getting into the strong
box unless they blew IL open, and they
did not have time 20 do this. so they
locked tho Waterman and cashier I'm
the vault and made their escape"
WASN'T THE RIGHT MAN.
Shortly after noon the cashier Of the
bank and the town night Waterman,
both Of whom were So uncorcmonious-
~ locked In the vault room by bold
robbers at an early hour this morning
arrived in this city for the purpose OF
taking a look at the man taken up by
the police this morning as answering
the description Of one OF the robbers
Both failed 10 Identify him as either
of the parties with whom they had had
SO memorable an experience. and he
was accordingly released from custody