Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-01
Willard Bringhurst, Suspected OF
Various Hold-Ups. Arrested
In Hotel at Ogden.
GEM BELONGED TO GAMBLER.
Who Lost II in Cin House Raid--
May be Prisoner Helped In
Layton Bank Afiair.

! at Ddih OF Layton ana tne nOlu-u up OF
the OAK saloon In PARK city Willard
Bringhurst OF Taylorsvlle was taken
| into custody at ogden shorty aiter
| midnight last night by shcrins depu-
| ties AXel Steele and Samuel NOVEL;.
The arrest was accomplished only
| after desperate struggle on the stair
way OF the Broom hotel In ogden.
Bringhurst has been under suspi-
| cion tor some time, iirst as a horse
| thief. and later with accommodating evil
/ dence pointing to him as the principal
| IN the more daring robberics. ON Mon
| day BrinBhurst pawned IN Og1en "a
| diamond ring, valued at 5000, put for
| which he received only $3.50 This ring
| was later identihed as the one taken
| from Al Smith In the hold-up OF the
| Clift gambling house on May "a.
sLEUTHs ON HIS TRAIL
Officers have been trailing Bringhurst
and Il pal named Curley"Thompson Tor
the past week. but the men kept hid
| den until yesterday. During the aft
| ernoon Deputies Steele and Novel; were
notified that Brnghurst was then in
Ogden. The deputies hurried to ogden
| but could not locate their man dur
ing tho evening. While in a restaurant
| about midnight the officers We're ad-
vlsed that Bringhurst had Just en-
| tered the Broom. Running there the
deputies caught Br1nghurst on the
stairway when told that he was
| wanted Brlnghurst put up fight, and
the officers. graphing with him, strug-
Eled for several minutes before the
| prisoner was safely handcuffed
When captured. Bringhurst had his
| packets we'll filled with .3S-caliber car
tridses. but had left his revolver in
| his room. Thompson, the pal, was not
found last night. but he IL expected to
| be taken into custody today.
Bringhurst so far has refused To
talk. but the officers are confident That
they viii connect him with a number
OF crimes. Those which they expect
| to fasten on him are the hold-up or
the Gift place the Oak saloon at Park
city and the attempted robbery Of the
Layton bank. II is thought, too that
Bringhurst was identified with the
hold-up a year ago % the White Ele-
plant gambling house in ogden
BIG TRICKS TURNED" LATELY.
In the hold-up of the emf gambling
rooos at Third South and Main streets
| on the early morning of May "a two
men operated, and secured something
| like $500 i'm cash and "A diamond ring,
the latter from Al Smith The men
made their escape.
on. the night ,of May 20 two mon,
resembling the Gift house robbers
| overpowered and disarmed Night
| Waterman Hyrum Evans at Layton,
| and compelled him 10 accompany them
| 20 the house OF Lawrence r. Ellison.
| cashier Of the First National bank Of
! Layton, Mr.. Ellison was forced under
/ threats 10 arise, and. half dressed 10
| nightwatchman 10 the bank Mr. Eli
| son was ordered 10 unlock the outer
vault door, but the hiRhwaymen were
thwarted by the time lock on the inner
| door. Locking the cashier and night
Waterman within the vault, from
| whore thpN re1ga ~
| morning, the robbers borrowed" two
| horses and escaped
! The Oak saloon was held up on
| April 20. by two men whose work bore
! all the earmarks Of the men who
/ worked the Gift house and the bank
| Entering unmasked, the robbers lined
! the 20 occupants OF the saloon against
| the wall and took about $500 from the
faro and roulette tables
This afternoon several 81 the men
caught I'm the. Gift house hold-up. and
! Cashier Ellison OF the Layton bank
and NiRhtwatchman Evans OF Lay
ton. will he called TO the county TAIL
to Identify Bringhurst
WOULDN'T TELL FOR $4,000
Brlnghurst was brought to Salt Lake
| this morning by Deputies Steele and
| Novel;. but so far has refused to
| admit completely in any of the crimes
| Ia against him, He talked freely
enough on any other subject but hts
only reference to his arrest
OF his pal Thompson, re re-
| piled II wouldn't tell where
| Thompson Is for $4,000" The Officers
are confident that they have Thomp-
son located and that he win be in
custody within 20 hours.
The sheriff's office have been on
the trail OF Bringhurst and Thomp-
son since the attempt to rob the Lay
ton bank. and II was while the chase
was on that the pair doubled back
aud committed, II Is alleged, the Gift
house gambling place AFFAIR. week
ago sunday the sherif's force had the
two men located in the home Of
| Thompson's parents on state street,
| between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
| South streets. but the men managed
| to make their escape through
the rear yard and out through
their trail was picked up again
at Murray and just as quickly lost
| Last Wednesday they were In hiding
near Eighth East and South Temple
streets, and at that time exhibited 10
ono man the diamond stolen from Al
smith In the Gift House holdup.
| Thursday night Bringhurst WAS about
Salt Lake City. taking an automobile
| ride, and early Friday morning started
| back for ogden over the runabout route
| through city Greek canyon ana out
| through Bountiful canyon. At the sheep
| camps I'm that region IL was learned
that Bringhurst and Thompson had
| used that trail frequently. and that
they had passed there the day OF the
| Layton bank holdup.
Bringhurst, with his Scared face. tall
lies With the description OF the leader
| implicated In the Gift House and
| Layton bank affairs, and with other
| proof obtained the shertffs office Is
| confident the right man Is i'm custody.
| The diamond pawned In Ogden by
| Brlnghurst has been Identified as be
longing to Smith. and "A gold nugget
stickpin worn by Bringhurst at the
| time Of his capture last night was iden-
tined as one stolen IN ogden few
| nights ago with his daring Bring
hurst has been leading the fast life In
ogden the past week. spending money
! freely.
Brnghurst has wife ana two chit