The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-27
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che room OF the bandits at the Angelus,
after giving them time TO get back to the
place where he knew they were almost
sure to be.
A Wanton Killing.
Fassell was standing behind the ccun-
ter Of his store. with hands raised In
obedience to the demands of three nlasEed
bandits, when he was shot down. With
the sound of the shot still ringing through
the almost deserted store, and the smoke
curling ceilingward from ths muzzle OF
the murderous revolver. one OF the three
stepped quickly to the cash register. ex-
tracted the money. about s26. and then
the three ran east on Fourth South street
and disappeared.
, A. F. Jacobson, butcher In the store,
was the only witness to the tragic affair,
and owes his life to the fact that he
raised his hands fast at the command of
the robbers and kept them in the air.
Fassell was slow in obeying the orders OF
the bandits and paid the penalty with his
life. Within ten minutes after the shot
was fired the police patrol was on the
scene, and a network Of officers was
thrown around the country within sew
eral blocks of the scene, making close
, search for the three men. And for the
quick notification of the police jacobson
, IS again responsible, for headquarters was
notified by telephone scarcely more than
a minute after Fasseu sta ggered back and
fell to the floor, shot through the left
lung and heart.
George and l were standing here in
the store talking said jacobson, when
the three men came in quick Each had
gun and each wore a handkerchief over
hts face, just below the eyes. Two OF
them were red bandana handkerchief
and the other, / think. was blue. All
inf ha Gfp
their guns out, and commanded us to
throw up our hands. 1t happened so quick
i didn't know what to do, only to throw
up my hands. George wa dazed for
minute. but when one of the robbers
pushed a gun in his face. he threw his
hands up and kept them there.
Rifles Cash. Register.
Zone of the fellows came around back
of the counter, the other covered me with
his gun and the third one stood near the
door. The one who came back of the
counter was the one who pushed his gun
up into Georges face and dema nded again
that he throw up his hands When George
had his hands up, one man covered both
of us. and the one back of the counter
walked around back OF George and to-
ward the cash register
George didn't move at all, so far as
] know, though my back was to him. But
! saw the robber go almost to the register,
with his gun in his right hand. He
stopped, turned back and pushed the gun
up to Georges side and fired. He could
not have had the gun more than half a
foot from George. ] half turned around,
a s the man in front of me started to run
for the door He stopped there with the
other robber, and the one who had shot
George stood Stin until he saw George
fail to the floor. Then he opened the
cash register, took what there was and
Joined the other two. I saw them all
start on a run east on Fourth South
street / ran out of thu door right on
their heels ana telephoned for the police
and DR.. Chandler
Jacobson lives at s45 Sego avenue and
conducts the butcher shop in the Fas-
sell store, where he has been for years.
In some manner, the robbers must have
known that Fassell would have con-
siderable amount of money in his store
last night, for the robbery seemed to
have been we'll planned. One man was
in the store Just a few minutes before
the shooting, ana saw the three men
when he came out. He said they did
not look right tc him, but he did not stop
until he had heard the shot fired He
saw them run and then they were lost
TO sight.
FasselI Is Warned.
About $50 o'clock Fern Boyd. a solicit
tor and collector for the Fassen store.
went to Fassell and told him that he
had better take the money and put it
away He had collected a large amount
of money during the day and believed
II would BE SAFER IN some Otner place.
Fassen had acted upon the suggestion,
and shortly before O'Clock took nearly
500 into his home. which is within
few steps of the store. Then he returned
10 his work for the remainder of the
evening, and before another half-hour
had passed the murder had been COM
mitted and one of the best known young
grOcers in the city was dead.
Within a few minutes after Fassell had
fallen to the floor DR.. c. NJ. Chandler
was on the scene, called from his home
at 65S East Fourth South street. But
FasselI was beyond medical aid, and died
within fifteen minutes after the shot
was fired The bullet, fired from within
few inches of. him, had gone through
the left lung and the heart, causing al
most instant death. When relatives and
friends hastened into the store, attracted
by the shot, Fassell was lying Just out
side of his office door. which is in the
rear of the store. Blood was flowing
from the wound in his side and a blanket