The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-07
TRICKS ARE TURNED
BY NERVY ROBBERS
Drug Store, Saloon and Mail
and Express Car Entered
by Thieves.
HIGHWAYMEN USE GUNS
TO BACK UP DEMANDS
DR.. Hazel. One of the Victims,
Refuses TO Give Descrip-
tiOnS to Police.

Eighwaymon masked and with drawn
revovers held up DR.. 7. II. Hazel in his
drug store al Eighth South and Second
West streets and robbed the cash regis
ter OF 81 I'm cash and the keys to the
store Monday night AT . O'Clock and one
hour later two other highwaymen, un-
masked and with drawn revolvcrs. held
mp the Berlin bar at 156 West South
Temple street and escaped with s2t. A
short time later the police department
received word by telephone that United
States mail. Fargo Express and
combination baggage car No. 5l2. in the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad yards. had
been broken into by burglars,
DR. Hazel stated that he was working
in the rear of the drug store prior to the
entrance OF the holdup men, who had
evidently been waiting outside the store
until all customers had lett. He said
that he heard some one enter the store
and heard two men walking toward the
prescription counter which is in the rear
OF the store.
AS lie turned the corner OF the counter
10 attend 20 their supposed wants. Inc
looked into the muzzlcs OF two revolvers
and was gruffly ordered TO hold up his
hands.
Dr. Hazel stated that he remembered
The case of George w. Fassel murdered
some time ago by holdup men. and not
wishing TO meet the same fate. immedi-
ately complied, While one OF the men
pointed his revolver at the doctor, the
other went TO the cash register and
cleaned il out of about 50. He also took
the keys after which both men departed,
telling the doctor 10 remain inside upon
penalty OF death.
Telephones to Police.
Dr. Hazel Immediately telcphoned TO
the police station but when detectives
Wheeling and Schulze and Motorcycle
Officer Cirundvis arrived 4 few moments
later. he refused 10 give them descrtp-
lions of the holdups. saying that il would
he useless. as they would not he able
10 apprehend the criminals Unable to
get n description OF the highwaymen, the
police left and later were furnished with
the descriptions which DR.. Hazel had
given To The Tribune a few moments
after tho report of the robbery: Plain
clothes men were then detailed on the
In discussing with The Trbune's repre-
sentative the matter OF his refusal TO gfNe |
rho police the descriptions, DR.. Hazel
stated that what was wanted in Salt
Lake City was vigilance committee 10 |
cope with the lawlcss element. Chief OF
Police Barlow was asked TO give his
opinion regarding the vigilance commit |
tee. and he stated that he had always
supposed that any good citizen would do
all i'm his power 10 aid the police 10 cap
iure 1awbveakers. Chief Barlow stalled
that The department had hard enough
work as il was 10 cope with the criminal |
element without having good citizens re-
fuse 10 give aid in the furnishing OF dc
sCriptlons. He also stated that were the |
descriptions furnished as soon as they
had been in the murder of George w,
AI = m a
would have 3 greater chance Of appre |
lending the criminals. Chief OF Detec- |
lives Sheets. in discussing the matter.
said:
Views OF Chief Sheets.
we arc not mind readers. and II per-
sons who are held up refuse TO tell us
who did the holding mp and also flatly
refuse to give descriptions leading TO
their IDENTITY; why; we ; are helpless ;I.!3 IN
While Bert Deuvaul. bartender OF the
Berlin bar at l56 West South Temple
street. was standing behind the bar. two
rcVolvers. entered the saloon and COM
ed him 10 hold up his hands. Com
plying. one of the highwaymen then took
sl2 out of Deuvauls pockets, and then,
AT the point of his revolver, forced him
10 open tho cash register, from which
the robher also took about Sl2 In cash.
Both hghwaymcn then ran out of the
front door. The robbery took place while
many pedestrians were passing the sa
loon. and although the police were noti-
fed and surrounded the block few min
ntes later. no trace of the holdups was
found The police have been furnished
with descriptions and plain clothes men.
as well all patrolmen. have been fur
nlslied with the descriptions The thieves
overlooked $40 which was in one side OF
the register.
Burglars entered the United States
mail WeIls-Fargo Express and combina-
iioH car No. 512 by breaking in the win
Iows OF all compartments, but after
carching the car left without any loot.
according 10 Wells Fargo officials and
W. W. Robbins. the baggaSe-master in
charge OF the baggage