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

u' I'm. IN the vault. stole two no
IN Evans ls the night watchman
unlovod to patrol the neigh
.sood In the vicinity Of the depot
~, stors etc. Soon after midnight
"a. accosted by two men VINO
.s.rtsd themselves TO be line re-
- and questioned him concern
me location Of certain wires Ie-
~. bis suspicious were aroused as TO
49, bsIpr on such business az such
~, hour they had come within reaching
l.,,r,e and both bounced upon him.
m. vss immediately relieved OF ms
.,ir.r and under threats Of Instant
s..,, ~ ne made any outciv. his arms
-,r. securely bound behind him With
,istoi AZ his head be was ordered
=, lead the way Co the bank. which he
,ss reluctantly compelled 20 do. The
,,oprbt ,hen occurred 10 the highway
men that the entrance TO the bank
would avail nothing unless the money
units could be opened. To the home
Of The cashier they then decided to
20 and Evans again was ordered to
r.is them 10 the place.
RUDE AWAKENING.
The residence of the cashier Law
renee r. Ellison. is about half a mile
from the bank; and arriving there.
iher broke in the window Of his bed
room. covered himself and wife with
reyolvers, commanded them 20 make
10 ouicry on pain Of death, also re-
curing that Mr.. Ellison come TO the
window, and lose no time about II. They
ordered him 20 accompany them back
tc the bank. told him he might pull on
bis trousers but not 20 wait for shirt,
shoes or coat. and they kept their guns
on him until thus lightly clad, he
i0.ned them outside the window. The
procession then again moved toward
the bank, the cashier stepping along
lively IN front with a pistol muzzle
Dor FAR from the back Of hts head.
NET BY WATCHDOG.
Reaching the building, and unlocking
me door al their orders. the STR nge.
party we're about 10 enter the building
when the faithful watchdog. noting un-
friendly symptoms, made dash at
ne inifuders. The cashier was now
commanded to quiet the dog which he
managed TO do. and the quartet en-
tered Pull down those blinds" was
me next order Down came the blinds.
Now open the vault" The cashier de
maTed-said he couldn't. His captors
Insisted, however and the one nearest
hm pressed the pistol sim closer
ssainst his half-clad body. whereupon
ie proceeded % click of the combipa-
V'n which permitted the opening OF the
doors 70 The vault room. NV this lime
ue Or the robbers decided ii would be-
PRUDENT % take station outside. where
ton '''''' up
TINE LOCK FOILs THEM.
ihe vault room opened. the strong
goon OF the vault itself confronted
ugm open the vault said the in
sle foo1er That / cannot do" an
sfea me cashier. 1T is a time lock-"
lle desperado insisted that he could
eNl must and suggested that unless ne
--uled 20 die De had better get 10
.A tie repeated with all possible
,alnestness that no manner Of threats
NV extract further service from him
VIZ ne had already rendered The
.yeFs held consultation. one of
wv suggesting that they kin the
aNeI anyway and il took some
Jung ana persuasion on his part
~.i p'Isuaae them that this was in no
,. necessary and would in no wav
mem. Then the suggestion was
Uey blow the safe with nitro
rlne, and a bottle Of the explosive
~ plouuced. The less bloodthirsty of
~ l4F unmarked that they had bet
n , , wv anybody unless they had
quo mat they did not have enough
(, 81, eeiine fer such q heavy lob
'pSVla take lG pounds al least
wlea by the stout and unvicld.
"eet which nothug but the pass
~ the hours would render NOV
m ,he} now bethought themselves
we necessity of self-protection.
NY OF lnem accordingly went back To-
s .asnlers house. assured Mrs Ell
nal nothing serious would happen
husband ~ she kept quiet, and