The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-28
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ocnrN June 27.-With every avenue
.sape closely guarded by city and
~ officers and with fully a dozen
- composed of local officers. special
,css detectives and civilians. scour-
Z ts country surrounding tho place
Ar,Jthe daring holdup of the first sec
g h No. | Oregon Short Line north
~ passenecr train occurred carly this
,sg. there seems scarcely a doubt
4. re desperadoes will be captured
y tie next tHenty-four hours. Auto
1fss, special trains. light engines and
q nodes Of conveyance have been
nd Into service by those in pursuit OF
|< y tsln robbers, and the Oregon Short
| b aiHclals are lending every assistance
rls's 10 those who have been at work
= dsylIght running down clues.
| ~ the clue first discovered by city
1.dfs James Pender, when the tracks
nohsr-tired buggy were found at
scpnd street crossing this morning.
MINDED as the most plausible cNpla :
zlkaDg their escape, is shown by the
fn q The officers late this afternoon
~ posse composed OF Patrolmen
rN HsTick and others. boarded the
|Sam Limited over the Southern Pa :
; ig Promontory point. In which di-
" De tracks OF the buggy lead
lPddlng TO Associated Press dis
IA The robbers arc headed for Ne
. mo Of
Hd ell roads, trails and the rail-
uaeks are being guarded. Rail
esgvsphcrs at the stations along
= oi the Southern Pacific and the
81 Mnft Line railroads have been in
.,s'A 10 keep a close watch for the
(" and ADVICE division officials al
fa U they are seen.
4 Armed Posses on Trail.
\ @1a as daybreak arrived, detectives
e.pa.y sherlffs, armed with Win
nneS, obtained high-geared
Isae and took up the trail left By
s-ssy tracks at the Five Points
shere the holdup occurred. For
~ 'gn'een miles the tracks of the
a, uosed distinctly In the sand. A,
T Se4r Little Mountain. "A station
soutnern Pacific. northwest oi
GE, The tracks OF the vehicle
=. "a maze Of other ruts and
~, Ssaerng the salt marshes. The
.esulhed TO Ogden and immedi-
& scInt 1IraTu ~ 70 lake a train FOR Promon
;-ti.n t@''' y, ~ cut on escape from that
rssv lhiS plan was carried our
8 MI MI are inclined 10 believe that tho
- .is ss.a are completely hemmed II
nl,1a
tsat locality. VIC" 'nio"i
n l@gSoIy ,Ss the officers are considering
4 rassh IN uSn s. robbers have a frien6
nm ~ me vicinity OF Promontory
: 81 rI sud whlch the vehicle was OBJ.
- 1ss ia That the hurried return aftc,
5xs N e.is morning was for Tho
asa'ng cover before day.
Me train robbers are deIibera, ;.
Nfae men Is shown rrn,' %,
with which thew went ahom' '
'sls this morning, That thay III yIi
1AL IND .1 y without a fight Is equal,
IN y their preparations 10 "'S ne, ~, -,
1T 'm 'he outlaws. -'N M
srankland's Story
nysd.oass OF the gang were armed
~ ea,,;a shoteuns, while the othe
4 sas .i,.a hcaYy Winchester rifle
2 y fbe 'runs lung over his shoulder by :
4 ~ on uan man with the rifle made th.
I ssr0rdtnao Srakemnn NJ. j Frank
r Ausr ,nI 10 statement made b,
, Mn tIaS' which conflicts some
!. <atd sass: accounts OF the robbery
I me train stonnoa s,ouo
,.1s s,,s car 10 see what the tro,ibI
3 arf H. a TO Engineer kirk good
i \, allpS,,nna lS natter Arc we running TO
2 NJ hsd 70 tho first section OF Nc
q: nnb ieit a short time before 10
I kIpe ! mad a suspicion that ~
IL ,d usid up and / said this I
> oae ~ oyyoDerB ,srB of their guard Sud
y h ~. ~ mem told me 10 shove m
q Z sans al, ar and do Il id ouicl
y Il hls .une he jabbcd me with ia
the ssn, They then ordered m
s he n~prcss car and told me [
brdlv sssehger. q. which / did. talk
III % Do, AS possible 10 warn him.
ana ar OF the express car wa
g. lu,t one OF the men climbed In
ri k fel,es, ! turned my head To on ~
estt sS~ enS With the rifle hit me Wit
Pa n% aa OF the weapon. The bio,
3 aM a9wn. but | remainod cor
e g den d. decided I,a;d to telgn death III ri
!; pa va W.. hned UP the train crew an
= b ,ars csr - then started tSrouph amd ''rf n
tAis 70 The day coaches p.fn,
z r. ,esn cap, apard tliem whisner and or
~ lrtos sahc over and lifted mv ey,
y T. etsn no signs OF I,fc onS @ ,So
~ g the "r so.d dead As they M "'s start nyG
G,s,slds ,,adds to keep e an tbe Wo tro,h had arn r.
"a Siilsned me over and and Eave Slu,n me ese
M s'Iee rclIeS ieS cISsac no.icoh d by BY II q
y xa,s quick jump pa landea 5S 'hS Seh3r rqI
@a hsI,N hNs nf car. I then brol
sl1ssi ssln1s5iti T. John if"tchens fny F%aisenGe re-
We Of Sine ne the light engine arriv, v,
: ,.lI0l brakeman Commended,
\ n q ris,S 81 Brakeman Franklana
~ 'ere tho y, TOOK TO notify the OF
~ Train robbers had cor
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