The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-21
K Davis Attacks Fourth
orth Car Passengers With
Repeating Rife.
IFTLY TAKEN PRISONER
ON PORCH OF OWN HOME
Ibery One of Most Spectacu-
ar That Has Occurred i'm
Seven Years.

lick up your hands, commanded
IDavis to the crew and passengers
le Fourth North car, No. i29. at the
SECTION OF Fourth North and Fifth
n streets. Wednesday night at 1880
TX. After robbing every one except
sconductor. who escaped, Davis ran
q the darkness. He was arrested in
fpgn house. 62S Gerard avenue. thirty
,tes later by the police and taken 10
.eity jail
;e loot consisted of 81 in cash. gold
n and chain from one of the passen-
t'and the motorman's hat
,e hold-up ana arrest ol the high
nan marks one OF the most spcctacu
treet car hold-ups and captures since
tlme Shocklcy held up a street car
murder about seven years
ZEN Davis entered the street car,
rluctor G. s. Patterson and Motor
= M. ii. Hart and two passengers
lake the return trip TO the city.
q was armed with n s22-caliber re-
rng rifle. which he pointed at the
u Of the inmates OF the car as he
nd out his command. Conductor
3rson, who was nearest the door.
ed sout Of the car and ilcd through
elarkness.
Il Compels Motorman to Help.
lining his rifle on Motorman Hart.
: then commanded Hart to search
assencers. This done, he command
lie motorman to hand over the pro-
~ of the search. and when he dis
: ed that the motorman had no money
luablcs on his own person he stole
,aetorman's hat, He then jumped OFF
Viar and ran on.
s|pavls. who was in his shirt sleeves
without hat. was entering the ear
: Is seen By some unidentified man in
= heighborhood who happened To be
,1g out through his window. Run
10 his telephone. the excited man
/ loncd 10 police headquarters. say
md the wagon out here instantly.
'r,Iare. holding up street car. can
~ going on from my window. They
si3bbing the passengers"
utcnant Shannon Immediately or
ii The, wagon hitched and detailed
sant Roberts. Patrolmen Pitts and
!, n aud Detectives Wheeling. Schultz
!. Howell 10 accompany him 10 the
= lof the loldup.
|, 1Robber Pretends Innocence.
Diycd al the scene Lieutenant Shan
y and the police found an excited
OF persons standing at the cor
~ iiscussing the holdup. and the ap-
= pcc OF the hiGhwayman, but all
rfof tho robbcr had been lost. Ser
N Roberts and "a detail OF police were
I,out into the vicinity OF the rail-
Wards and another detail oi police
I'D by Lieutenant Shannon began n
e patic search for the hidden man in
, 1lciniiy Of Sixth West and Fourth
!, 4 streets
Il Is In the meantime had joined the
dof excited persons in the street and
\ seeing the police start out on their
! had gone back 10 his house and
i himself on the front porch, where
or as enjoying the sight in seeming
le, etment. Noticing the man seated
, r Z porch, Lieutenant Shannon called
:. 70 to come out TO the sidewalk.
3 he did.
cl stly before Lieutenant Shannon
Rito Davis ard while Davis was with
,,sfoWd at the corner. Patrolman Hin
w. ngied him out and told him TO stand
Il 1ntil the lieutenant should get a
irlflew OF his face. Detective Howell,
IA vas near was called and after see
- atfis. went in search OF the lieuten-
)osItive thai Davis was the man.
eh-s Detective Howell was passing the
Dg wagon the team, which had been
started 10 run off and How
,;ts uured II In the meantime. Davis
!. go cy Hinton. had gone into the
= ms 10 his porch and was seated
nILeutenant Shannon called him
4 ipyatrolman Hinton followed Davis
& 7>d2 the man who placed him under
als after the lieutenant had seen
sI lI Evidence Is Conclusive,
,bs dent that they had found tho man
inc police rhcu made a thorough
~. ~ OF the house and found the rifle
10 sE over the bed, the motormuns S
nultnc cellar OF the house. the money
/. ltrom one OF the passengers hiddcr
ne,S bed, and PatroIman Pitts later
III INC gold watch stolen from a pas
' 10 IN the grass OF ncighbor's yard
! !" Davis had thrown It.
was then securely handcuffcC
-enf1 Hen to the police station where
90 lpen all knowledge OF the boldup
1ups peing shown the watch and the
w <1ans hat. he said that he hac
P% scen either OF them before.
WY Davis Is the man who has beer
ids ffing various burglarles in this cit,
Mr. Zee are positive.
-, VINO was in the city this CThurs
nyYsforning, called ut the station short
f' Davis had been locked up ant
" e';iy identified him AS the MAJ
All; S'lie Bingham police have suspected
NV 'f;eks.
1g OF Tue passengers hayc positiVcl,
~ Davis as the man who did tn
UP and Motormau Hart also MA
DEMpsitiye that the right man Ina,
np', mnd long before llart's hat wa
IOuS'sa- in the oa.em21l.