The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-09
mo TRACE IS FOUND
OF BANK ROBBERS
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Shafer had been chlorofor:ned cr whether
his swooning was caused by the situation
Most Of the officers believe that some
drug was used. because Shafer lost con
seriousness about the time he was gagged
and did not recover until he was taken
TO his home Shafer is still In bed lie
Is under the care of DR.. j. A. Phtpps.
Bandits Had Start.
The bandits had about an hour and a
half the start OF their pursuers. so that
several theories as TO the manner OF their
escape are possible. That they went UP
Pine canyon on horseback is denied by
officers who have Investigated tfat possi
bility- No reports have been received
of any Eorses belonging in the valley
having disappeared.
One clew that is being Investigated
however, tends to indicate the possibility
of the men having gone up the canyon.
Two women. whose names the olhcers
have declined to make public. found
pair of high-topped boots and two pairs
of almost new ovcralls in the Viclnit-- OF
Pine canyon. six miles from the city yes
terday afternoon. This apparel was turned
over to the officers who are investigating
City Marshal Charles Elliston of Tooele.
Deputy Sheriff W. r, Gillespie of Toocle
county 4hd George Philips. Salt Lake
ture OF which they decline to make pub
lie. They look for the possibility OF an
arrest before many hours elapss
The bank was reopened yesterday FORE
A man answering the description
given of the tall man with the gray coat,
who is thought TO have aided In the rob-
bing OF the bank at Tooele Wednesday,
was brought TO the police station at 1905
o'clock this morning by Patrolman II. r
Sloater. Sleater said that the man was
pointed out TO him by F. e. McGurrin
chauffeur, who claimed that he had been
watching him for some time. The man
was locked up and will be held pending
an investigation.
It later developed that the same chauf
feur had pointed the man out TO two
other officers who, after watching him
for a while were convinced that he was
not the robber. He had the appearance
of hobo when taken TO the station and
had nothing in his pockets. He gave the
name of James +. Green and said that
he was a laborer and SO years ole.
F. E. McGurrin. president OF the Com
mercial bank. said yesterday that the
rich haul made by the robbers was prob
ably due TO the fact that Shaier failed
TO take precautions which Mr. McGurrin
had repeatedly enjoined him to observe.
He said that he had told Shafer to keep
the greater part of the money IN the
vault under the time lock, II this had
been done all that the robbers would have
secured would have been comparatively
small amount. 1t was said last night
that since the robbery Shafer had left
the employ OF the bank,
May Have Been Three Men.
The theory that there were three men
in the robbery instead of two was ad-
vanced last night. A man wearing a
cravenette coat was seen after the rob-
berry, He walked rapidly out OF town,
cutting across rye field on his way TO
the old town. He was apparently car
rying something heavy in his pockets.
The other two men were traced In an
other direction.
There is a possibility that the robbers
came to Salt Lake on the o'clock train
Wednesday afternoon. The train reached
Salt Lake before the robbery at Tooele
was discovered The members OF the
train crew, however. do not remember
having seen anyone on the train whose
descriptions at all corresponded to those
OF the bandits. 1t is possible that the
robbers may have stolen ride on this
train and reached Salt Lake unobServcd.
Deputy sheriffs from Salt Lake county
are watching all roads leading from
Tooelc to Salt Lake and members OF the
Salt Lake police force are keeping close
watch on the incoming and outgoing
trains. Some local officers have gone to
Tooele TO assist in the search for the
bandits. Private detectives from the
Maylon Detective bureau have been en-
ployed on the case.