The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-09
Desperadoes Who Robbed
the Bank at Tooele
Are Still at
Large.
PROMISING CLEWS
PROVE TO BE VAIN
Excellent Description Fur
nished Authorities by
Men Who Saw
Robbers.

The daring bandits who robbed the
Commercial bank at Tooele "Wednesday
afternoon are still at large, FOR more
than twenty-four hours officers from
Tooele and Salt Lake counties nave been
engaged in an active search FOR the pank
robbers and officers at all points north
and south OF Tooele are on the watch Tor
persons corresponding to the descriptions
of the robbers.
The officers have been engaged In run :
ming down clcws as TO the whereabouts
Of The bandits. Thus tnr their seafcii
has not proved productive and tpe OF
ticers last night, while still hoping 70 oo-
tain ultimately some trace OF the ROBBERS
admitted that their search had been ttult-
less up 10 that time. The trains nave
been carefully watched ever since ,he
robbery and guards have been placed on
all roads leading out of Tooelc, so that
II the bandits have left the town they
must have done so Immediately after ue
robbery. Several officers nave eNptGGSSsgmu Ia
the opinion that the robbers are sun In
Tooelc.
Two women at work in the new Tooele
hotel. which is soon 10 be reoPeneo
have furnished the officers with an eN
celent description of the men, The Two
men were seen by these women standing
near the rear door OF the hotel; the
women asked them If they were looking
for work, telling them that there was
work TO be had at the hotel. The men
said that they would be back later.
Shortly afterward these men We're seer seen
coming out OF the bank by the women;
When they left the bank they walked
rapidly northeastward. Later they were
seen going west across the street leading
MIR, Jones. manager Of the X L furni-
tu-e store. told the officer TO-DAY
that "A mnn whose description corresponds
to that OF ono OF the bandits called on
him and asked when PAYDAY AT the
smeltcr was: and also asked about the
change of shifts al the smelter. At the
time Of the robbery Mr Jones. whose
place OF business is just across the
street from the bank, was at the rail-
road station, assisting IN the unloadlng
of "A car OF new furniture TOR The IooeIc
hotel The robbers evidently were aware
| OF that fact and chose a time when Their
actions would be least observed.
Chose opportune Time.
The shift train arrives In Tooeie at
| o'clock and the people are always busy
for half an hour before It's arrival per
| pairing FOR IL. TGe robbers had evident
| " been in Tooelc long enough to be
aware of that fact and so they chose the
most opportunc time of the day FOR the
daring robbery.
During the time the robbery was IN
progress q little girl passed the bank
and saw one OF the robbers draw the
window blind. However she thought ina,
mention the fact until today. Mrs
Vandervicr passed the bank ebout the
same time and heard the jingle of
! money. JUST prior 10 ti!e .p'pctN I,
| man was seer go 10 the WlndoW oi
the bank and peer In.
| Tooelc residents express much sym
! pathy for MIR. Shafcr. the cashier, WHO
was drueEed and robbed by the bandits
! All Tooele business men regard Mr.
| Shafer as n careful and conscientious
| man and feel that no blame should be
attached to him because OF tho robbcrv
Mr. Shafer has largely recovered from
the shock and the effects of the drug thai
| WAS used. There was some doubt eX-
| cnd
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