The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-05

suspicion has not yet been directed are
the accepted theories>of practically every
officer at work on the case.
A report to the effect that the two
men. one carrying grip. were seen en-
tering the 'jungles'' near Thirty-eighth
street late Tuesday afternoon. came to
Ella Lund. who lives In the neighbor-
hood. The young woman described the
two men being of dark complexion.
and says one was tall and the other
short. Officers were sent out TO investi-
gate this clue. but nothing OF a tangible
nature. except the description. was OBJ
tanned
What Trainmen Say.
All of the trainmen who came In con-
tact with the train robbers Monday night
say The two men acted and talked like
experienced railroad men. Conductor w.
A. Middleton of the Overland Limited
said Wednesday afternoon that the men
showed by their actions and vernacular
that they had worked us trainmen. and
him. The conductor is positive that he
had heard the voice OF the tall bandit on
different occasions prior TO the holdup.
and has been racking his memory since
Monday night TO place the voice.
Former Attempt at Hold-Up.
The conductor on the Limited Is also
firmly convinced that the same two men
attempted to hold up the Limited about
ten days ago. One evening, while run
ming late. the train met with the same
experience that OF Monday night, with
reference TO the block signals being set
against the train. II the train had been
robbed at that time, the conductor says,
IA much bigger haul would have been
made. II was crowded with holiday
passengers going TO their homes to spend
Christmas The conductor declares that
Engineer Edward Rowse of the Limited
was the coolest man on the train,
Engineer Rowse's Story.
Discussing the robbery with Tribune
representative Wednesday. Engineer
Rowsc. who lives at Tl3 Twenty sixth
street, Ogden, said that the first intima-
tion he had that the train was being
held up came from an excited negro
his engine with his face ashy white with
fright and told him that robbers has got
dis train they done killed two other
porters and robbed everybody" The
engineer had at this time brought his
train TO Il stop In obedience to the dam
ger signal He had left Ogden late and
was running along about sixty miles an
hour when two torpedoes placed ON the
track exploded. This is a signal OF eau
ton The engineer says he closed his
throttle and gradually came TO stop
when he saw the signal set against him
Not until the frightened negro porter
warned him of the robbery was he aware
of the trouble.
Confronted by Robbers.
He was preparing TO start his train
when suddenly some one. presumably one
In the rear OF the train. setting all OF
the emergency brakes Engineer Rowse
then climbed down and started through
the train. He was confronted by the two
bandits shortly after leaving one OF the
sleepers. where every passenger was
found with his hands elevated In the air
bcrs. Engineer Rowse was returning 10
his engine when the bandits confronted
him. He climbed into the cab. they fol-
lowing.
Threatened With Death.
After the dynamo car had been un-
coupled from the engine. the engineer
was ordered TO proceed 10 Ogden with
the bandits.
This is believed to have been the only
plan which the robbers had arranged
which went amiss. They undoubtedly in
tended to return to Ogden on the engine
of the Limited but the freight train run
vented this plan from being carried out
Engineer Rewse knew OF the freight be
hind him and refused 10 run his engine
fast, although he WAS threatened with
death many times by the bandits. Final
~ the headlight of the freight came into
view and the engineer Of the passenger
marking to the bandits; ~ would rather
be shot to death than to be Killed IN
wreck,
Describes the Bandits.
Engineer Rowse gives the best descrip
tion OF the tall bandit. from whom he
look all OF MS oroerS, than any yet op-
talned by the officers. ale was about
six feet tall and had decided stoop In
his shoulders. lie wore short black
overcoat, underneath which showed dark
trousers. He wore cap such as rail-
road mon often wear. Over the lower
part OF his face was tied blue hand
lSerchlef. He did most OF the talking
the cab and appeared to be the leader.
am certain that l would know him. for
studied his eyes for more than fifteen
minutes. and / would know the contour
pf nf
and Ia this belt We're two
volvers. The gun he held had short
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