The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
BANDITS WHO ROBBED OVERLAND
LIMITED NEAR REESE, UTAH, ON
MONDAY NIGHT NOT YET CAUGHT
Concluded From Pago One.

C0ncluued
copper wires TO break the contact caus-
Ing the red light 10 be displayed when
the Overland Limited arrived. Tho fact
that the bandits were familiar With the
block signal system adds another chain
Ia the evidence that they are railroad
men.
Another significant fact that adds
color to this theory is the familiarity
OF the bandits with the place I'm which
n telephone attachment Is carried in all
freight cabooses. Hardly had the freight
train stopped before botb bandits clam
be-ed out OF the passenger engine and.
covering the freight crew with their
snajched the telephone arrangement from
the rack N which it is kept and smashed
train schedules. block signals the tee-
phone attachment. indicates strongly that
tho bandits are either railroad men or
have made a close study Of the handling
al trains.
Big Reward offered,
General Superintendent +. c. Manson
announced Tuesday afternoon that re-
ward of s5oC0 probably will be offered for
the capture OF the bandits. but official
notice will have to come from Vice
President and General Manager w II
Bancroft.
In some quarters it Is believed that thG
Tor the midnight Oregon Short Line
train. which is said 10 have carried
largo amount OF money and bullion for
the Wells-Fargo Express company TO the
north last night. This theory seems i'm
probable. however. in view OF the cvi,
dent preparation of details which had
0ecn made by the rrohbers ~
Detective Joe Jones OF the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company. Sheriff
Barlow Wilson OF Weber county. and
Chief OF Police Browning Of Ogden. di-
during Tuesday 4 squad OF Pinkerton
detectives under Superintendent Willsic
Of the salt I.age agency were called INTO
tho search Tuesday. making fully twenty
peace officers besides private citizens
composing the various posses.
An important fact I'm connection Win
when the crew Of the Overland Limited
returned to Ogden and went into con-
sultation with General Superintendent +.
{. Manson and Other railroad officials
ing the carly hours following the hoid-up.
Started for ogden.
Conductor W. A. Middleton. Engineer
Edward Rowsc. Fireman l.. {. Mclean.
Brakeman y, Cross and Flasman II. a.
Hancock of the Limited say that after
The engine of the fast train had been
uncouplcd under orders from the bandits,
The train robbers compelled Engineer
Rowse TO 'akc them ON tho engine TOWARDS
ogden. This face Is believed by the Off
cers to indicate that The bandits cx-
pccted TO return TO Ogden city limits on
the light engine and :hcn set under
cover. bur their plans wcro partially
frustrated by the appee rance OF west
bound freight train No. 53. which was fol-
lowing the Limited.
The freight, in charge of ConductoT
Bert Jenkins with Brakemen T r. Nc
Gowan and 3. 7. Reinhard. and Engineer
r. Haingreen and Fireman Peterson OF
the engine crew. would doubtless nave
run Into the waiting Limited had II not
heen for the block signal which had been
set against any Train from the cast. The
sudden appearance OF the freight train
prevented the bandits from escaping to-
wards Ogden on the light engine. which
had been uncoupled from the Overland
Limited. and after lining up both train
crows at the point Of their sawed off
rifles. the dcspcradocs made their escape.
going north.
Freight Crew Helpless.
Unable to use tho telephone instrument
Which Wss kept in the cabnosc OF his
train aua smashed TO pieces hy the rob
hers after cncounterinc the freight Con-
dDctor jenkins was helpless. and II be-
ing impossible 10 flash the news OF the
robbery 10 Ogden from Reese because
~ no telegraph station AT that point
the Overland Limited. after being held
,nearly two hours whie the bandits
lelsnrcly searched each passenger on the
train. proceeded TO Promonto,y Point,
over twenty miles west OF the scene OF
nc @ hol5up; where at i:o5 o'clock Tues
lhe robbery was flashed into the offices
Of the Southern Pacific railroad
Sheriff Barlow Wilson of Weber coun-
~ and the police department of Ogden
we're Immediately notified also the rail-
road officials at Salt Lake the sheriff
Of Salt Lake county and the police de-
partment Of Salt Lake and then Il sys-
tcmstic communication with the shcrlffs
of surrounding counties requesting that
they place posses In tho field TO search
for the train robbers was begun by the
local officers.
Immediately following the news OF the
train robbery came telephone message
from Bishop Joseph Waymcnt OF the
Warren district informing the officers
that his two daughters. Myrtle and
Marybcl'e. who were being accompanied
home from a dance by Ernest East and
Earl East had been held NO by two
armed men, This information furnished
the officers at Ogden clue as to the di-
rcctlon which the bandits took. as the
description tailed to a nicely with the
mon who had robbed the Overland Lin
ited train.
The first posse tn leave Ogden in an
automobile consisted of Deputy sheriffs