The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-10
One Instantly Killed and Two
Others Injured in General
Fusillade.
THUGS QUICKLY TAKEN
Shooting Result of Thrilling
Chase After a Daring Day
light Robbery,
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proprietor, told him there was no mon
ey in the safe. Murray then attempt
ed to strip diamond ring from
White s finger, but the ring fitted so
tightly that the robber was
unable to get it. Murray then
rabbed White IS gold watch anG
the Two robbers backed to the door an,
ran east to Commercial street,
The pawnshop proprietor followe'
quickly and gave the alarm, The me;
had just turned into Commercial stree
and in a moment a crowd was ut theu
heels. At Orpheum avenue the robbers
parted, Murray fleeing through Or.
pheum avenue to State street, running
south on that street to Second South
and then west on Second South.
Morris kept south on Commercial
street. pulling his gun as he went and
threatening death to everybody in
sight BY the time Morris had reached
Second South street fully loo men were
after him. He ran onto the sidewalk
near Held s penshop, and here he en-
at the Cullen hotel. Axtell grappled
with the robber but Norris broke loose
and showing his gun against AXteli, s
breast. fred. The bullet penetrated AN
tell s heart and he fell forward on his
face after exclaimiug: 81 am shot
Morris then attemp pied to run on wesi
AourIshing his gun and still CRYING that
ne would Kill anybody who attempted
20 interfere with bim,
The crowd. which at this time mum
bered fully 500. was closing in ON thf
dezperado, however, and he fred another
shot. the bullet finding its mark this
time IN the right breast OF T. f. Well
nan. who resides at i3 East Secono
South street Wellman was quickly
placed in an automobile and rushed to
=; Mark s hospital. where he is in =
critical condition.
4 moment later Frank ID. Higgin-
botham. a well Known Salt Lake man.
was struck by stray bullet. the
missile entering the calf of his left leg
Morris then attempted 10 reach the
corner Of Second South and Main bu;
Ust before ne arrived at the corner Pa
trulman Hintcn aud the crowd closed ir
IN him. Selling ? favorable oppor;un
ity Hinton struck the murderer over
The head with gun and the chase was
over.
In the meantime Murray. the other
robher. had run wes; on Second South
street from State street. and WAS prac,
t!cally in the middle of the street be.
tween the Continental bank and the
konvon hotel. when a crowd of citizens
and Patrolmar Mccormick closed in
on him. Hands up or | will kill you,
shouted the patrolman, and Murray.
who had thrown his guu away. prompts
obeyed. Detective Schultz mad arrived
on the scene in the meantime, picked
up Murray and assisted Mccormick in
making the arrest. A few minutes later
both robbers were behind the bars at
the city jail.
When Morris was knocked 10 the
sidewalk and captured BY Patrolmau
Hinton, near the corner Of Second
South and Main streets. after the muir
der of Axtell and the shooting of Well
man. there were cries of "Lynch him ~
but the officers. assisted by a number
of citizens, hustled the murderer into
public, automobile and rushed him
TO the station.
In the meantime the police automo-
bile had appeared on the scene and
Murray was taken 10 the station in that
machine. En- route Murray threw mis-
loot from the car. but he was caught
in the act and the plunder recovered Ii
consisted of diamond stick pins, dia-
mcnd rings and earrings and other
.iewelry
Later, Joe Burns. colored. and Sam.
uelson, the East Second South street
pawnbroker, arrived 1T the station and
turned over to the officer other val.
uables found on Second South street.
samuelson had picked up three diamond
rings valued at $1,000.
Axtell Well Known Man.
Waiter AxteII the Cullen fireman who
wac shot dead by Morris. was a single
man and lived with his aged father and
mother. L. G. AStell and wife, In Mil
Creek. In fact. II is said OF him that ne
never married because or the fact that
he deemed his nrst duty TO his parents
Axtell was born at Richfeld, Sewer
county. thirty-six years aso and came to