The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-28

Will NOg Z oLSeS lhSEh
In 6 broad English accent he related
his entire experience w!tn a manner
that emphasized his story. and added:
tI VIII nave a mental picture OF tlie tlie
tall man as long as / live. / viii never
forget those black, piercing eyes ana inc
way ne rolled the whites of his eyes.
After they held me up ws,n theiE ,G
guns ! was given 4 sack and told 10
precede them through tie train lhsS
stopped at the first berth where thSre
was an old man and lazy. Ihey DC
manded their money and the 'ady sal1
she would give Il TO them without
warning the old man was struck ON me
side of the head with the muzz!e of the
The woman slapped in the face. Both
bandits used the viest language Whl.G
the passengers were being relieved ol
their valuab!eS.
81 saw one man struck on the top
oE the head ov one of the bandits, cut
ting a cash which required three stltcheS
because ne did not hasten 20 obey thcl'
commands. Proceeding through the car
they stopped at the staJeroonl IN which
William y. Davis and y. y. Taylor the
negro PoTfers. TSas we're higtHg goy ordered the
tail bandit. The short man opened the
door and stepped in. Hello. he says
20 the porters.
"At the same time Taylor grabbed the
muzzle of the shotgun and The short
man having recovered it bcgan 10 pun?
fall | then thought 1t my privilege 10
get away with the loot If | could
IF I could have reached the end OF
the car and got down on the right OF
way they would have never got me.
They covered me before could do This
and said they had Il good mind 10 XII!
me. ard the tall man ordered me to turn urn
where We left off robbine the passengers.
i am not confident as To the identifl-
cation OF O'Hara and Clore as the men,
hue. ti.. l,sgp init fnIN
Guided the witness.
Negro Porter Testifies.
Lewis Phillips. negro Pullman car
when l saw the robbers they COW
cred me with their guns and l said. On
my Cod" began Phillips.
"They then told me that they were
not going To kin me II would Go just
what they said. and ] agreed. ! was
told TO go through the coaches and open
the curtains TO The berths. | must have
been a little slow. although ! thought
] was right fast when one OF the rob
bers punched me in the back with his
gun and said Get move on YOU.
Il didn't wait no longer 10 unoutton
them curtains. just pulled them up.
One man handed out 81 10 the robbers.
The tall robber said. You mean 10 say
you came clean across the continent with
only ST., and then hit him side the head
with his gun and told him with an oath
TO get his money quick. The passenger
passed out a pocketbool5 containing $50
and the robber smiled and said 'Ch-huh.
We then went 10 another berth. \ lady
in there said she didn't have a d
cent. One OF the robbers slapped her
in the face and told her to hand over
her purse and be quick about il. They
told me to take the purse. and the lady
said, Let my purse alone. | said, Dom
tell me not TO open no purse now when
these men have their guns on me, and
! handed IL 10 the robbers.
'When We reached the statcroom where
Davis and Taylor were | heard Davis
say as the bandits opened the door
Don't Kill me-. Then ] heard scuffle
and shots and saw Davis fall. The tall
man was not doing much talking all the
time but every once in awhile he would
stay. Watch him. B!l,' 10 the other rob-
ber.
Phillips was not asked TO identify either