The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-28
Shafer, Higgs and Wan
Looted Tooele Instja
Must Serve Sents,,'
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Arthur b. Walton, all youn,
known IN Salt Lake, will sn,,,
in state prison for the cort.
of robblng the Tooclc Commas
OIL juno { last. The three
examination and were ar,ai,.'
district court at Tooale rt,,,
fore Judge I. d. Lewis g,
guilty to charge OF embsz,s.
each received a sentence ~
Good behavior will reduce ~
each to nine months.
r, .. Leathcrwood, distr,,
Indor3ed 2 recoramendatio,
which had been made to ths
ing that the stolen money ~
turned. that each had made
fession Of his part in ths "a
that their previous reputation,
of the best.
Two Secure Brief H.,..
A. 3. Irvine appeared &.
who will be taken to The ~. ~
today. Carl \. Badger, a,ss,]
Higgs and Walton, asked Il,
tanned a stay of execution n
day. This is purely foru,I
delay was merely to permit
oners to straighten out ibs,
affairs
Mrs. Shafer and Mrs. Hi,,
of two OF the prisoners. ssr
They were visibIy affected, s.;
bravely.
The Toocle bank was robb.,
afternoon of June ! and il n,
surmised that there were n,
cumstances attached to the Il,
fer, who was cashier, had N
bound and gagged in the ,r
the rear of the banking room.
that ne had been set upou
0 clock by two masked meu. \
he was a prisoner robbed b.
$4,000. He was found al 5s
Joseph Baluff, clerk for The d
provement company, who eaHd
ert \. Page, another roosls
man. Shafer's story was II
lieved and search made tu
posed robbers.
History Of the csx
r. e. McGurrin, presidst
| bank, had sent $4,000 TO lts
| day before by express, and d
was delivered in the moniu
fer. The amount. was to cssI
tionaI Smelter pay ehecks.
Gurrin issued q statement
charging Shafer with carelaa
ing that he had disregard!
tions.
There have been severd b
in the case. One was caulA
unexpected arrest Of ". l. lTa
ager Of the Tooele Improve
pany. and Mr.. Baluff at ths g
Shafer, who had been diEhr
the bank. was arrested. To
Indignation was caused by q
of Irvine and BalnG. both
bore excellent regulations al
whom there was no evidena
whatever.
! Bonds were quickly secusti
friends Of the two wrouged cd
ed a full investigation, ~
proved that a gross lnjustiH
committed against them.
The complaint was slgnh
Gillespie, deputy sheriff, on"
lion and belief, " but las
Marks, county and proseeut!|
ney of Tooele county, and "
sheriff OF that county, slge
ment which was given 10 .
and made part OF the CON
completely generating Mr. ~
Mr.. Baluff. The case againa
dismissed upon motion OF IA
Stolen Money Refund
President McGurrin anuoun
% that every cent OF tas
stolen had been returned 10
but he refused to discuss ~
lars.
Shafer later confessed BIZ
the affair and gave the clues
the officers to arrest Hleg
Saturday night, July ]: and
the Hermitage, in Ogden el
following morning, Ihess
confessed To the sherltfs Of
Salt Lake counties.
Higgs, who had been sel
bank of the Salt Lake Ssan
srust company, was made e.
the Tooele Commercial osaa
ately after Shafer Was a
Walton was real estate sals'
men are brothers in,lw.
Shafer, in his confession
Higgs first suggested the ,oss
ing attention TO the fact t1n
large sums sent every mon.a
ing the international smei'e,
would be an easy matter W..
funds. The robbery was p
May, bat was postponed a' 4
a large enough sum was sen'
Nearly Caught in "A
On the day the robbery w =
committed plans nearly vs.
as G. II. McGurrin, 4;
George H, Higgs and his 0,% III
to the Tooele bank IN az a,
arriving Just about the tine d..
coincidence, the trip was n'ayiIl psIl
ton IS automobile, and hs hs,.aM
on n motorcycle. He 'eiay FIX
Shafer from Salt Lake o'V
men were coming. oh n
Walton bound Shafer VIZ va. h
after the visitors had isis5 95,S
the money to Salt Lahu L,d 4
his motorcycle, He plaeesot esot n
safety deposit box ana a'soy,as.I 'oy
with which to complete pSs,a cse,a
automobile, and 1t was M
make up this amount whsu ,hs al
A delicious cold lunch c.nl,.aiss