The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15

waiting until the men could be found to-
gether. They reached their room nj an
early hour this morning and an officer
was detailed to watch the house until
the psychological moment for the raid.
Although the arresting officers were pre-
pared for an emergency. they expected
to catch their men of their guard while
they were asleep. and their plans worked
out 10 a nicely.
That the first information that the men
under arrest were probably the bandits
is said 10 have come from stool pigeon
employed 10 mingle with the suspects and
report their movements. Thc police
fused TO discuss this phase OF the ar
rest and are preserving discreet si
lence regarding the evidence now held
against the men. Il is also rumored that
one OF the men "peached' on his pals
and after making a fun confession gave
the officers the Information which re-
suited in the arrest.
Bishop Joseph Weyment of Statewide.
with HIS two daughters. Louise and Ethel.
the bandits after they had Iobbed the
train, arrived in Ogden late this after
noon. Neither of the girls were posi-
tive In their Identification OF any Of the
when accosted on the public road. and
the night being dark. they could not get
a good look at their feces.
Pillow Case Important Glue.
The fnding of the pillow case into
train were dumped. is regarded as the
most important clue. Flagman H. H.
Hancock, whb held the sack while the
bandits We're robbipg the trains. said
after the robbery that he thought a small
cement sack was used as n receptacle
Tor The valuables. Conductor Plunkett
one OF the bandits strip pillow case from
one OF the beTths In the sleeping car.
One OF the first clues which reached
the police rs 20 the identity OF the four
fg a hpI~ ft,r fct,a ~
a saloon man OF Ogden last Friday morn
ing
The four men have been bountifully
SUPPLIED with money since the train rob-
berry and have frequented gambling
houses and pool rooms OF the city. where
they Won and lost several wagers run
have frequently been seen at the Gem
trail hotel bar and the Mike Murphy sa-
loon. where O'Dell was formerly eEi-
ployed as a bartender.
Loot Still Missing.
None OF the loot taken from the pas
sengers has been located. but t Is said
that several packages have been ex
10 a noted fence" In a nearby city. Two
detectives left Ogden late this after
noon 10 watch for the plumber and II is
believed that a large portion OF II will
be recovered. When arrested Lewis is
said 10 have been wearing q valuable
watch which is believed to have belonged
TO passenger on the train.
Murphy Is well known in Ogden by
merchants of lower Twenty-fifth street.
He IS said to have wintcred here for the
past three or four years The men are
believed TO have been the same bandits
who held UP Oregon Short Line train No.
1 at Five Poiuts n year age when sixty
five passengers were robbed of watches.
jewelry and money valued at several
thousand dollars. They are also believed
TO have robbed the Utah Hot Springs
hotel a few months earlier. and after
tobbing the office safe and the substa-
tion OF the post office. shot Dick Bar
nett, the manager OF the resort through
the arm. Murphy and Lewis are sus-
we'll the robbery OF tho Wolfe pawn
shop on lower Twenty fifth street Il
short time ago.
Hired Room Together.
Mrs. ]. II. Labrum, the propretress OF
the Model lodging house. says that three
of the mon came TO hor house December
q and rentod room. Discussing her
dodgers with Tribune reporter this
afternoon, she said.
They asked II Il were necessary fer
not keep n register. They told me they
intended TO batch. and expected 70 do
their own cooking In their rooms / un-
derstood from their talk that they were
railroad or construction men. Later. ono
of tho meu-the largest one. | don't
know HIS name-came TO me and asked
II I had any objection II they allowed
another man 90 occupy their rooms and
I told them that they could do so II they
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