The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-07
Woman Whose Husband Was
Forced to Rob" Absolutely
Certain Suspect Is Guilty.
IDENTIFIED COIN is FOUND
Mask, Cap and Loose Coins Picked
Up Where Bandit Was ThroWu
From Train.
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handkerchief covering his face On the
side steps of the car II was very much
darker than inside and Il Is believed that
II would be impossible for anyone on the
outside to distinguish between black and
blue.
Evidence of Fall.
The territory Immediately on the west
side OF the Jordan river and through
which runs the track of the Salt Lake
e. Los Angeles Railroad company, was
inspected yesterday morning by Mounted
Policemen Crowther and Cation. At the
point alongside the track where the ban
dit jumped from the train. the saltgrass
was depressed and the ground was
slightly torn UP. Scattered through the
grass was $500 In silver which had evil
rolled over the ground after falling from
the train. A green cap. Identified as one
similar to that worn by the holdup, was
also found a few yards distant from the
point where he had left the train. When
Mays was brought to the police station
he wore a light gray crush hat which
showed signs that 1t had been crumpled
and that possibly II had been carried
about the person of Mays.
All those who saw the bandit expressed
themselves yesterday morning at the po-
lice station TO the effect that they be-
that worn by Mays when he was ar
rested. although all eolnci,ded in the be;
lief thnt the bandits suit was marked
Mays is gray stripe. 1t is believed that
the dim light In the car caused the suit
to look darker than II was, inasmuch as
the blue handkerchief appeared TO be
black.
Positive Identification.
The one person who absolutely iden-
titled James Mays as the bandit yes
terday morning at the police station was
East street, w1fo Of Thomas Holder OF
whom the daring bandit made an un-
willing confederate.
pected TO see the robber shoot my hus-
band, ard when he shot over his head to
frighten him l thought II was all over
But during all the time that the masked
of my husband 1 did not take my eyes
off him. He fascinated me and I could
identify him among thousand bandits,
The man I saw this morning Is the BAN
did. I know every thread In his coat and
every mark on the upper part OF his
face.
Il think the train was moving too rap
Idly for him to climb aboard near where
probable to ME that he boarded the train
at the. halfway switch. All the blinds
on both sides OF the car were draw
both ends Of the scat we occupied.
The first knew that anything was
wrong was when revolver went off
most deafened me and the powder burned
my ear. Mr.. Holder advised me to keep
quiet and did. After the bandit made
Take of your hat and I thought 'iH, he
wanted him TO take Off his hat so that
he could shoot him In the top OF the
head head But tn, he only h;, said l., Dump your
gan to go through the pockets OF the
other passengers al the point OF a re-
volver. ! thought his time was come, be-
would lab him in the back with the
pistol and tell him he would bore him
II he left any money In anybody's pock-
cts. During all this time / never took
my eyes Oft the robber."
Holder Had to Obey.
Mr. Holder said yesterday afternoon
That his first experience as professional
any emotions that he can express-onlv
that man held a revolver at his back. |
a man whom he had reason To believe
would shoot at the slightest Drovocation
careful or he would bore" him. He
said he was very careful but. however
when he came 10 a man in whose pock-
et he felt watch, he would pass up
The timep!ece. taking chance that the |
bandit would be none the wiser. How !
ever. when the bandit became suspicious
himself good robber and WAS not !
all the riches hidden in the i
pockets of his victims. the bandit him !
self took hand In order to ascertain |
whether his unwilling confederate was |
doing his bidding. Then 1t was, said |
Mr. Holder. that his heart went down |
INTO his boots. as he believed the rob- |
Der would find the watch which he had |
Intentionally overlooked. and forthwith |
would carry out his threat TO shoot him |
rhe bandit was disarmcd by Cleveland |
Porter before he could demonstrate to
lmsolf that Mr. Holder was not carry
ng out his instructions.
One Victims Story.
L. r. Darling vice president Of the
". a Neldon Drug company. was a
Victim OF the daring holdup. He says:
When tho robber reached me had |
slipped nv pockctbook and money into
/ back pocket. with tho exception of so
:ents, which ] allowed 10 remain In my
rousers. pocket After Holder got the
small piece Or money. the bandit said, 1
You've got more than 30 cents
You're foolish. you can't expect to
'et more than that ] told HIM. He then
an his hand into my hack pocket The
rousers were tight and bent forward.