The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-05

An important development Wednes-
day in connection with the robbery of
the Overland Limited train on the
Southern Pacific railroad Monday
night, near Reese, Utah. was the identi
ficaton OF photograph i'll the Office
of Sheriff Ed Harrison of Weber
county by Flagman III. II. Hancock of
the Overland Limited, as being one of
the men who robbed the train. Former
Sheriff Belnap of Weber county
thought Of the picture which was
taken Of prisoner at one time con
fined in the county Jail, and suggested
that Hancock see it. The hagman is
almost positive that the picture is n
photograph of one of the train robbers.
The strongest point of the identihca-
tion is the color of the man s eyes.
The fagman was with the train rob-
bers during the two hours that the
train was held at Reese, and had ample
opportunity to study the eyes and faces
of the two men. He is certain that the
picture shown him is of one of the
robbers. and further declares that the
general contour of the face aud ap-
pearance OF the shoulders are identical.
For obvious reasons the name OF the
former prisoner is being rigidly
guarded by the officers until a full in
yestigation is made. Former Sheriff
Belnap and Deputy Sheriff Frank Lud-
wig left Ogden Wednesday morning
for the northern part of the county to
look further into the theory which has
hnon arnl,nH hy fhp 1Aant tfi,at1nn
one of the robbers through the photo
graph.
Governor Spry Offers Reward.
Governor William Spry on Wcdnes
day afternoon offered Il reward of $500
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the two men who
robbed the Overland Limited train.
IT was learned on Wednesday that
Porter Phillips. who was in charge of
one of the Pullman Is i'll the train, saved
the four passengers in his car from
being robbed through rare presence of
mind. When the train was proceeding
slowly after it had first been stopped
by the block signal, Phillips was go
ing through the train when he met
Flagman Hancock, who had made
momentary escape from the bandits.
Hancock Informed him that the train
was being held up.
BUSHES Passengers From Berths.
Phillips rushed back to his car and
in less time than it takes to tell 1t
had the four passengers out of their
berths. The four men with their cloth
ing and valuables IN their hands fol
lowed the porter through the car,
through the diner and into the baggage
car. The robbers. with Hancock again
in their charge. proceeded to look into
each berth in the forward sleeper. This
gave the porter and the four mon, one
$1,000 in cash, time to lock the door of
the baggage car. When the robbers
reached the baggage car they an
nounced that the train did not carry
mail or express and that it was no use
in wasting time to try and get into
the baggage car.
Had Novel Experience.
Phillips and his four passengers had
the novel experience of riding In the
baggage ear after it had been cut from
the rest Of the train, back to where
they were stopped on the main line by
westbound freight No. 50, and thon
back to the head Of the train 1t was
not until Phillips felt that all danger
was passed, in fact not until the train
was going over the cut off, that Phil
lips opened the door and went from
the baggage car to make an investiga
of what happened after that, it is un
derstood that the four men did not for
get the porter who had saved them
from being held up.
Robbers Were Railroad Men.
With officers divided into small posses
still securing the noighborhood of Reese.
where the train was held UP Monday
night while others arc In Ogden running
down various clues which hourly devel-
oped Wednesday. the search for the two
bandits goes on with unabnted zeal. That
the two men are experienced railroad
trainmen: that they have not left the
confines OF Weber county. and that they
are being shielded by friends or are we'll