The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-14
THINK PRISONER IS
STREET CAR BANDIT
Police Hold Suspect in Con-
nection With North Salt
Lake Holdup.
opal" ALSO IN CUSTODY
Two Men Arrested Shortly
After Burglary of House
Is Reported.

F. E. Moxley. who was released from
the county Jail July 10, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Zeese and Leichter on suspicion Of hav-
ing been connected with Thursday
night 3 holdup Of a street car on the
North Salt Lake line at the Salt Lake
& Ogden railway crossing. The de-
tectives also arrested Jack Evans, who
was released from the county Jail yes
terday morning at 10 o o'clock. after he
had served siI~months' sentence for
petty larceny. Evans was free just
three hours. Both Moxley and Evans
are thought to be the men who ycster-
day entered vacant house at $50 West
Fifth South street, stripping it Of valu.
able plumbing fixtures.
The men in custody were walking
north along Third West street, between
Eighth and Ninth South streets, when
the greyhound automobile overlook
them. Detectives Geese and Leichter
say they saw Moxley nudge his partner
as the greyhound came into their
view.
Resembles Holdup.
A search of Moxley at the police sta
tion resulted in finding SO in nickels
in his possession. Their suspicious
aroused, the police had W. NJ. Stevens
and Adolph Hansen, motorman and con-
ductor, respectively, of the street car
that was held up, visit Mo1ley In the
latter's cell.
Stevens could not say that he recog.
niZed Moxley, but Hansen declared
Moxley's appearance and voice were
strikingly like those of the holdup.
The rohber OF the street car wore a
mustache. Moxley wore n mustache
per lip now has the appearance of hav-
ing been just shaven Of mustache-
Aside from yesterdays burglary, Moz
ley is being held in connection with the |
street car holdup. Detectives Zeese and
Leichter are still working on a chain |
of evidence which, they declare, will |
be complete in every link.
When Motorman Stevens and Con-
ductor Hansen interviewed Moxley at |
the Jail. the prisoner was extremely |
nervous. The police say they have evil |
denee to show that Moxley and Evans,
although together but short time,
had planned TO hold up another street |
car last night.
Rob Vacant House.
Notice of yesterdays burglary at |
$50 West Fifth South street reached |
police headquarters through Mrs. w.
p. Minor, residing at 255 West Fifth |
South street. According to her story, |
she saw two men emerge from back |
door of the adjoining vacant house |
shortly before noon, carrying filled |
gunnysack. Mrs. Minor said she took |
careful note of their appearance, run
ming from the back yard Of her home |
through her house to the front porch to
watch them depart.
Upon going through the vacant |
house, the police officers found that the |
place had been stripped of its lead |
piping and brass fixtures. Later, a |
sack of junk and fixtures was recov-
cred by the police from l.. Friedman, a |
junk dealer at the corner Of Third |
West and Ninth South streets, by De-
tectives Zeose and Leichter, shortly |
after they had arrested Moxley and |
Evans. The officers are convinced the
prisoners disposed of the sack to Fried |
man.