The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-24
Masked Bandits Surprise Crew
at Tenth South Terminal at
Midnight; Conductor
Robbed.
GOLD WATCH AND
PURSE OVERLOOKED
Fioldups Escape After Start
ing Car Toward City; Po-
lice Make Wide Search,
but Find No Traces
. Wo masked men, believed to Dc
the same who held up a street
car in Ogden Wednesday nipht.

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the same who held up street
car in Ogden Wednesday night,
boarded the Eighth West car
at It's Tenth South street ter,nisl last
midnight and robbed Conductor II.
Bohe of about $50 at the point of a
revolver
The trolley had just been switched
and Conductor Bohe and Motorman Z.
ia. Phillips were together on the front
platform, preparing for the run back
TO town, when the highwaymen boarded
the rear platform and came swaggcr-
ing through the car, the shorter Of the
two brandishing a big revolver and
threatening to shoot.
"Thow up your hands and be Quick
about it!'' was the order. Phillips and
Bohe obeyed- The tall man stepped
up to the conductor and deftly searched
his pockets, taking purse containing
$40 in currency. Then he unfasteped
the change belt worn by conductors,
The other holdup stood by, covering
the crew alternately with his gun and
threatening to shoot at the first move
ment.
Jump from Car
Bohe asked to be allowed to keen the
change belt, Offering to remove the
money. amounting to about $40, but
was told to keep his mouth shut.
Without waiting TO search Motor.
l.,
from the front OF the car, ordered the
motormnn to start towards town and
then fled together in a southcasterlv
direction towards the Denver a. Rfo
Grande tracks. They overlooked a gold
watch worn by Bohe and Phillips
containing several dollars.
The crow ran their car to the near.
est accessible telephone and notified
Che police. Detectives Seager, Cleve-
land and Lyon were dispatched in the
police grayhound,'' They searched
the vicinity of the holdup and the rail
road tracks as far as Twelfth South
without finding any trace OF the high
waymen. Detectives Glenn ad GILES.
pie proceeded out on the car line to
intercept the crew.
Descriptions Given.
From the descriptions furnished bv
he crew the police are confident the
'obbers are the same who held up au
Ogden street car Wednesday night
)De was a short man, dressed in
,rown suit and brown hat. He held the
run and appeared extremely nervous
81 was afraid he was going to shoot
ne accidentally, he appeared so
cared said Conductor Bohe.
The taller man wore a black suit and
black hat. Both covered their faces
Nth white handkercbiefs, through
vhich .bolos were cut out for the eyes.
hey appeared to be novices at the
-ork, and frequently started in fright
t some fancied noise, snid tho crew.
No passengers were on the car at
ne time. though one man, whose name
ms not learned. stood block below
le terminal waiting to catch the car
lille the holdup was in progress. He
I'D the police he saw the highway
ZEN board the car and heard loud
oices, though he did not suspect
oldup.
Tho sheriff 's office was notified OF
e robbery, and word WAS dispatched
all towns to the south to look out
Y the robbers, The Provo authori-
ps were asked TO intercept all trains
ON tho north,