The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-16
Governor Spry Adds $4,000
TO Amount Offered Last
Week; Proclamation to
Be Issued.
BELIEF THAT SMITH
MAY BE RELEASED
Attorney Chez Confers With
District Attorney in Behalf
of Suspect Now in
Jail.
Special 70 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, Nov. 15.-It now looks as
If any person or persons who may sue
ceed in causing the arrest and convic-
tion Of the blackmailers who have been
operating here will receive rewards ag-
gregating $1,000
Today word was received here that
Governor William Spry, in behalf Of
the state, had added an offer of $4,000
to the $500 already posted City of
ficials are in communication with off
GERS of the Southern Pacific aud Ore
gen Short Line railroads, for the pur
pose Of ascertainng if the rewards
posted by them for the train holdups
at Reese and Five Points in January,
1911, and June, 1910, still hold good.
In the event that an affirmative
reply shall be received from the rail.
road companies, the rewards offered for
the blackhand gang will be as follows:
State of Utnh, xs55oo; Weber county,
$1,000; Ogden 4iy, $1,000; two Ogden
citizens, $1,000; railroad companies
$500; total. ST, 900.
Has an Absurd Ring.
The Prince Advocate, a weekly news.
paper published at Price, Utah, in its
latest issue contained a story to the
effect that David Edwards was not
shot by the blackhanders, but by other
detectives, who were jealous at his re-
cent successes as criminal catcher
The story is looked upon here as being
too absurd to be taken with any se-
riousness whatever. Local police and
sheriff's officers regard it as an at
tempt to create new sensation with.
out the slightest foundation.
The governors official proclamation
concerning the reward will be issued
Monday, it is announced, the governor
being unable to attend to the matter
yesterday owing to the press of official
business. There is no equivocation
about the reward. Governor Sprv saws
that it will be paid to any person or
persons furnishing information leading
to tho arrest and conviction of either
or all the blnckhauders who committed
either or al of the crimes that have
terrorized Ogden in recent weeks.
The governor says further that while
there is no fund available out OF which
to pay the rewards at present, he has
obtained pledges from a dozen or more
prominent citizens sufficient to cover
the amount in case it has to be paid
before the legislature meets in 1915.
Smith May Be Released.
That Myron A. Smith, held TO the
federal grand Jury on two complaints
charging unlawful use OF the United
States mails: will be released from the
the belief of Attorney Joseph Chez, his
counsel, following a conference with
United States district Attorney II. L.
Booth in Salt Lake today. Attorney
Chez formally requested the United
States attorney TO make application TO
the federal court for Smiths release on
his own recognizance. The man is now
confined in Jail because of his failure 10
furnish a $4,000 bond .fxed by United
States Commissioner s. It. Corn at the
recent preliminary examination.
Smith g attorney was accompanied to
Salt Lake by Chief Of Police W. l. Nor
ton, who has been doubtful OF Smith s
guilt since the man was arrested two
weeks ago. Tho police chief explained
to District Attorney Booth his reasons
for not believing the man TO be guilty
Of having written the blackhand letters
received by r. +. Bristol and Mrs. David
Eccles.
p,o;c of tho Ronuacf