The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-21
J. c. Morrison Held Up on
His Way Home From Gro
Gerry Store at 778 South
West Temple Street.
SECOND TIME HE HAS
HAD SUCH EXPERIENCE
Robbers Put to Flight in
Revolver Duel in His Store
in 1908; One Man
Killed.

For the second time in his life. ]. C.
Morrison of 81 South First West street
won in a pistol battle with highwa ynen
when he foiled the attempt of two men
TO hold him up within few rods of his
homo at II o'clock last night
Mr.. Morrison had in his pocket sl92
which he had taken from the cash reg
lister Of his grocery store at IT'S South
UP at 1o:45 o'clock
After fusilade from the automatic
pistol Of the holdup who stopped Mr.. Nor
rison, punctuated by the deeper toned ex-
plosions of the merchants old-time .45,
the money was still In Mr.. Morrlson's
pocket and the holdup, together with his
companion who had hidden somewhere
near. were fleeing on bicycles. Morrison
remained in front OF S31 South First West
street, where the fight occurred. and re-
loaded his revolver.
Police Respond.
Two automobile loads OF policemen re-
sponded to the call telephoned by the
merchant a few minutes later, but
thorough search of the neghborhood
failed TO result IN the finding of the
Eoldups. Rodney Hanger of S34 South
First West street told the police that he
saw two men answering to the descrip-
ton board a south bound freight train
at Ninth South and Third West street
shortly after he heard the revolver shots
Upon leaving his store. Mr. Morrison
went west on Eighth South street to
First West street and then south toward
his home. In front OF s31 South First
West he was faced by man who stepped
from the shadows OF trees on the inside
OF the sidewalk and told to throw UP his
hands. The man spoke huskily as II In
effort 10 disguise his voice.
When the grocer hesitatsd, the holdup
began firing. Morrison drew his revol
YER and opened on the robber, In the
duel, bullet crashed through the front
window OF the house at s33 South First
West, and, continuing through a partl
ton, buried Itself in an opposite wall,
No one was hurt. Mr.. Morrison was Of
the opinion last night that he had
wounded the robber who fired at him.
The second man was farther south along
| the street. evidently acting as lookout
Previous Battle.
| Mr.. Morrison's former battle with hold
ups occurred in the spring OF 1908. At
| that time he was conducting store at
! Fifth South and First West streets.
| Three men entered the place and or
dered him to throw UP his hands He
opened fire instead. The windows of
| the place were shattered by the flying
bullets and the hishwaymen fled north
on First West street. with Morrison pur-
| suing and firing. At First West and
First North street the battle was re-
| newed, with the robbers on one side and
Mr., Morrison and tho police on the
| other.
Ono Of the robbers was killed II was
always a nooted question. It is said as
| to whether the bullet that ended his life
was from tho revolver Of the grocer or
that of Mounted Patrolmsn II. ~ Heath.
who was wounded IN the leg In the fight.
Tho other two robbers made their escape
In response TO the first alarm last
night. Sergeant Charles Olsen and Pa
trolmen Christensen. Hathaway and
Hooper sped 10 the place OF battle. A
call for reserves was sent In when II
was thought that the hodups We're sur
rounded In p j. Morans yards at Ninth
South and Third West streets. A second
automobile carried Detectives Lyon and
lGillesplc and Patrolrnen Vance and Pat
| ten. For an hour tho posse searched. in
! Guiding pa tch in their hunting
ground. but nothing could be found either
| OF the men or OF the bicycles which they
are said TO have ridden. One OF the men
was seen To fall of his wheel near tho
railroad on Ninth South and Third West
streets. it Is said
| Shortly after midnight Deputy Sheriff
George Phillips OF Garfield arrested five
men who had al!gh:ed from a freight
train at Garfield and held them as sus-
poets In tho Morrison holdup. Phillips
| had heard OF the holdup and when he
them as suspects, according to informa-
tIou telephoncd by him 10 the police.
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