The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
LONE MAN ROBS
JORDAN BRIDGE
CAR; Gets $40
Holds Up Conductor at Point
of Revolver; Searches Vic.
tim While Car Proceeds
Toward City.
THREE PASSENGERS
|. ARE NOT MOLESTED
Highwayman Stays ON Car
Until 1t Nears Greektown;
Detectives Search in
Vain.

~ zone nOloup stakeo a nlcRel against
$50 and won. when he took ride out and
part way back on the Jordan bridge car
at IL o'clock last night.
The 500 was taken from Conductor
James Hadley of car No. 4Ss. Three pas
sengers were not robbed. but admonished
TO keep silent.
III 1 marry that girl she will sure have
10 move TO another part Of the city, is
said to have been the remark of one
young man after the .,oldup had left the
car.
The robbery occurred at Thirteenth
West and Second South streets as the
car was returning from the end OF the
line, the car stopping TO take on a pas
senger. who proved to be the holdup. The
man wore no mask.
Recognized Man.
Conductor Hadley recognized the man
as one who got of at Thirteenth West
on the "Trip out Instead of paying tie
customary nickel as he did on boarding
the car up town earlier in the evening,
the holdup presented large pistol at the
conductor and ordered him to turn his
back and hold his hands up. Quickly he
took the money from the change carrier
worn by the conductor and from his
pockets took s17 OF the street car COM
pany's money and So belonging to MIR.
Hadley.
The holdup was the first passenger on
the return trip. After robbing the CON
ductor, he stood on the rear platform
with him. C. A. Rasmussen. an en-
ployee OF the Salt Lake Paint & Glass
company, boarded the car shortly after
the holdup. He was greeted by the man
with the pistol and ordered to take d
seat and keep quiet.
]. B. Cardell OF 731 South Ninth East
street got on the car at Eighth West
street and received like treatment At
Eighth West street the car turned north
to First South street and again east on
First South street.
HOldup Gets Off.
1t stopped at Seventh West street for
Harry Watson OF 730 East Ninth South
street 10 get on. and there the holdup
got off and ran south. No demand for
money was made upon the passengers.
Between Sixth and Seventh West
streets the incoming car was met by the
outgoing one Word of the holdup was
passed and Richard Beynon of the po-
lice department, who was on his way
home, changed from the outbound to the
inbound car and rode 10 Fifth West and
Second South streets. from where ne
telephoned TO headquarters.
Within six minutes an automobile load
OF detectives were in Greektown search
ing for the holdup, a description OF ~hoin
was secured from the conductor and pas
sengers by Policeman Beynon. Inc ac-
ton OF the man In riding to Seventh
West street before leaving the car was
thought to indicate that he wanted to
get to Greektown. but no trace or hiTn
had been found by the searching ofhcers
up to an early hour this morning
Man Described.
He was described as being about Ave
feet nine Inches In height, slender, light
OF complexion. with thin features and
high cheek bones. He wore gray suit
and black overcoat with black derby
hat.
''He was very quiet about 1t all and
there was nothing 10 do but obey or
ders as long as he kept that gun handy
for action, which was all the ume, SAID
Conductor Hadley last night MI. LAD
ley lives at 1854 East Sixth south eIee'.
al saw what happened by the rerlec-
ton In the front glass of the vesn.
bule" said Motormap l.. Johnson OF $40
South Sixth East street WIS un-
armed and so kept quiet. taking my
money and watch out OF my pockets
and placing them above the numbeT pox
In the front OF the. car. He ola not
bother me, however.