American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-05-08
Masked Highwayman
Shoots Ed. Letter
Thought TO be the Work Of an Anna.
teur Who Lives In LSA-Lelter
sim Holding Ills Own aud Ofilcers
Working On the Case.

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SIN Holding His Own aud Officers
Working On the Case.
Mr.. Ed. Letter was met by high
wayman Saturday night just as he
was entering the Letter home and
was shot by bullet from the rob-
ber's gun. which may prove fatal,
though the doctors say that he has
fair chance to recover. The bullet
entered the abdomen just below the
stomach. having passed between two
lobes Of the liver II then passed
over the large intestine, tore q hole
through the upper part OF the kidney
and lodged somewhere under the ribs
Mr.. Letter had banked part Of tn,
days receipts, but had about $500
the balance OF what was taken II
Saturday, on his person. He walked
home north from the drug store t.
the Vaughn corner, then turned wes'
for block, and as he turned the J
f. itoIf NV hollttu
standing close to the fence that di
vides the Letter and Olmstead lots
This was about 1910. As Mr. Leitei
neared the gate to his home, the rob
Der, with "A white handkerchief owe
the lower part Of his face, stepped ,
few PAGES forward and with draw
revolver demanded. Give me you
money" Letters answer was a repl,
that the man was a coward, and start
ed toward him. The bandit backe,
of few steps, fired the shot and RAJ
north.
Mr.. Letter staggered into his home
turned on the light and told his moth
er he was shot. She Immediately RAJ
for a doctor. and J. Il. Bone. VIII,
heard the shot and Letters cry o
"Oh! Oh! OH" hurriedly dressed an,
came In. Mrs Heber Alfred also hear,
the shot and Mr. Letters answer tina
The man was n coward. She got ~
and looked out but saw no one. Mrs
Marie McCarrie and visitors at he
home heard the shot Mrs. McCarri,
went to her front door. and rs sh'
was standing outside. she saw maj
run past within about two rods Of her
pass under-the electric light and OF
up the Intcrurban track. She des
cribes him as being rather short ant
wearing a cap and brown suit.
DR.. Holbrook dressed the mans
wounds and administered some opiate'
TO relieve the pain. and left with Mr.
Letter on the 1l;46 car for Salt LAX,
City. where he was placed In the J.
ID. $. hospital Here an operation was
performed 10 open up the bowels and
remove the large amount OF blood
which had accumulated, and to stol
any further flow The doctors sa,
that the bullet made big hole. about
like lead nosed 3S-calibre revolver
bullet would make. Mr., Letter wal
under the ether for an hour and 1
half, and rallied In such manner
that the doctors said he had an ever
break for his life.
City Marshal ]. s. Evans was Il
he'd when the robblng was committed
but hurried on his clothes and within
n few minutes was on the trail OF th'
robber. The recent snow showed thai
the mans tracks had turned Hebei
Allred's corner, then turned west OF
the south side OF the street to Ash
Clark's corner, where they took Il
the lnterurban track. Tere they wer'
apparently Joined by the tracks from
n larger man. and the two proceeded
along the lnterurban TO the street
west of the canning factory They
then crossed over TO the ID. and X. q
and went north for half mile-here
all trace OF them were lost How
ever. the Marshal and his aids took
the lnterurban car to the Jordan Mar
rows, where two men sitting besid'
a fire were fishing. As they had heard
no one pass, the return journey was
made down the ID. and II, G. and OreT
lines, Int no more tracks were seen
Early sunday morning, the search foI
tracks was resumed. and some re-
sembling those above described, were
found Leading south from the ID. and |
r. G. on the street west OF the CITY