Show THE TRAIN ROBBERS The last account given by the NEWS was that the youngest of the two men arrested in Ogden bad had been sent to Provo while the older man remained in the cells in Ogden heavily ironed These men gave their names as Edward E and Joseph Dayton and said that they were brothers brothels Since Joseph was taken to Provo he has appeared before the grand jury there and made a full confession in which he says that his real name is Joseph I IMa Ma May and that he was born in south south- southern southern southern ern Utah and has bas relatives still sWI living liv- liv living liv living ing there His mind was poisoned by reading dime novels and he de- de determined determined de determined to turn road agent After this he met the older man whom he knew as Wild Cat Johnny and as E K Fisher Wild Cat Job Johnny induced him to join in robbing the D R G W train He agreed to this and when the train kain was stopped he did all the shooting while the Wild Cat went through the cars care with the en- en engineer en engineer and bag On Friday morning moring ng Sheriff Bel- Bel knap went to Provo and there met Sheriff Fow Fowler ler and Marshal Pratt Accompanied by the prison prison- prisoner er they went first to Thompsons Thompson's Springs where they took a wagon and proceeded to Court House Rocks There May showed the officers officers officers cers where he be and his bis fellow robber lay all an day and counted the plunder An All they got from the train There they found the two shirts which the robbers wore at the time of the robbery and an iron used in cleaning their guns Their masks had been burned or destroyed in some way Afterwards Marshal Pratt went to Montrose Colo where he found their guns and a also so got possession ofa of a bill blU of sale for three horses which they had stolen In this they gave the names of Edward and J Joseph Dayton just the same as they gave in Ogden May says that the train robbery was his first crime and that he was led into it by the Wild Cat He further alleges that he alone did the robbery at Mallens Mallen's Maden s which he be is rather proud of as be he considers holding up man a man on a public stair with scores ores of men close by or pass pass- ing passing every minute and taking from him a bag containing In silver was a daring act It is he- he believed be believed that he be had an uncle who was convicted for a C P robbery some time ago The officers believe his conf confession pion to be genuine |