Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-09-16 | Page 3 | Negroes Who Stole Army Safe Arrested

NEGROES WHO STOLE STOLEr J r ARMY SAFE ARRESTED Trick Turned by Two Deserters From Prom Ninth Cavalry Most of or the Money Recovered Cheyenne Wyo 70 Sept 15 Privates Join John LumpkIn and ana I L Baton Bates negro de deserters deserters from Troop M bf Ninth cavalry were arrested arr sted here today toda charges charged with wIlh having robbed the army safe at Pole Polo Mountain maneuver camp August 9 of or All AU but a n few dollars was re recovered recovered covered The two men were seen last lut night by byE byE byE E M Sandy a Dale DaJe Creek storekeeper go In an automobile to a place where whore the safe was hidden bidden in the ground and followed thorn them to the tho crry crt and ond then notified officers When LumpkIn was wall arrested 2600 was Wall found in his satchel Chief of ot Po Fe Police Police Felice lice Smalley later found In a sack In tho rear of Dates Bates room James Motle Molle a n ranch hand says the two negroes forced him to drive them to a n railroad station with the tho money paying him 0 to keep silent United States Status army officers ers are aro still Investigating believing that others I Imay I may be Implicated Two more moro men are hold as suspects