Salt Lake Herald | 1907-01-21 | Page 10 | Held up in Salt Lake

UP IN SAt T LAKE ARE Utah Cattleman Claims to Hav Been Beaten Up lip and Rob Robbed Robbed bed of 35 Tames James Thornton of Pinto Utah report reported ed cd at AmerIcan Fork his former homa hom yesterday esterday that he be was held up and robbed in Snit Salt Lake last Sunday night Thornton showed a number of bruises about hi head hod In confIrmation of his bIs story He had been in Idaho selling a bunc of cattle and stopped off ott In Salt Lake Lak Lakon on no a night train He started to walk from the Short depot when u a man jumped out from tiu darkness and struck him with some blunt Instrument knocking him sense senseless senseless less after which his pockets were re relIeved relieved of 35 in change and ho he was als relieved or of an overcoat and a new pair 01 overshoes whIch ho was carrying He lay some time before regaining conscious consciousness ness S ConsiderIng himself lucky In not los losing losIng ing any more money ho dId not report the affair to the poUce pollee