Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-14 | Page 1 | Police Arrest Man as Bandit Whitney

P HOTOGRAPH OF HUGH WHITNEY, the famous Idaho and Wyoming bandit, who is thought to have been arrested by the Salt Lake police. POLICE ARREST Ml JS B1JT1ITIY Suspect Gives Name of Joseph Jos-eph Gabriel j Identification Is Not Complete. Suspected of being Hnprh. Whitney, tho notorious "Wyoming outlaw, a man who gave hia name ns Joseph Gabriel, 28 years of age, was arrested in the Continental bar, First South and West Temple streets, by Patrolman Richard Beynon, at 6 o'clock last night. Eewards aggregating $3000 are outstanding out-standing for tho capture of Whitney, who shot and fatally wounded Conductor Conduc-tor William Kidd of train No. 4 of the Oregon Short Lino, between Spencer and Dubois, Idaho, on June 17, 191L Whitney escaped in a hazardous flight across the state of Idaho and was later heard of in depredations in Wyoming, including the holding up of tho bank of Cokeville. Gabriel was found, to answer eo closely close-ly to tho description and the photograph. In the opinion of tho police, that ho mn held for Identification. He denied that he waa Whitney and gave San Antonio, Tex., aa his homo. Tho man appeared, to bo very much under the Influence of liquor, although Patrtolmau Beynon said that he appeared aober enough when first arrested. In his coat pocket vma found a letter addressed to "Kate- Gabriel," Ga-briel," Fort Worth. Texao, At the rcfjuost or Police Inspector Carl A. Carlson. Gabriel opened the letter, which read. In part: Dear Baby, Kate I am in tho state of Idaho. I am going to Frisco. Do not write to me until you get a long lottor from me from Frisco. Of the members of tho police deportment deport-ment who compared the photograph of Whitney with the face of Gabriel last night, the greater number were at a loss to decide whether or not a rool resemblance resem-blance oxlated. A few thought Gabriel was tho original of tho picture. Others felt convinced that such was not tho cafle. Ilo rltted with more than passable accuracy the description furnished of Whitney.