Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-01-14 | Page 1 | Bank Robber worth $1000,Dead or Alive

E' MHASSADOR THOMAS I NELSON P GF whose ofllcial residence in Rome was badly damaged by the earth quake- M ROBBER WORTH $1000, H OR ALIfE Oklahoma Legislature Is Moved to Action by Longf Series of Depredations OKLAHOMA CTTT Okla Jan. 13 Flvfi men are under arrest and the lower houM of the aUte .eclalatiire haa toted to appropriate $15 000 to be ueed for the suppression of bank robbery In the state, u tne result of the robbing of four banks In Uita eection In the last four days. The latest robber) was that of the era bank at Vera today In which two bandit secured $1600 This was preceded pre-ceded by tbe blow I Dt of the safe of the State bank of Garber early today when the robbera made oft with 17600 The action of tbe house of represents Uvea followed shortly after the report of this latest robbery was received. The con ml t tee on banking In the senate re parted fa orably a similar MIL The house bills provide for the payment of $1000 for each bank robber dead or alive. I The five men under arrest, charged wtf h rrhrijui. am raM hv th aiithrirl Uea to be Otis Lewis, Road House Jackson. WtU and James Spesa, broth era and Edward Inhoff. Lewis and Jack son are held at Cushltig and the other three are at Pawnee. The Spess brothers are reported to have confessed to robbing the Flret Na tional bank at Terlton yesterday More than flftv shots were fired In a running fight between the robbers and a posse in the woods of the Osage hll s. James Spess was wounded but not fatally Some of tbe men under arrest are be-1 be-1 e ed by tbe officers to have been re sponsible for the robbery of a bank at Owasso four dajs ago as well as ha Ing been lanplcated in more recent ones.