Deseret Evening News | 1904-05-17 | Page 9 | Mail Robbery Failed

fl AIL 01 1 I I U 11 Men Attempted d to Up Vp n it U V S on May MEI 17 Three highway highwaymen men nuen at attempted to rob u me suited I l mall wagon agon early today time tho Chicago it Northwestern railroad station rIte Tho accidental of or a I I revolver frustrated their plans hIatus anti and they 1 escaped after litter n a street duel with the tha II police It H I nII this ibis gol that Mark Van VanDine an Dine and the cot bandit planned to toT rob during their t career us its desperadoes Their h 0 II plans miscarried however Tho rho police highwaymen wore ivere Inspired In llred to attempt the dating crime by IW tho the story etory etor of ut the thein themon theman in mon man on hanged on cit April 2 22 The fhe contents of ot the tho w agon gon wern wem val 01 ull nt at several thousand dollars When tho tIm driver of tho time wagon tagon 12 IJ J Graft was vats driving put past nn run alloy three men machi ran out Into time tile street In front of at his hla team Two 10 of lit the mn tried to stop atop time the horses by ill h grabbing lira tho the bridles fluid and the tho third to climb on tho the seat neat The Tho one who was wall making tho hue effort to 10 get on the tho wagon llred tIred o a imo lint liot which was apparently accidental aim tho time horses horsell Jumped Cant plied tho the whip at the Iho time tune and amid tho time team lunged ahead Shots Were tired llred after tho the wag wog wagon on ohm but tin the driver would not stop atop Two one of or tho the men maca find and fired Orell at lit him hint Tho Thin highwayman returned the time and nl ran making good his hili escape The other men slipped away during tho the revolver reoler fight