Show Net Tightens Around Springville Bank Robbers THREE MEN AND TWO TO WOMEN NOMEN NOW NO UNO UNDER E R ARREST ON OH SUSPICION S U S PIC 10 N Utah Authorities 0 Optimistic P timis- timis tic in Awaiting Arrival of Suspects ONE HELD IN BRIG BRIGHAM HAM CITY Admits Being in Springville at Time and Was Given Money Vi With h the authorities of ot three states possessing a fJ chain of evidence that will draw practically an Inextricable net around the three men and two women now ow In custody In La Grande Ore and I In connection with the I bank robbery at Springville Utah last I Wednesday Utah county authorities I 1 Iare I are optimistically awaiting the arrival O of f Sheriff Williams with two men and anda a woman arrested Sunday night In th the I Oregon town One of the m men en who gave the name of Frank Smith and who who is now in the Utah county jail following his arrest at Brigham City with a woman who he claimed was his wife is said to have confessed that he drove the car that carried the bandits besides admitting that he was in Springville at the time of the holdup He said that he did not j i know the other two men but that I they had given him money and bonds to take care of ot Guy W W. Mendenhall 1 cashier of the rifled bank is said to have Id identified Smith as one of ot the bandits Smith denies that he had anything to do with robbing the institution ON PERSON Upon his person however was 2350 of which was in Liberty bonds which he had secreted in his shoes One of the bonds is said to have been Identified as having come from the bank through a registration number Dispatches from La Gran Grande e last I night told of the arrest of two men giving the names of William Underwood Underwood Underwood Under- Under I wood and James Miller and a woman I Isaid j I said to be Mrs l B. B M M. McCarty taken i In custody on a telegraphic warrant When arrested the prisoners were armed and according to La Grande officers officers officers of- of carried about 1500 in gold and I currency Sheriff Sherif Williams accompanied by i It R. C. C C C. Wiley Viley representative of the Ae Aetna na Insurance company left Sunday I night for La Grande to bring back the prisoners l Mendenhall han states that he I Ican can identify the men who robbed the I Iban ban bank i I Authorities In Utah Idaho and Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore- Ore i gon possess the chain of ot evidence i I i which it it is thought will positively i convict the three men at least of participation par- par parI I 1 I in the bank robbery j I MOVEMENTS TRACED j I Smith in admitting that he acted as chauffeur of or the gang traced their movements e t through Idaho where he J I r I sau saia salO ne no left iett them They w were e arre arrested sted I at Malad by Idaho authorities but later I 1 released before Smiths Smith's story became known hollowing Following this their movements move- move I ments were traced into Oregon I In piecing the evidence evid-ence together it itI I was found that on Friday evening three men and two I women were arrested arrested arrested ar- ar rested by the sheriff in ht Malad Ida I i on the supposition that they had liquor I in their possession Upon bein being searched they were found to lo be heavily armed and carrying large large sums bums of I money The party claimed to have have I come from Nevada Nevada- I I After releasing them the Idaho authorities cs to informed formed Sheriff Williams Williams' I of the episode and Smiths Smith's arrest at I Brigham City followed j I Three were reported to have gone J I towards Downey the other two corning comIng com com- comI cornI I I Ing to Brigham City Smith has confirmed confirmed con- con firmed the fact tact that the two men and I woman had started start for Downey I Sheriff Josephson of Malad l trailed them to La Grande while Sheriff i Williams Wil- Wil WilI I tams liams apprehended the two in Brigham City I |