Show r MF r a w 1 as C k A t 4 a fir t s. s t ib Y F V v r t 4 8 a j i a 41 F. F z r r J THE QUARTERBACK places the football into the hands of runner Finley Horrocks during football action last week z y r T A. A v t j 41 L 4 c 1 SA M tV 4 UINTAH'S SCOTT SCOn WOODHOUSE center with the football tries to twist around the hands of a Uintah defensive player SPORTS FLASHBACKS Train robbers and holdup artists attempt to get rich quick In the a person can gain gaina a lot of money all at once if he is isa isa isa a great baseball basketball football or hockey professional star During 18 1899 J and 1900 a person did not have a chance to gain a great deal of money at atone atone atone one time The main way in which a large amount of money was gained in those days was through a robbery However sometimes a robber didn't get getas getas getas as much as he wished An article ar art tide printed in the Vernal express ex press on June 8 1899 follows A Bandits Hold Up tip Passenger Train in Wyoming Used J I Dynamite to Blow Open the Safe and Wreck a Bridge and Several None Cars of the Passengers Were Molested by Robbers Bobbers Cheyenne Wyo June 4 4 Just before daylight Friday morning morning mor mor- ning in the midst of a drenching rain the Union Pacific west westbound westbound bound passenger train was held up about a mile tulle from Wilcox The robbers blew up the express car with dynamite severely wounding the engineer and then escaped to tc the mountains According to the officials of the express com com- peny the robbers obtained only a nominal reward for their daring crime A posse under command of the sheriff of Carbon County is in pursuit and the officers are confident of capturing them The bandits six in number are believed to tobe tobe tobe be members of the the in in the the- Wall gang an The train was the westbound passenger also arso carrying mailand ma mail mailand r rant ant and express It was running in to two sections the first section being the one held up This section consisted of or two mail cars a baggage car filled with overland mail mall an express car carand carand carand and two well filled passenger coaches due at THIS rillS SECTION was Wilcox at am a.m. but it was a little late It had passed Wilcox and was flagged by a red light between Wilcox and Aurora at 2 18 It was at a point miles east of Ogden or miles west of Cheyenne As the train reached the bridge one of or the robbers crawled into the cab and at the point of a gun ordered Engineer Jones to pull across the bridge and stop Meanwhile the others of the gang were at work in the express car Just as the engine pulled off the bridge there was a tremendous explosion that scattered the express car for a hundred feet In every direction The end of the mail car was blown in and several stringers knocked out of the bridge Engineer Jones was slightly injured by flying debris It only required a few minutes for the robbers to rifle the safe which was blown open by the explosion They took its contents contents con con- tents signalled heir their confederates confederates con con- federates on the engine and before the passengers and the train crew were aware of just what had happened were off for forthe forthe forthe the mountains It required two hours to clear away the wreck so that the train could proceed by Medicine how Bow the next station from which the report was sent The passengers were not molested by the bandits and the only person injured was the engineer A reward of 1000 each for the arrest of the robbers dead or alive has been offered by the express company Another robbers story which was printed in the Vernal Express September 22 1900 follows UI UP LAST NIGHT Uncle Jimmy Allred Brutally Assaulted Near the Uintah Robbery Hotel the Intent Intent- Marshal Tolliver's Lucky Catch James Allred an aged gentleman and father of the Allred d boys of Naples came down from the mountain last night with his blankets on his back which he tX deposited at the rear of the Uintah Hotel and then retired to the Little Chicago saloon to revive his spirits In pa paying ng for his drinks drink during the evening evenin he exhibited considerable money to the onlookers which resulted in him getting a brutal beating and nearly loosing the whole amount which was afterward found to be sl SHORTLY Y At AFTER EH the saloon closed at 11 o'clock Allred went over to the hotel yard and proceeded to spread his blankets down for the night While In the act a man came up and after looking at him for a moment assaulted him The old man says he was knocked down by the robber who caught his throat with one hand while he went through his pocket with the other The old man shouted murder help police etc and soon aroused the Glenn family Miss Elsie first hearing the scuffle gave the alarm but before the help came the fellow was frightened off without getting eny ray money Mr Glenn and Alfred Johnson were soon out and after consulting consulting consulting con con- for a moment Mr Glenn came around the house and went to the the corral Placing his hands on the fence he sprang over and had no more than touched the ground when a hand band with an iron grip seized his shoulder and the muzzle of a agun agun agun gun put in his face Hands up said Marshal Tolliver but soon discovered his mistake and joined in the hunt for the man he didn't get The mans man's identity is known and will be apprehended today Mr Allreds Allred's injuries are not serious though his head was badly bruised and a gash cut over the left eye A Class Clan D 0 baseball team team the Shawnee Hawks once traded an unpromising pitcher to another team In exchange for 20 uniforms J |