Deseret Evening News | 1908-01-15 | Page 9 | Mail Wagon Held up, Driver Badly Beaten

MAIL WAGON HELD UP DRIVER BADLY BEATEN Cal Jan 14 The United Stales moll maJl wagon carrying the taint between the this and mid the tho Southern depot depol was held up this morning at the tho driver R 11 W V beaten until insensible ble bin and the tho registered mall mail stolen the tho socks being cut Over In money wait VII 8 taken lIntwood drove droe out D B street the main attain thoroughfare of ot the city oiL olt and when at the corner o ot of Sixth street op opposite po the county courthouse a 0 man anan stopped litO PIled him and asked tasked for a Il ride Ilda liar Ilor wood thought he ho wanted to ride to tho the depot and let lot him got ol on the wagon After Altel going cuing half halt a II a the man said Let me sue look Into your eyes eos liar Har Harwood wood looked In hI face fa and was lOn eon confronted fronted with a U revolver r At the santo samo time flint another maca grabbed hold of ot the tho reins led the up an 1111 alley ahoy back ot of the that courthouse stopped di directly In the rear ot or the tho city marshals house pulled Hurwood from froat tho the seat and beat him latin over the this head hend with vitta a revolver When he gained consciouS consciouSness ness half halt an nn hour later the sacks sacka of ot mall mail were strewn about and the tho regis registered toted packages all gone He staggered to the police effim with his head badly badh cut and Md bleeding freely treely Tho Thu police poll co force has baa hn found no clue to this the robbers P o detectives are going to mAlto inako an investigation