Lehi Banner | 1914-10-03 | Page 8 | Daring Daylight Bank Robbery at Salt Lake

DARING DAYLIGHT BANK ROBBERY AT SALT LAKE Salt Lake Bank Robbed of 11,600 by , k Told f. ---- In the glare f broad daylight, end during the hour when many pojes-trlsns pojes-trlsns were passing in all directions, a nervy robber entered tho Sugar Banking company's bank at Salt Lake, Monday, forced the cashlor and bookkeoper Into a large vault, grabbed grab-bed about $1,600 In currency and mado good his escape Before leaving leav-ing tho scene ho closed tho door of the vault and turned the handle controlling con-trolling the bolts, but did not wait to turn the combination. Two posses from the sheriff's office, together with deteotlveB from the police po-lice department, began an lmmedlato hunt for the robbor. Had the robber been playing a part In a wild and woolly west "movie" ho could not have acted with moro pro-olslon pro-olslon and coolness. Thrusting on ugly-looking gun Into the faces ot tho two men, ho ordered thorn to turn their backs upon him and enter the vault. His manner left no room for argument. Qcorgo . Gott cashlor, and Clifford I. Gott, his brother, who la acting as temporary bookkeeper In tho Institution, oboyed orders. In all, tho mon wero prisoners In the vault about twonty minutes. Two or three customers entered the bank during this period, watted for a whllo and went out, assuming that the attendants at-tendants had stepped from tho bank for tho moment and would be back.