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Show THREE BUCKIIL LETTERS WILL I SMITH Since yesterday's issue of the Standard, Stan-dard, when the determined at titude of Chief of Tolice W. ,1. Norton was made known respecting the bandits who have been terrorizing the people for some time past, the chief has been complimented by leading busl ness men who declare that It ia Just such a stand that will cause the blackmailers to halt and wonder just how secure is the ground upon which they 6tand. Speaking of the matter this morning, a business man said: "Chief Norton Is made of the right material for the work placed In his hand-; He does not fear the fellows fel-lows and his stand In that respect brings a more secure feeling to the taxpayers " Sheriff DeVine and Chief Norton state this morning that there are no new developments In the case. Chief Norton stated that he bad , received a communication from the j officers of the Southern Paclfk company com-pany respecting the reward that was offered by Hi cr mpanv and the Oregon Ore-gon Short Line for the capture and conviction of the bandits who held up and robbed the passengers of th Ovenand Limited at Reee, January 2. 1911. in which it was stated that the reward amounted to (8,750 and that the question as, to whether the reward Is still In force will be taken up by the officials R' an early date The chief hope3 that the railroad companies will authorize the repost-Ing repost-Ing of the reward, as It will furnish an Incentive for greater efforts on the part of the officers and others who may feel disposed to hunt for the bandits Definite Information respecting re-specting the railroad companies' re ward will be received In n few days The morning paper I very much perturbed over Chief Norton's interview inter-view In the Standard yesterday and It confesses that It failed to publish that Important piece of news The paper admits it lack! news sense The Standard gave it. promin-and promin-and the Salt Lake papers llke-.vlse gave the story' In detail, the Tribune placing It on the front page th's morning The morning paper stated that the story had been current for a number of days and that it was oven "running "run-ning wild in the gutters Monday night " The Stanriar-" did not get it there. The item, was one of the most important developments in the blackmail cases and was treated as such of every live paper in the state. There must be some "sour grapes" In that "Morning" office' Reports from the Dee hospital today to-day are to the effect that David Edwards, Ed-wards, the detects e who was 6hot by the bandits Sunday morning, ie grc.t ly improved It Is said that he is now out of danger. Tomorrow Attorney Joseph Chez for Myron A. Smith will meet United States Attorney H. E Booth and request re-quest him to Beek order from the federal court releasing Smith on hl6 I own recognizance The grounds upon up-on which the request will be made are that, 6inco Smith has been in Jail, three letters, one to Mrs. R E Bristol and two to L R. Eccles have been received from the alleged blackmailers black-mailers In which the handwriting is identical with that contained in tin letter- which the government claims were written b Sni'th Mr Chez says that In his judgment the handwriting In the recnt lei ters are absolutely Identical to 'he writing In the first letters and that his client must bo eliminated from further consideration of the ch against him Smith was bound over to the federal grand jurv largely on the Identification cf his hrndwrltlng as that contained in the letters which were sent through the iuul s. |