Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-08-18 | Page 8 | Dentist Robbed by Masked Men

DENTIST ROBBED BY MASKED MEN Salt Lake, Aug. 18. Dr. W. L. Withers, With-ers, dontist, who resides at G3 Ninth avenue, roported to tho police "early yesterday morning that his home had ben entered by three masked men, who covered him with a revolver, bound him, gagged him, and after remaining In the house for a llttlo more than an hour departed with diamonds dia-monds and jewelry valued at about $3000, taking also about $10 in cash. Half a dozen officers spent the greater portion of yesterday working on the case and last night Chief cf Police White said that there were numerous features of the case that rendered it peculiar. Joseph Sharp, chief of detectlveB, did not desire to be quoted other than to say that thero were mysteries tba remained to be solved. Charles Russell, 30 years of ago, mechanic, and Thomas Nelson, 26, a tailor, were arrested yesterday afternoon after-noon by Sergeant Selgfus and. Officer W. H. Hurst. The men are held In the city jail pending further investigation, investi-gation, Dr. Withers partially identifying identify-ing them by their voices as probably two of the three men who robbed him. As the men were masked, according to his story, he can give no clear description of their personal appearance. appear-ance. Dr. Withers told the police that he went to sleep with his bedroom door locked. He was awakened about 4 o'clock in the morning when ono of the men turned on the light, covered him with a "blue revolver" and told him to keep quiet. He did so. According to the doctor's description descrip-tion of the scene, the other robbers were stationed on cither side of the bed, having evidently taken their places before the "man with the gun" turned on the light.