Ogden Daily Standard | 1904-05-14 | Page 11 | Explanation of Alleged Hold-Up

explanation OF ALLEGED HOLDUP HOLD UP possibility THAT THE FOSTERS WERE ATTACKED BY PER ENEMY discharged employed had been heard to threaten one of them after a careful investigation of the circumstances of the assault upon tobias foster and charles foster last evening the police officers have como to the conclusion that it was the work of some party who chose that dastard ly way of settling an old grudge he held against one or both of the fosters tobias foster 1 the foreman of the baggage room at the union depot during tho past week or so ho has discharged a number of men for what they considered very trivial cause one of these men has been heard to kakoi threats against foster and from appearances carried them out all the circumstances of the case do not warrant the supposition that it was a holdup hold up for money the assailant walked toward them quietly and stealthily no command to throw up hands or stand and deliver was given them they were struck by one fired by a terrible grudge of some kind for if the purpose had been robbery a sand bag could have been used with more stupefying effect instead of that a sharp instrument was used every effort will be made by the officers to run the assailant to earth