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Show hurried to the police enirrg' ncy ho-pltal. ho-pltal. where Dr S. G. Paul dressed the wound. She was then taken to her borne. The meeting between ino'her and Jaughtcr was an affecting ori The Doxtader glil suffered nj pain as a result of the blow she reeehed on the hand, but she lost the mnicy she received for her amateur theatrical theatri-cal performance. The pollcf rpfiit some lime searching the viein.tv for the thug, but l,e could no' be lotmd. wise. The ruffian, however, prevented , the girls from doing this and still level-ling level-ling his gun at theui. forced them to accompany him into Oblad avenue, which is quite dark. Mary Doxtader had $1.90 left of her $2 prize money, and at the thug s command she turned it over The 1 man then turned upon the Wolff girl, I and finding she had no money, struck I her over the head with his "billy," Inflicting a severe scalp wound. ; Again turning to the Doxtader girl, the ! thug made an Indecent proposal and j upon her refusal Ktruck her over the I right hand with his "blackjack." I At this Juncture the Wolff girl stag- J gered against the rear door of the resi dence of Mrs J. F Oblad, .VI I South Fourth East street, and th dnor wa i opened by Mrs. Oblad, flooding tho scene with light. The thug darted out of thf alley and made his escape. Mother Becomes Hysterical. When the widow mother of the Wolff girl learned of the cowardly i aHack on her daughter she went Into i hysterics and It was necessury to sum I inon a physician. The daughter was THUG ATTACKS YOUNG GIRLS Holds Up Children, Robs Them, and .Beats Them With a "Blackjack." Salt Luke, Oct. 15. While returning to ihc-lr homo itt 337 East Fifth South street shortly after 11 o'clock Friday night, Tllllo Wolf!, ased 13 yeur. and Mary iMxtaJcr, aged 15 years, who were accompanied after leaving tho street car by Elllt Hardy, aged 14 years, of G Caroline avenue, were held up by a cowardly thuy In front of 331 South Fourth East street,, robbed of the little money they had with them, blunged with, a "blackjack," and only escaped a more revoltlug shame by the jimmpt arrival of assistance. The assailant ran dowu Oblad avenue aud made his escape. Mary lioxtador. mh attractive youni; plrl bad participate. 1 In "amateur night" performance at the Majestic theater and was successful In winning i a prize of $2. She was accompanied home by Tllllo Wolff, whose mother occupies a portion of the same house cu EaFt Fifth South street. As they left the street car whleh carried them part of the way borne tney met tb Hardy boy, who was riding a bicycle. bi-cycle. He dismounted and dtartod to walk home with the girls. Thug Is Brutal. As iJie trio was passing 531 South Fourth East street a cdiort, heavy set man. wearing a slouch hat. confronted confront-ed them and thrusting a revolver at them, commanded them to thro up tlx ir hands. The Hardy boy utartcd to ruu and called to the jlrls to do like- |