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Show Salt Lake Robber Killei by Police Salt Lako, Feb. 10. Four minutes after ho hnd held up nnd robbed B-A. B-A. Hcndcrnon nt tho University Pharmacy, 2500 Unlerslty avenue, Lcs Angeles, Gorlmrd Kisters, drug user and for several years n resident of Salt Lako wns shot dead by a police po-lice officer. News of tho tragic death of KIs-ters KIs-ters was received In Salt Lake last night by Rlchnrd Klsters, ,1.111 Union nvenue, Salt Lako. Richard Klsters Is a tnsidormlst In tho employ of R. Stcnzcl, furrier. The sceno of tho robbery nnd tho shooting wan in Los Angeles, three bocks from tho university l-ollco Mil tlon. Dosporato hecnuso he bad no means with which to buy tho drugs ho craved, Gerhard Klsters entcrud tho drug storo and hold un tho drug clerk at tho point of a pistol, Klsters Klst-ers then took fifty-two grains of co r.alno from tho safo in tho storo. A passing pedestrian saw what was going on and telephoned tho police A squad of fivo patrolmen reachod tho storo Just as Klsters was leaving. leav-ing. Ho fired thrco shots nt tho officers offic-ers and then fled. Tho officers returned return-ed tho flro nnd Klsters was instantly instant-ly killed. A noto found on his body gavo the name and address of tho brother in Salt Lake, who was notified of tho tragedy. Richard Klsters said his brother was a nlumbor. 3C years of ago and unmarried. Tho two brothers wore born in Germany, but left in their youth. Richard Klsters going to fing-land fing-land and Gerhurd Klsters to Poland. Gerhard Klsters camo to America in 1900 and Richard camo a fow years later. Both camo to Salt Lako in 1009 an havo continued their residence resi-dence horo almost all of tho tlmo since. Gerhard Klsters left horo for California last May, saying ho was going in search ot work. Rlchnrd Klsters said his brother was not a criminal but that ho was nearly always having n hard tlmo finding work. |
