Show WOMAN DRAWS OUT HER CASH I THIEF GETS IT Purse 1420 Snatched on Street as Victim Leaves Bank BankA A few minutes after alter she withdrew 1420 the savings of a lifetime from the Zions Zion's Savings Bank Trust compan company com corn pan pany Mrs Mabel Bridge 1587 South Main street fell ell victim to a thief who wh snatched her purse containing th the money mone and escaped on crowded Main street during the thc noon hour Tues Tues- day Immediately upon notification o othe of the theft thelt Police Chief William L L. Payne threw a cordon of or uniformed officers and plain clothes men around the he downtown district and issued orders orders or or- or- or ders for lor the arrest of ot every suspicious character found within the area Within an hour Mrs Bridges Bridge's purse was vas recovered in a store which she was vas passing when robbed A clerk found the purse on a counter anc and store tore officials telephoned Mrs Brides Bride's home Told of the theft they opened the purse and found the money gone OFFERS THEORY Chief Payne who has issued re repeated repeated repeated re- re warnings against purse snatchers and pickpockets since the closing of the Savings bank said the thief undoubtedly dodged into the store after alter snatching Mrs Bridges Bridge's purse looted it of the money and then mingled with the crowd of ol shoppers to escape detection Mrs Mis Bridge told police she withdrew withdrew withdrew with with- drew the mODe money from the bank to place it in a safety deposit box in another institution and was walking south on Main street when she felt fell someone jostle her in the crowd A moment later she discovered the loss toss of her purse which she had been carrying beneath her arm She stopped and searched the street Then realizing that she was the victim of ofa a thief Mrs Bridge notified the of officer officer of- of icer on dut duty at the Zions Zion's bank and the hc alarm was flashed to ISSUES WARNING A number of clever thieves thieve have been attracted to Salt Lake Chief Payne said The police department is exerting exerting exert exert- ing lag every effort to protect citizens but sut unless the they cooperate it is feared that similar thefts will follow To expose a large arge sum of money on the street or to leave it unprotected in inthe inthe Inthe the home is to invite theft thelt |