Show A Boy Routs a Holdup Yesterday evening about 8 oclock a young son of Lawyer Joseph Scott was going home When he reached tho corner of Eighth East and Brigham streets hewas suddenly pounced on by a rough looking fellow who ordered him to hold up his hands The boy took to flight but was pursued and quickly overtaken by the tough who caught hold of him and ordered him to turn over a parcel the boy was carrying and also insisted that he fork out what money ho had and any other valuables he might have about his person Young Scott made a pretense pre-tense of complying but Instead of pulling out his money he Hashed a six shooter in the face of his assailant and allowed him to look down the barrel of It for a few seconds A very little of this kind of medicine sufficed and the would be robber turned and fled without having secured se-cured any booty Scott is quite a youth but exhibited a good deal of grit in the encounter |