Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-03 | Page 5 | Girl Fights Robber

GIRL FIGHTS ROBBER Young Woman Beat B at Highwayman Off With Her Tin Lunch LUli h Bucket 1 Miss Carrie Coopers saved her from rom being robbed by a bold bolL high highwayman highwayman highwayman wayman early last evening ev while she was on her way home borne from wor works The young woman wom n used her tin lunch bucket as a weapon and screamed with such good effect that the Villain took to his heels Miss Cooper is employed employ d at t the clothing factory of ot Cutler Brothers and with the money received for her weeks wages wags she stopped at atone atone atone one of ot the dry goods stores to make a few tw purchases This Thia delayed her har harbut herbut but still there were several everal pedestrians within call of or her voice when the at itt attempt attempt tempt was made mado to rob her on Fifth Firth South street between be Fourth B and nd Fifth East I While passing through the city and antI county building hulk ag grounds Miss Cooper suspected that she wae 88 being followed by a man and an she quickened her steps step It seemed seen eem U d that every everyman man or woman on her h r turned into one on or the other cross streets and it was was not act until th young woman reached the locality stated that opportunity was offered the man tc tt overtake her Just JUK as the th fellow passed Miss Cooper he made a grab for tor her purse but the be plucky young oung woman let out a scream ream and com corn commenced commenced striking the highwayman with her lien I ch bucket Some men were attracted to the spot by the shouts for lor help but the thief had already become be ome alarmed and was beyond reach in the darkness