Show YOUNG MAN FROM COUNTRY FALLS INTO HANDS OF THUGS THUG A daring holdup hol up occurred near the mouth of Canyon road shortly before U 11 clock last night The victim was as Charles V Nash a young marl man about 19 years of ot age who was thrown down and choked by one man m ii while another went through his pockets securing Nash said about 35 5 in money and all the rest of his personal effects that they could find Young Nash whose father fether is a prom prominent promInent prominent sheep man at Alpine Utah came cameto cameto cameto to Salt Lake night before last with considerable money and a purpose to I take in the sights of the city Accord According According ing to story he fell in with a aman aman I man early last evening who wanted to tomake tomake tomake make himself a good fellow by showing Nash Kash around They visited numerous saloons and imbibed freely Nash paying for the drinks The friend finally finlly persuaded him to go up the canyon road promising to introduce him to some girls Nash accepted the invitation tion and they started for the canyon Nash Na said they went to the mouth of the canyon and then at the direction of the friend they walked down the path which leads to State tate street Sud Suddenly Suddenly denly when they had reached a bunch of ot brush the follow fellow grabbed Nash by the throat and nd forcing him to 10 the ground he be held him there while a sec see second secona ond ona man who came from the brush went through the young fellows fellow s clothes After securing their booty the two ran away Two men who stay sta at the emergency water station at the mouth of the can canyon canyon canyon yon saw Nash and the th other fellow go godown godown godown down the path and heard a scuffle scuttle in inthe Inthe inthe the brush Immediately alter after the scuffle scuffle fie they saw Nash Nas covered with dirt and his clothes disheveled come run running running ning from the path p th and go towards town One of the tle men started In search of or the holdups while the other followed Nash Nash went Into the Idaho saloon on State Stale street and the th young man who was following him secured Officer Wil Williams hams liams and told him of the matter Nash went with the officer to the sta station station station tion and told his story Officers Sheets and Brown started for the tile scene of the holdup and found marks upon the ground where there had been a struggle struggle struggle gle but no trace of the highwaymen men could be found Nash however gave a good description of one of them and the officers may be able to get them At the station Nash had 35 centS cent and anda a return ticket to Alpine which the holdups had not gotten Cotten Nash Nanh had been drinking considerably and the of officers officers officers doubted whether he had lost as much as us he h said he had |