Show DARING ATTEMPT TO HOLD HOLDUP DP UP CAR Desperadoes Have Designs on North Salt Lake Line Pas Passengers Passengers Passengers but Are Foiled CONDUCTOR IS ATTACKED ESCAPE IN DARKNESS WITHOUT ACCOMPLISHING PURPOSE An unsuccessful attempt was made by two highwaymen at 1105 last night to hold up city bound North Salt Lake Lako car near Jordan mills crossing The car No was In charge of Con Conductor Conductor Conductor ductor A E Pugh and Motorman C M 31 Bodell When the railroad crossing was reached Conductor Pugh went ahead to flag and then waited for to come up to him While the car was passing and he was preparing to board the rear platform his attention was attracted by two men running toward him In the darkness he thought they were passengers passengers passengers gers and it was not until they were with within in two or pr three feet of him that he saw that one of them was masked and t the oth other other er carried a n agun gun Just as the conductor jumped for forr the platform one on of the highwaymen struck a blow at him but missed and Pugh ran through the car with a yell to the motor motorman motorman motorman man to go at full speed The attempted holdup was reported Im Immediately Immediately Immediately mediately upon the arrival of ot the car in inthe Inthe Inthe the city eft and a squad of patrolmen was was sent out to the place where It had hap happened happened No trace could be found how however however ever eel of the men In the ext me darkness and under the excitement of the thc moment Conductor Pugh was unable even to determine whether or 01 not both men were masked and no description of them was obtained S |