Show GOT DROP ON TWO THUGS Carl Madsen an ExArtilleryman When Overtaken by Thugs Pulled His Gun and Forced Them to Seek Other Fields Carl Madsen a former member of the Utah artillery was attacked by two thugs on North Temple near First West street at an early hour yesterday morning He managed however to get the drop on the pair and forced them at the point of a revolver to seek other fields Madsen says that he had noticed no-ticed two fellows following him for quite a dlslaricc and that as soon as they caught up with him he lurncd and drew his revolver on them Almost at the same moment one of the men also drew a gun from his overcoat pocket but being first with the artillery artil-lery Madsen forced them to turn and walk in the opposite direction until they were at 1 safe distance Madsen says that the incident unnerved him and that he decided that It would be unwise to attempt to march the thugs to the police station However he was able to give a good doscrlpilpn of lie men and spent several hours last night looking for them about the streets In otder to point them out to a policeman |