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Show FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS AT BURGLAR, BUT HE ESCAPED Special to The Tribune. COALVILLE, Oct. 21. An unsuccessful attempt was made early yesterday morning morn-ing to break into .the office of the Coalville Coal-ville Co-oj)., ln which tho largo safe is located. About 1 o'clock a man was attempting at-tempting to pry up the windows and the noise he mado hammering the wedges under the window awoke G. Y. Bullork ahd J. H. Wilde, who wero slcepmg in the room. They Jumped out of bed and grabbed a revolver each. It was a beautiful beau-tiful moonlight night and the mnn could be easily seen outside. Bullock . and Wilde quitly sot out, of the, back door and told him to throw up liis hands, but he paid 119 attention tt them and lit out up the road. Mr. Bullock fired a shot at him, but missed. In return two shots Were llred from across tho street bv two pals of the robber who' were on guard. AH'thre were going up the street at a lively gait, with Bullock and Wilde In pursuit. The latter fired . several more shots, but without result. This is the fourth or fifth attempted burglary in Coalville of late, wind, from the manner of tho work and the tools captured, it is thought that tho samo men have made all of, the attempts. The men broke Into the section-houso a;Hl procured the tools which they wero working with. Tho ' tools were left by the window. . - Fred Birch, aged about 6 years, engaged en-gaged in loading mining props in tho depot yard, while Waiting for the engine to switch tho car when .the men could work, was sitting on a pile of- timbers close to the" track. The jar of the engine en-gine as it passed shook the Umbers and the pile rolled down, carrying Birch almost al-most under the wheels of the locomotive The stops on the engine struck him between be-tween the shoulders. Bofore the engine could be stopped It had turned him over several times and his body -was badly bruised. Tho man who" vas working with him grabbed him or he would have been under the wheels. He Is laid up and It will be several weeks beforo he will be entirely well again. ' Rulon S. Wells of the first council of the Boventlc3 was out from Salt Lake yesterdny and made several changes In tho twenty-seventh quorum of seventies located here. Thomas Beard, J. A. A. Bunot and W. J. Wright were released from the presidency of the quorum and ln their stead Edmund Rees. C. H. West and W. H. Carruth were placed In tho presidency. Georgo P. Jones was selected as secretary. Mrs J. N. Jensen and baby boy, who have been visiting friends hero for a week, left yesterday for their home In Raymond, Ray-mond, Canada. Miss Annlo Carruth of this place accompanied them and may remain there for the winter. Miss Mary Beech went to Snlt Lake yesterday morning to work for several months as a nurso. |
