OCR Text |
Show HOLD-UPS ATTEMPT TO MINISTER Likewise a Newspaper Reporter and the Robbers ( onie to (irief. EFFORTS TO DO BANDIT ACT LAND MEN IN JAIL Both Are Greeks and Give Their Names as Theodore and .lames Kotliopolo. Salt lake hnld-iips. or the men who ply such means of livelihood In Zlon, are reaching desperate straits as wan evl-denced evl-denced Thanksgiving night when they attempted at-tempted to rob a minister of the- gospel and a newspaper reporter P.ev. Klmer I Co shen pastor of the First Congregational Congregation-al church was the minister In question. and Benjamin Roberts of the Herald tlis reporter referred to. The former waa slopped on Hi Ighnm street, near Sixth l",,i -t . I. ..ut lo :fli Pnst-.r Shows Fight W hen the men approached Mr. Goshen in a threatening attitude they were commander! com-mander! to halt under pain of a wallop from tho minister's r;im- "do, " salel Mr. Ooshen, "Snd don t turn around, for If you do some one g going to get hurt ' Tho nn'ti went. In fact they ran The matter vv:is ut nin e repotted to hcnde ua rters and i f( w moments later every officer on tho police fore- v ho could be summoned WJfl d.Hpatehed for thn Vicinity of the- attempted attempt-ed hohl-ui Several Blocks Surrounded. Bj t iking this action several blocks were surrounded with blue, coats and all wh. were within the enclosed space hud to give ii g.,od account for their actions or go to Jail While the search was In progress Benjamin Roberts Joined the force of officers and In doing so fairly ran Into the men who had stopped Mr Ooshen. While walking North on Second East street he was suddenly confronted by two men They made no attempt to hold him Up, but lost no tlmn In barring his p.ith, and RoLvrls slmplv stood still and tried to figure out n means of communication communica-tion by some noiseless and wireless methotl With the Officers who were In the Immediate Immedi-ate vicinity. Finally th" hold-ups broke und r.m with Roberts In pursuit In an Insluiit the officers had been notified and Ll n minutes Inter the men were In Jail Find Money and Gun At the station they gave their nanivs :ls Tl J-ji and Jutnes Kothopolo One was armed with a Rerce looking .3S-c.itiibre revolver, louded in every chamber, and both hud handkerchiefs that might hae bi en used for masks, together with considerable con-siderable money. The men are Qrasks and el i rn to be brothers. James gave his age :i -" Mid 'Iheofloti .1- The.. wl ,,. arraigned today upon a charge of attempted at-tempted hold-up. |