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Show BURGLAR IS ROUTED Miss Jennie Kartchner Saves the Homo of J. A. West From Boing Looted. Miss Jennie ICarlchncr is a woman with raro presence of mind and coolness under trying conditions. Sho proved this early Wednesday morning when a burglar attempted at-tempted to enter and burglarize tho home of her uncle, J. A. West, at 313 West North Temple street. Miss Kartchner was awakened by a nolso and saw a man prowling about tho house. She watched him strike a match nnd hold it over his head, but could not see lils face In the uncortain moonlight. Creeping noiselessly to the room of Mr. and Mrs. West, she awakened thorn, stumbling in the darkness against Mr. West, who awoke with a yell that alarmed the burglar, and he fled The patrol wagon from tho police station sta-tion was called and a search made, but no cluo was found. A carriage coming along Third West street was stopped with a pistol shot, by Mr. West, but tho occupants occu-pants gave a satisfactory explanation of their being there and wero allowed to nrocend |