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Show GROCER IS HELD IP B! STI1-M If! Victim. Puts Up a Fight and Only Loses Small Amount. YV. P. Morlcuson. who lives at No. I, Dufaei courl. was "slrongarmed" by two men Monday nlghs. as he was about lo enter his house, and robbed of Jle had 5-00 In gold and silver coin at. tho lime which the holdups failed to get. Mr. Mortonson is the proprietor of a grocery store at "on foist Second South street and. he said, that ho had just locked up hs place of business for Hie night and was preparing to go home. He plaeed 500 in silver in a small sack and after placing five $2u pold pieces In a Qmnllei- c:ielr ?a iwl rivrtnrtitir- II ItW 41... sack containing the silver he started for his house. As he was turning- into the court,' which runs Into Hast Second South street, he was attacked by tho two men who were standing in the shadow of the building. While the larger of the two men threw his arm around the grocer's neck, the smaller of the two did tho scnrchlng. Mr. Mortenson put up a strong tight as the holdup attempted to take the sacks containing the money, but was rapidly being overpowered, when a pedestrian passing was attracted by I he struggle ko-lng ko-lng on. "When the stranger stopped, the "sf roiig-anii men'' run off in the darkness dark-ness with the 51 in cljange. but failed to gel the sacks. Mr. Morfuif-on Immediately telephoned the police and all of the available plain clothes men were detailed on the case. Although the men could not be seen plainly in the idindow. Mr. Mortenson gave the police a description of two men whom he had seen loafing around the store and apparently witching. It. just before the robbery. A thorough search of the vicinity surrounding tho point where the robbery took place failed to find the holdups- Their dc?crIptIon was telephoned to all of the patrol men on duty and also given to the men going on duty at 11 o'clock. |