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Show LONE BANDIT ROBS WEST TEMPLE BAR Bandit and Bartender Fire a Snot Eacht Culprit Makes His escape A lone bandit masked with a white handkerchiet and armed with a revolver entered the rear door of the M. & M bar 27 South "West Temple street, short y after 11 o clock last n ght he d up Frank Leona d the bartender and escaped with about $25 Two shots t ere fired one by the ban dit and one by Leonard Tl e gunman made his appearance when there were but three persons ln the sa loon Leonard and two customers His command of Hands up I rang out a most befo e Leonard or the o hers were aware of his presence. All comp ed. He went behind the bar and opened the cash register, at the same time covering Leonard with his revo er Watching for an opportunity Leonard sprang on the band t and succeeded in wrest ng the gun. from h m but not be fore the band t si ot once The bul et passed through the sleeve on Leonard s left arm The gun barrel bad been held so close that powder marks were evident on the ah rt and on Leonard s flesh After firing- the shot the bandit relln qu shed the gun and fled Leonard fired at htm as he was lea lng the back door but th4 shot apparently failed to find its mark. Behind him the bandit a so left a gray hat bearing the label of a Boise ; Idaho, dealer After he left the ealoon the bandit went ! to the "White House cafe on West Broad way where he stole a hat be ong ng to; an erop oyee in the cafe Then all trace ! of him was lost ! |