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Show DRUGGISTS ROBBED BY -fflMED MEN Third Robbery Within Ten Days Is Reported to Salt Lake Police, The third robbery to occur in Salt Lake within ten days was committed shortly before Ki o'clock last niuhl, when two armed men entered the West Side pharmacy, phar-macy, Second South and Kifihth West streets, and held up the proprietor, Xr. K. L Wade, and his clerk, William Try-thall, Try-thall, with revolvers. The robbers took about ? .VI from the cash register. "Dr. Wade and I were behind the prescription pre-scription case when the men entered," ! Mr. Trythall said. "I went forward to 1 wait on them, when stuhienly they ! whipped out revolvers and orde red me to j throw up my hands. They kept me cov-! cov-! ered while one1 took the contents of the cash register and searched my pockets. Then, while the one man kept his revolver revol-ver pointed at me, his partner went behind be-hind the prescription case where Lr. Wade was standing and ordered him to hold up his hands, while he helped himself him-self to a quantity of narcotics. Neilher of the men wore masks and we had a good look at them. One was about 5 feet 9 inches tall and the other about 3 feet 7 inches in height. Each was about -5 years old. One was dressed in a blue serge suit and wore a red sweater, while the other fore a light gray suit." Immediately, when the robbery was reported, re-ported, all patrolmen were notified to watch for the men, who are said to have proceeded westward upon leaving tiie drug store. While ten clays have passed since the bold robbery at the Broadway club and the equally daring holdup 'two nights later at the Giles grocery, 1631 South Ninth East street, no arrests in either case have been made. Loth t hesc holdups hold-ups were by masked and armed men, and the proceeds amounted to well over $1200. |