Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-10-21 | Page 1 | Bandit Shoots Salt Lake Merchant

9 4 t Y Bandit Band t i.-t Sh Shoots Salt Lake M erchant t V WM T. T JACKSON TW TO H HOLDUPS fU FLEE Pair Demand Money Open Fire as as' as He SitS Sits in Auto D DRAGNET AGNET I IS SPREAD Police Expect Capture Before M Morning William T. T Jackson president of i the Standard Meat company was shot and seriously wounded by two youthful bandits at Saturday night as he was sitt ng in in his automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile in front of the Wiggly Wig Wig- gly Sly store at 1234 South Eleventh East street The bullet from the bandits bandit's gun struck Mr Jackson in inthe inthe in inthe the groin and lodged in his left leg I Immediately following the shootIng shooting shoot shoot- ing the gunmen raced south on I Eleventh East street and turning west on Thirteenth South street escaped Police immediately spread a dragnet for the pair pall and were confident confident con con- of an arrest before morning Mr Jackson accompanied by Sam SamY W Y Hughes auditor for the corn com pany pam had stopped in front o of th the Wiggly store Mr l Jackson remained in the auto aulo while Mr Hughes went In the store to to make a collection from a branch market located there While Hughes w was S Sin in the store the two bandits approached approached ap aJ- ap- ap the car from the and one of the pair pall opened the door Give us the money he demanded demand demand- ed displaying a revolver I haven't any money Jackson replied The bandit evidently becoming nervous pulled th the trigger and the pair immediately took to their heel heels Hughes came from the s store ore just justas as the shot was fired but thought at first it was backfire from a passing passing passing pass pass- ing automobile He discovered d Mr Jackson ackson wounded and immediately rushed him to the Holy Cross hospItal hospital hospital hos hos- pital where physicians at once took X-ray X pictures Mr Jackson had a sum of money in the car at the time of the holdup but in their haste to get away the youthful bandits left the m money