Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-15 | Page 2 | Bandit Victim

f Bandit Victim vs v yv o 9 L i. i W m S rv L ir S Si i E j jI I i BERT IVERSON 1 Blind Lunch Stand Proprietor Proprietor Proprietor Pro- Pro Swears to Remember Remember Re Re- member Holdup Ill remember that voice Ill I'll know the man if It I ever er hear him again Thero Thera was a sll slight ht tone of or vengeance ven yen in Bert Iversons Iverson's voice ashe as ashe he uttered these words Wednes Wednes- day Tuesday night Iverson blind proprietor pro pro- of oC a a. lunch stand at 62 62 North Se Second ond West street sheet was held I up and robbed or of his days day's receipts tho tho fourth time since hes he's been In business ess But nut Id I'd know that voice anywhere anywhere any any- where Iverson said as he busied Continued on page S S. S. S BLIND PROPRIETOR OF LUNCH STAND ST AND HELD UP AGAIN Continued from page pago 1 hl himself arranging arranging- his merchandise mei ready rendy for forthe forthe Jn Sn a a. systematic manner the We days day's business them but one There w were nere re two of kept quiet he said with a slight touch touch of despair In his voice There was about 5 5 in the cash register the day that I had hid collected during and they took it all alb ENTERED AT The bandit pair pall entered the stand Just a after ter midnight Tuesday he said uld through a a. rear door Stick em cm up onG one of or tho the men commanded and poked a gun sun in tho the blind mans man's back b He was forced t to stand tand there helplessly ly while he lie heard beard eard the tho other bandit looting the thc cash drawer of ot tho days day's da earnings Twenty seven n years carl ago ago Iv Iverson lost his sight when as ns a a. bo boy o of 14 14 19 water and lime a a. bottle boUle containing exploded In his face Since then ho has has' learned to de depend depend de- de pend Vend on his fingers and oars cars for knows whenever Identification lie Ile a n i customer attempts to slip O overIa a Canadian coin by the feel eel of or It It Ho tells teIN t ll most of his customers by bj their thel voices I But Dut Its It's seldom they the try to put he confided anything over on me the de denominations lIe lIe- Many customers tell me mc nominations of ot paper money when that's me-that's that's one OM thins thing they give ghe it to me fin fl fingers 1 I cant can't do with m my mv Iverson has been operating lunch stands In Salt Lake for or two twenty two has bas been held years and In that time up four f ur times I 1 alwa always s remember their voices though he said but I sever ne hear r them a L second time Ume