Show S. S Utah Deputy Ba Battles tiles Looters L Lo ty I Post Office 0 0 L I I ROBBERS ESCAPE StAPE AFTER GUNPLAY f fAT AT to Pair Flee in Auto With Several Hundred Dol Dole Dollars Dollars lars Jars Loot POSSE TAKES TRAIL Entire Front of Safe Is Blown Away CASTLEGATE Dec 29 Special cracked the safe in the postoffice here early this morning and escaped with several hundred dollars in postal receipts after after- en engaging engaging en- en in a gun fight with Deputy Sheriff John Daskalakis A wholesale robbery of or the postoffice post- post office was believed frustrated when the deputy caught the th safe saro crackers In tho the oct act of ef r removing the contents contents contents con con- tents of ot the Sate safe Taking Making his ro rounds of O the business business busi busl- n ness ss district at about 3 a. a in nv m to today today today to- to day Deputy tried the front door of or tho the postoffice lie l e esaw saw saw a tl flashlight playing on the wife safe and fit fit-ed two o shots through the thed thedoor d door Joor 01 at ati at tho 3 eggs eS 5 Both of or the thc sho hoti It went wide RETURN FI FIRE E Ho Io said ald ho h h believed cd there Were cre creto t two men at the tho strongbox when he arrived cd and ono ono of Dr f thEse th e returned tiro from th the o of rU r build Irrin sh t ul s 7 The Thc men then fled through o arcu arear rear door of ot the tho building and und escaped in iriS a a. waiting automobile after firing firing fir fir- ing another shot at tho officer who attempted to follow them Postmaster Oscar W. W Evans was Immediately notified of ot th the robbery and a Do preliminary check revealed tho tim bandits had obtained 50 in cash Tho postmaster s said ld the safe sac contained more moro than 1000 in Christmas receipts hut but he be had not made mado a complete completO check at r. r late hate hour today It was estimated that several hundred dollars mo may have hac b been en stolen SHERIFF FORMS POSSE Sheriff S. S S K l Bliss BUss was was' called from Price early ear today tod y and organized organ organ- Iz ll n a posse to search tho the surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding territory for tor the tho fugi fuSI- tives Tracks made by the automobile In h the men fled were tol fol- fol followed lowed bayed for a a. short distance o in the snow but but- these v cro obliterated by subsequent traffic traffic- f Entrance to tho the building building- was Continued on page pase 7 ROBBERS ESCAPE AFTER GUNPLAY AT CASTLEGATE Continued from n page PA-e 1 1 gained through a a rear rea- read d door or Th The bandits bored a u a- a large hole Ja In the thedoor door and then reached through to tot t turn rn tho the night latch according t to the tho sheri sheriff LEAVE TOOLS SOUP After Arter being surprised at t their work tho the men fled hurriedly leaving leav InS ing a a. quantity of oC burglars burglars' s' s tools anda and andl a vial of or soup which Sheriff Bliss said contained Tho The entire front of ot the tho sato safe wits was blown away and tho the sheriff eald Id ho believed a a. largo quantity of or tho e explosive ex cx- plosive was wa us used lined Tho The Is located l In In inthe the the center of ot the tho business district here across cross tho the street from the tho amusement amuse amuse- ment merit hall ball but no one reported hearing helix hear ing InS tho the detonation Deputy Daskalakis was unable to giro a 0 satisfactory description of at the tho men menor or of ot the tho automobile in III which they made md their g getaway He lie said ho he cd beliEved some come crates crates' of ot the tho pair pall were waiting outside out out- side ido in the tho automobile while the two worked inside tho building Pe co officers rs throughout the state were vere asked by Sheriff Bliss to tako take up the tho search h for Lor the pair 4 |