Show Six Thugs Beat up Two Men and Flee X House With Loot 1 4 Gang ng Uses Pretext of Wanting Wanting Want- Want j ing to Buy Gasoline to Gain Admittance I DEPUTIES LAUNCH SEARCH I Victims Deny Feud as Possible Possible Possible ble Attack Motive I I. I 1 Sheriffs Sheriff's deputies Wednesday launched hunched a countywide search for six bandits who clubbed dubbed robbed and assaulted two men at their home at 13 a. a m. m after they gained pined entrance to the house under tinder the pretense of panting to purchase gasoline The victims of the robbery and beating who are suffering from se severe severe severe se- se vere bruises received recel when struck by clubs dubs and leaded garden hose are Lorenzo JennettI 45 45 and John Colletti Col- Col letti lettl 47 Highland drive operators operators operators opera opera- tors of a small store and gasoline filling fillIng fill fill- Ing station Jennetti Jennett reported report d to the deputies he was awakened about a. a m. m by hy two men who informed him they were stranded in an nn automobile without without without with with- out gasoline and asked him to open the store SLY SIX ENTER HOUSE BOUSE He told officers he left the front door of his home open while he went to the back of the house for some clothing and on his return six men had entered the house including the two who first summoned him They immediately attacked him Jennetti Jennett said and struck severe blows on his head and face with the bludgeons blud blud- II geons The commotion aroused Colletti Colletti Col- Col letti who arose and entered the front room of the house to receive the same reception Colletti was knocked unconscious by one of the bandits when he succeeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- in subduing three of the men he reported and was nursing nursing nurs nurs- ing two blackened eyes one of which was swollen shut in addition to other injuries W Wednesday Wednesday GANG LOOTS BO HOUSE SE Jennetti reported after th the men had beat and him severely they robbed them of 25 two wat watches hes 8 su suit t of ot clothes and a a. number humber of shirts mitts and made their getaway After ransacking the house the leader of the gang gathered his henchmen together and made them leave JennettI told the officers He appealed Jo to o them to leave some of the loot and the leader threw on the table and left he said Deputy Sheriffs R. R C Cf a Jackson and George Knepp who investigated re reported reported reported re- re ported the house was wrecked Chairs were broken tables were upset and blood was spattered over oyer the walls indicating a heated battle had taken place A piece of a shirt containing a neckband and laundry mark torn from one of the bandits during the battle was found by t the tale e of officers ricers who said it may lead to the to the Id ids of one of ot the men rAm PAIR DENY DESY FEUD Officers at first believed the assault as assault as- as sault and robbery ma may have e been precipitated by a feud In which Coletti Colletti Col Col- letti etti and Jennetti were involved but both victims denied this and declared they had no enemies and knew of no reason for the attack u A suspect was arrested and taken to the victims' victims home about 4 a a. m. m but neither of the men was able to identify him He was released without without with with- out being booked at the county Jail Colletti and JennettI declined togo togo to togo go to the Salt L Lake ke general hospital and Und were given medical attention at their home The two men reside alone the officers reported and neither Is believed to have relatives living Jiving here |