Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-08 | Page 13 | Punctured Tire Spells Rout to Three Holdups

Punctured Tire Spells Rout to Three Holdups Victim Proffers His Pile Pile 8 8 Cents but Cleans Clean's Gang Out When They Tap Wheel Three bad men of at the west madan made mad madean an Important ws discovery overy Thursday night wil wit Its It's one thing to stick a J. J revolver in a mans man's ribs and order i him to ante up p with all aU his available cash But it is entirely too far to let the air out of ot a mans man's tires deliberately Joseph J. J Weidner 24 24 of 1933 Seventh Seventh Sev East street lost his temper am and his discretion he admitted and routed the masked bandits in short order when ho pe e heard a gentle hissin hissing that tha told him his right rear tire would soon be flatter than the proverbial pan cake Soft alluring moonlight started th the trouble Mr Weidner or accompanied by his fiancee Miss Ruth Hooper 20 of 1288 Stratford avenue since it was wasa a lovely night decided to go for a drive R Returning turning home they pulled onto the main highway at Twenty first East street and Stratford avenue ant and stopped the tar Car to see what time i it w was s. s It was 11 o'clock As he was tucking luckins his watch back into his pocket Mr Weidner heard footsteps approaching approaching ap ap- from the rear Stick em up the familiar command com mand Oland came quickly Three young men handkerchiefs drawn amateurishly amateur over their faces surrounded the car In Ja the shaking hands of or on ona one onea a 1 revolver wavered Mr Weidner laughed He had reason reason reason rea rea- son to In his pockets was a sum total tola of ot three pennies and one nickel Go ahead boys he invited Take the A Aw w heckl heck cursed the bandits That all aU you o OU got Well how about abou the dame Weidner Weld Its mighty tough Mr Mi countered but she hasn't even got a purse urse Unnerved by this thIs' reddening face-reddening turn of ot events the highwaymen neg neg- to notice a valuable diamond nd Continued on P Pate Five re Nineteen Punctured Tire Spells Rout to Three Holdups Continued from Pare Paie Thirteen S ring that gleamed on Miss Hoopers Hooper's left eft hand They also missed Mr Weld Wold- I ners ner's watch During the discussion of ol high finance the assailant armed with the gun crept stealthily to the rear of ol the car Soon there was wafted on the soft night silence the dread signal of ofa a flattening tire Leaping from Irom the car Mr Weidner rushed to the sound The revolver that the trembling holdup man thrust against his ribs WeIdner brushed aside Impatiently the bi big idea h he stormed Do you realize Ive I've gotta change that tire Scram The three bandits scrammed Mr I Weidner changed the tire S