Show THIEF ATTACKS SALT LAKE MAN I L Intruder r Found in Se Service vice Station Gets Away After Battle Slugged by a he surprised surprised sur sur- ur in ill his service station at 1302 Fifth East s street teet W W. A A. McComb McComb 36 fought several minutes with th the intruder Friday but was unable t to hold him captive The thief covered with blood an and his clothing torn b by the struggle escaped with between 10 and 15 Mr McComb who lives at 2197 Fifth East street and his helper Lenny Mears Mear 19 were greasing a acar acar car in a a. shop adjoining the station at 1235 p. p m m when they heard a abell bell on the cash register ring Mr McComb ran in and found a ayoung ayoung young man about 20 20 unarmed clutching clutch clutch- ing lag currency The thief struck Mr McComb on the nose with a shot mitten knocking knocking knocking knock knock- ing him down but but the latter arose aros and put a a headlock on his assailant While young oung Me Means Mears rs looked on th the two men fought in the station rol roll in ing into a washroom Before the station operator could conic stop slop him the thief climbed through an open window and ran west on Thirteenth South street Then young Mears Mars called police pollee who arrived in m two minutes and began began be be- gan a search of the neighborhood Mr McComb described the thief a as about 20 years years old old weighing 14 pounds live five feet nine inches tall light complexioned with wavy brown hair and wearing a dark cap capI capI uI I I believe it was the same mai marl who sneaked into the station last las ast month and got 35 he said I ur pu pua put a abell abellon bell on the cash register after alter that tha and it saved me from being wiped out He knew he had to get in through the rear window We could watch the door There was 59 In Jn the register Th The thief dropped 25 during the fight Three times Mr McComb has been held up by armed bandits and his losses loses t total tal about 85 65 he told police |