Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-05 | Page 1 | Holdups Rob S. L. Surgeon

I Robbery J Victim S m. m m no v Dr E. E EF F. F Root HOLDUPS ROB S. S L L. SURGEON Call Doctor on Fake Case Fri Frisk k Victim at Point I of Gun GunA A warning to do doctors tors to request a police escort ort in answering ans' unusual night w was wis S issued i Thursday sd y by Chief of Police W. W WL L. L P Payne after two armed men abducted abduct d' d and md robbed Dr E. E F. F Root prominent Salt Sait Lake physician of 63 in money m mey and checks chec and nd a gold watch Wednesday night after luring him to o a fake address ad ad- dress by a 3 telephone call Dr Root was held prisoner for an hour lour and was forced to drive the themen themen themen men to the southwestern section of the city where he was r robbed and hiscar his hiscar car ar taken from him The machine was red half haU a n mile horn irom the spot where Dr Root was forced out It was a nerve wracking ence enc nee Dr Di- Root said Id I couldn't sleep all 11 night and am am still pretty nervous and nd and shaky this morning Both men were vere armed and one on-e of them was waso nervous o I 1 was afraid he be was g going to o shoot me rae an any minute Answering a telephone call at his hisM home M me 66 D P street about 1130 p. p m. m WednesdaY Dr Root was asked to toome come ome to avenue to treat reat a woman for appendicitis When he arrived In the designated block lock and got out to look for the house louse two men came from across the street and ordered him back into his ar car With a gun pressed against his side side he was was ordered to drive south and md disregard stop signs At Twenty Twenty- seventh South street he was ordered to o 0 drive west to about a mile west of he the city There he be e was forced S out of ot the thear thear ar searched and robbed DISPLAYS GUN While the search was going on one of ot 1 the bandits displayed his his' hisgun gun tellin tell- tell in Lag nj the doctor dodor it pretty Its It's a 45 and its it's all loaded so d dont don't nt try any funny uny b business After Dr Dc Root had been beeh searched thoroughly thoroughly- one of the men got in inthe the tl car turned it around and waited Continued on Pace Page Two I I HOLDUPS ROB ROBS S SI S. L L. L SURGEON Continued d from Pare Fate Onel for his companion Dr Root started starlet toward the machine to get iet back J I In but as he the approached the car ih the nu nuat mat ansi at the wheel drew his gun and nd said Aid Get back damn you or Ill I'll shoot BILLFOLD FOUND His billfold containing 1 lion cards ds was Wa found in a mall mail bo bc Thursday morning Police believe that because cause th the iwi wc men asked him klan for his medical kit which he did not have with him rum th themay the may have been after narcotics