Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-20 | Page 10 | Police Pursue Purse Snatcher

fOLICE PURSUE A purse snatcher was hunted by p po police Friday as result lt of petty thief t op operations ra ons' ons among Christmas shoppers lI Thursday Tho man missed 14 14 Thursday afternoon af af- te when ho bo grabbed a pocketbook pocket- pocket bo book k from tram the arm of Mrs W. W L. L Lorimer 2633 Dearborn street street- and andr r m a astore store at 25 South Main Mal tre street t. t I had removed my coin purse containing 14 j just st a moment before f the pocketbook was taken from frome fromme fromme Larimer said Friday me e Mrs f The thief who disappeared among crowds on tho the street was described as as' as about 30 years old 5 feet 8 Inches tall taU dark d and wearing light clothing Mrs Ernest Jackson Argyle c court urt laid her ber purse on a counter f in the same store a short time tinie earlier The purse containing 2 cash ash and a W P A check disappeared disappeared dis dis- appeared she informed police Two Tw women who gave their names names as Ethel Barnes 42 Harmony court and Sarah Whitlock Whitlock Whit- Whit Jo lock k 47 Harmony court were were booked at police headquarters headquarter on charges marges of shoplifting and released on n their o own recognizance Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day night The women according to police reports were Vere arrested at Sewells Sewell's United store at East Fourth I small South street after taking a can of tongue and a package of ot tea Mrs rs Erma R Edith avenue parked her automobile fh five e minutes in front of 2697 Beverly street Thursday night During her absence clothing was taken from the car Mrs H H. V V. George Denver en cn route to southern California re reported reported reported re- re ported clothing was removed from her car parked at 68 South Main street treet Thursday evening