Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-24 | Page 2 | Gunman Robs Pilot of Taxi

GUNMAN ROBS PILOT OF TAXI A lone Jone gunman who robbed a taxi tax d river driver and stole a taxi taxicab cab Monday n night ight was hunted by police Tuesday Tues Tues Tues- d day ay The taxicab was round found abandoned a at t Sixth South and Second East s streets at midnight Search for the cab started a short shor t tIme imo earlier after the driver John D. D 28 of Second East s treet street marooned in the country had telephoned for aid Send a cab without a partition to o Third East and Second South streets ordered the bandit by telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone of the dispatcher of the cab cal company compan at 10 p. p m. m Man Leaps in Cab I I Mr was sent to that ad ad- dress A man leaped into the cab and requested he be driven to Poplar Pop Pop- Jar lar ar Grove Best way to go is west on Eighth South to Indiana avenue the bandit bandit bandit ban ban- dit suggested The Tho cab traveled several blocks Look straight ahead buddy I 1 have you well covered the tho passenger passenger passenger pas pas- said felt feJt the muzzle of a gun against his right shoulder Wonder Vonder how it feels to be held up chided the robber I 1 have hav held up other persons but I n neve never ver have been held up The car turned west on Indiana Indian avenue Do as I say and you wont won't ge get hurt ordered the bandit Otherwise Otherwise Other wise you will get the same as Hack Hack- ctt ett Slugged Over Ear R. R W. W Hackett 2 25 North FIrst Firs West Vest street taxi driver was slugged over the right ear after atter bullets pierced his clothing and burned hi his chest and hand Sunday night By the wa way commented th the gunman I OIl wonder how Hackett i is getting along now The taxicab had gone another five miles Stop commanded the passenger Stick em cm ger up raised his arms Th The I robber removed 10 io from his clothing clothing cloth in ing ordered from the ca cab and drove away After walking an hour the tax taxicab taxicab taxi taxi- cab driver reached the residence o of H. H J. J Wells VeIls three miles west vest of at th the city limits on California avenue and telephoned police The bandit was described as 2 27 weighing pounds five live feet eight Inches tall talI dark complexion dark dar hair and wearing a gray hat anc and black leather coat