Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-27 | Page 2 | Threat to Blast Building Nets $40 in N. Y. Hold-Up

Threat to Blast Building Bu Nets 40 in inN N. N Y J. Up Hold-Up NEW YORK Dec 27 21 UP A JP-A A Western Union office in the heart of the financial district was robbed of 40 today by a up hold-up man who threatened to blow up the building with nitroglycerine The robber approached Mrs Cath Catherine rine Brown a clerk and handed her a telegraph form As s she e began the routine task of counting the thc number of words her expression changed Th The note announced the man had enough nitroglycerine to blow up the place and it concluded Give me whatever r money you have Mrs Brown walked to the cash drawer drew 40 40 and handed it to him then screamed and fainted The man escaped into the crowded crowd crowd- ed street and fled