Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-09-17 | Page 2 | Attacked by Robbers at His Own Front Door

ATTACKED BY ROBBERS AT AI HIS OWN FRONT DOOR P. P A. A Sorensen Has as a Desperate Struggle With Two Footpads 00 as Who Vho 0 Covered overe Him With i Revolver j P P. A. A Sorens Soren en n h had hd Sri r a no thrilling encounter with robbers robbers who endeavored to hold him up at his own own front door la last t night Mr Sorensen Sorens n who Is proprietor of ot th the I. I X L L. furniture store was nas sitting in iii the parlor of his home Mil South State street treet about about 3 o'clock In company with his wife le The curtains were up and n as the room w was brilliantly Ih lighted the inside could easily be seen from tho the street Hearing a knock at the front door Mr Sorensen opened It and looked down the muzzle muzzle of or a bl big r revolver rc olver which was held by hy a ft mask masked d man The man behind the gun gun warned earned Mr Sorensen to bo be quiet and no harm would befall him Sor Sorensen nten kno knocked ked the gun aside an 1 grappled with the intruder A fierce struggle le ensued th this the men swaying back and forth ui uPon upon on I the porch In the fierce light fight for tor the mastery maten Suddenly the intruders intruder's foot slipped he lost his balance and both men went rolling rollinS' down a flight night of tops to the ground below Mr Sorensen was gradually getting the upper hand over his assailant and would have vanquished hed him had not the footpads footpad's partner who had been concealed behind some pome shrubbery struck Mr Sorensen n n. series of or vicious blows on the head with another gun Mrs Sorensen was wa-J loudly screaming for help and the robbers became fright fright- ened As Mr Sor Sorensens Sorensen's grip Ip loosened the masked men ran and leaping the fence were lost In the darkness Mr Sorensen up to this time had had no time to draw a weapon but quickly Jerking out his pistol h he lie tired a number of shots at nt the figures retreating Into the darkness As soon as possible the police were Informed and Chief Paul with a squad 3 of or officers went to the Sorensen residence In n the patrol wagon and Immediately becan began a systematic search of the world half for tor suspects suspect but t to no a avail nil Mr Is of at the opinion that the men were attempting to gain pos- pos of or valuable diamonds which Mrs Irs Sorensen Is accustomed to wear