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Show - n- - Burglars Attempt Robbing Merc. Go. Leave Their Tools nnd Flee When Watchman Ask Whnt They Want 2fo Traco of Their Identity. Burglars attempted to break into the Pleasant Grove Mercantile Store again early Thursday morning. That they were unsuccessful was due to tho fact that n night watchman wns on duty nnd frightened them nwny before they had gained admittance. Slnco tho burglary several weeks ago, Wllford Monson, who nttends High School, has been sleeping In tho store, at nights. About two o'clock Thursday morning ho was awakened by a nolso at tho rear door. Doing suddenly awakened, ho -.ailed out asking who wns there, when the burglars bur-glars dropped their tools and fled, evidently surprised thnt anyone was In tho store. Nat Pierco, In making his bent, camo around about fifteen minutes lator, but had not seen anyone, any-one, and a hurried search failed to reveal tho presenco of anyono around. Two hours lator, tho shorlff was telephoned tele-phoned for nnd camo over from Provo. Mr. Hayes was also called at tho same time. Up-to-dato thoro is no duo as to tho Indentlty or the burglar or bur glars, of whom tho tracks Indicate thcro were two. Tho tools left at tho aoor as the robbers fled, wero a big Iron bar, or spike puller weighing about forty lbs., a pick without tho handlo nnd a big monkey wrench. Lator It wns discovered dis-covered that theso weapons had been stolen trom the Snn Pedro section house, entrance being gained by pulling pul-ling out the staple. Tho illght watchman at LoJil reported re-ported that on nuto passed through that town going at railroad rato soon nfter tho time or the nttemptcd burglary. bur-glary. Young Monson had n double barrelled barrel-led shot gun loaded with buck shot, and a rovolver, so that ho could havci easily captured tho highwayman had ho kept quiot and let them breuk In, Q. |
