Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-13 | Page 1 | Bandit is Shot in Second Act Robbing Station

I BANDIT IS SH SHOT T TIN IN SC SECOND ND ACT H Halted by Bullet as He Holds Up Attendant in Ogden OGDEN March 12 The 12 career ot of Roy Christy 22 who is said to tb have to three s station rob cri s. s was brought to halt Saturday night by a a. bullet from the rev revOlver lver ot of Detective George Finn who had been concealed In the service st station Uon or of the Ogden I Paint Oil and Glass company company Twenty second street and Washington Wash Wash- ington avenue Christy is said to o have held up tip the same station on Thursday night About 10 1030 30 o'clock Christy Is said to have up In a machine According to the police he pointed a revolver at the head ot of Reuben Fields the and ordered him to put all the money from the cash drawer in Christy's pocket The detec e saw the affair but could not shoot at the as Fields Ields got in the wa way When Fields got out ot of range Finn opened fire and Christy tell fell shot through the right shoulder but still holdIng hIs gun The officer was about to fire again Dont shoot ChrIsty aid enough Drop the gun then commanded I inn Finn and ChrIsty obeyed At the police pollee station Jt it was found that the bullet had emerged through his back According to the police he confessed that upon coming from San Wednesday he d at a Salt Lake hotel became became be- be came came- acquainted with another youth In a nearbY pool room and that nIght robbed a Salt Lake servIce service ser ser- vIce station of 45 The rhe police pollee believe belleve be- be lieve that this was the station sta- sta lion tion Seventeenth South and Fifth East street where V. V V C C. C Taylor A.M. A A. M. M Poulson and a chance customer were held UP Thursday Christy said he came cameto cameto to Ogden accordIng to the officers registering at the Grant hotel and that night held up the Ogden Paint Oil and Glass Class station with Fields as the vIctim lie He Is said to have admitted serving a term in a Stockton Stockton Stock Stock- ton jail for tor burglary in the second degree and said he was on parole lie He was well dressed Physicians say he will recover from his wound An offIcer was hidden In every service service ser ser- vice statIon Saturday night in an attempt to put an end to the operations oper- oper of bandits