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Show HARR HAS CLOSE CALL Attempt Is Mad: to Murder Mur-der Wcll-Known Cigar Dealer. . A bold attempt at robbery was made upon L. F. Harr, the well-known cigar dealer, last night, and, when frustrated, the robbers followed It up with an effort ef-fort at murder. This Is the second attempt at-tempt to rob Mr. Harr wlthlrt a year. Both attempts have been made as he was alighting from the 'car In front of his house. . He reached home last ' night about 11:80. As he did so two men, both masked and armed. ' leveled guns at him and ordered him to throw up his hands. He was within thirty feet of his. house. Mr. Harr struck at one of the men and dashed . for his house. which he succeeded in reaching. As be started to run both men fired point-blank point-blank at him. The bullets whlzsed within an inch of his head and Imbedded Im-bedded themselves in tbe houses behind be-hind Mr. Harr. There is more than a probability that the highwaymen will be caught Neighbors had observed two strange men pacing up and down as though watting for some one. The conductor and motorman of the car that preceded the one that Mr. Harr came up on have given to the police the names of two men who were on the car that Indications Indica-tions point to are the ones that tried to hold up the cigar man. The police are now on the lookout for these men. It Is said they have dodged their usual haunts today, which the police reason is an Indication they wish to remain hidden. ' - .. , Mr. Harr had on him a considerable sum of money and always carries much jewelry. The neighborhood was alarmed by tbe shot and th dashing up of the police patrol later kept the district around No. S71 First street in a fever heat for the major part of the night. ' It is said that several other attempts have been made In the residential section sec-tion of late to hold up men which the police are keeping quiet |