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Show Girl Sprinter Almost Nabs Thug Thief Finally Escapes With Purse, but Leaves Cash A fleet-footed young woman had added to the prestige of her sex Saturday after almost capturing the thief who anatched her mother's purse. Mary Helen 8he!don, 20, of 631 Denver street, was walking with her mother, Mr. Elvira D. Sheldon, and two sisters. Melissa, 18, and Elvira, , about 7:30 p. m. Friday In th 300 block on East Fifth South street. A youth, about II years old, bareheaded bare-headed and wearing a dark overcoat, over-coat, ran up behind Mrs. Sheldon, grabbed her purse from her hand and startad runnina. thev rsnorted fte fmf mmmmmmmmmmmmvmmmmummmi .'Mewj(w ASfe ! rv;..T ' 'v::..-;; y -4, . : to police. Mary Helen leaped Into action and, although the thief had several yards' hsad start, she caught him loss than a block away and attempted attempt-ed to hold him, but he broke away. Radio patrolmen, answsring the call turned in by Mrs. Sheldon, located lo-cated the purse In an open garage in the 300 block on Sego avsnus, where It hsd been burled by the thief. Overlooked was $18 cash and a receipt for $2.30, while the coin purss, which contained $12 eash and two check totaling $44, wa missing. WEAKER SEX? NOT THESE TWO SISTERS Melissa Sheldon, left, and speedy sister, Mary Helen Sheldon . |