Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-31 | Page 17 | Bandit Robs 3 in S. L.; Slugs 1 of Victims

Bandit Robs 3 in S. S L l. Slugs 1 of Victims A well dressed robber with a Savage automatic pistol and anda a fishy look was was hunted by Salt Lake police Friday Police Pollee know he used a Savage automatic because he rapped his victim on the head so 0 hard the imprint imprint imprint im im- im- im print left In the hat revealed the make of the gun The They figure hell he'll have a fishy lishy look because he made off aU with four trout as well as 15 in checks and a camera which he took from three men he held up Thursday night at the rear of a boarding boardinghouse boardinghouse I house at North State street I The victims were L. L A. A Waddington Wadding Wadding- ton 23 of ot Denver employed by bythe y the Western Electric company to Install dial telephones here L. L S. S Lefler 23 and Hale Seel Seeley y 21 Waddington and Lefler had returned returned re re- returned re- re turned from an Idaho fishing trip when they were met at the driveway driveway driveway drive drive- way by Seele Seeley who rode the running running running run run- ning board to the garage at the rear of the boarding house houle The robber a handkerchief over r the lower part of oC his face demanded demand demand- ed they hand over their valuables After Alter surrendering his wallet Waddington Waddington Waddington Wad- Wad asked for lor return of his un- un Ind ed checks checkl whereupon hereupon the robber struck him on the head with I th the pistol an and i drove away In th the car The autom automobile bUe later was Wat recovered ered red in the bl block k on North First West Veit street treet The fishing tackle was 81 there but the four trout had been hooked