Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-25 | Page 18 | Attempt Made to Blind Grocer

ATTEMPT MAUll To 10 UND BLIND 1 GROCER O Olt BUI lt Robber Robbers Flee When Proprietor Proprietor Proprietor Pro Pro- Seizes Wicked Butcher Knife Two well wen dressed young men walked ed the tho McGonigal drug store 1556 1656 S South uth Fifth East street at 10 o'clock Friday Friday- night and suddenly covered the proprietor and two customers with rev re- re v The victims were forced into a a. back room by one orie of ot the tho bandits while the tho other proceeded Ho to rifle the tho cash h register in a leisurely manner The robbers secured 32 32 a ruby ring valued at 20 and a n. geld gold watch The Jewelry was taken from tho the proprietor It Raymond Ymond G. G McGonigal Tho The customers cus cus- rs' rs were Preston Brewer 1529 SQ th t Fifth East street and Jack Stewart Roosevelt avenue Tho The bandits lN were not masked The proprietor proprietor pro pro- described tho the desperadoes An hour after atter this crime was reported an nn alarm was turned in to the police pollee fr from m East Second South street I l' l Peter ter reported that two young oung men had thrown pepper into his eyes and started to carry off oft the tho grocery grocery gro gro- cery store cash register The Tho proprietor gr grasped sped a butcher knife and the men ran Neither displayed displayed displayed dis dis- dis- dis played weapons Upon questioning 1 las the police pollee found that the intruders rud rs answered the description of ot th bandits who had held up the Mc Mc- drug store stare