Show AGED WOMAN ROBBED OF CASH BY SNEAK THIEF the sum of 25 was stolen from sirs emma aged moab woman by a sneak thief who crept into her home at an early hour burday morning and took her purse from under her pillow mrs parkins was awakened by the flare from his flashlight as the thief mas extracting the money from the purse he made his escape before the aged lady could summon help mrs hyde had been to the post office saturday evening where she purchased a money order she received a small roll of bills in change and no the thief saw the ar ioney she went home and placed her purse under the pillow of her bed it is thought that the miscreant followed her and through a watched where she placed the purse mrs hyde was awaken ed by the burglar about five sunday morning mrs hyde earns her livelihood by doing fancywork and on saturday she had collected several small amounts due her for work preparatory to leaving for monticello on a visit with relatives news of the theft has created keen indignation throughout the community and if apprehended the pilferer will be vigorously prosecuted D M cooper and V P martin were arrivals the last of the week from their home at los angeles calif to spend several weeks in moab attending to business matters despite the fact that cooper and martin alake their homes in the coast city they retain their extensive interests in southeastern utah and are always glad to get back on the old stamping ground to renew friendships |