Washington County News | 1927-12-08 | Page 1 | Washington Post Office and Store Robbed

WASHINGTON POST OFFICE AN!) STOKE ItOltl'.FI) The Hal and Neilson irencial morchancli.se store at Washington was entered last Friday nii;ht by robbers and goods valued at about S2.r0 were taken. The loot consisted principally of men's ftirnishincs. two suit rases, jewelry, etc. Entrance was effected by Miiashinr; the front window of the store. The robbery took place about midnight, it is thought, and was not discovered until un-til the next morning, when .Sheriff Brooks was notified. The sheriff immediately im-mediately notified the department of justice at .Salt Lake, as it was found that the robbers hau taken from the post office located in the rear of the store. The por t office safe showed sii'n.i of much battoririi; hut the robbers rob-bers were unable to nairi entrance. Department of justice nitont.s arrived here the first of the week and with the sheriff conducted an Investii'a-tion. Investii'a-tion. but discoverer no clues as to the .identify of the nun who entered tho tore. A Jiuiok 1U2H sedan was stolen from Iv.an Williams. lion county commissioner, commis-sioner, at Cedar City, the same rrtr-hl arid all indications point to the fact that the some parly who tool: !),' oar ' More and robbed the store at. Washington.