| Show MASKED BANDIT ROBS OPERATOR lone robber holds up telegrapher at local depot on wednesday cleon C forsyth night operator at the oregon short line depot in this city while telephoning to the dispatcher at salt lake at wednesday morning was suddenly interrupted by a lone bandit wearing a handkerchief over his face who ordered him to stick em up and hand over the cash drawer of the company mr forsyth hesitated tor for a moment it is said thinking someone wu was pulling a f friendly joke but when the highwayman emphasized hit hir command with a revolver he realized it was no joke the night operator at first handed the the top of the cash drawer containing only the silver on hand but he immediately demanded tho other part of 0 the money till which contained considerable currency in checking up mp it was found that the highwayman secured the robler robber accosted mr air forsyth from the train traill mens register window and after securing the loot disappeared sud denly in the darkness upon investigation it was learned that the bandit had broken into the tool house and obtained 1 the third wheel of the velocipede which he attached to the machine and made his get away abandoning the vehicle at the harrisville yards where it was found in tho the early morning hours by officers the operator was unable to secure a good description tion of the bandit but thought he was about 23 years of age light complexioned and wore a dark suit sheriff john 11 II zundel and night watchmen robinette Kobl nette and bergen were immediately notified the officers made a search of the railroad yards and the city but were unable to locate the robber mr air forsyth had been working at the local depot only a few nights having recently come here to relieve Z L who was transferred berred to preston idaho as day operator on april soth mr then night operator here was as held up after walt waiting ingon on the midnight Itra itral ln nand land the cash drawer looted by a iane |
