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Show SHOT BY BURGLAR AT NIGHT Eugene Allen Store Employee at the Highland Boy, Killed aa He Rushes H Unarmed to Save Property In His Care H Bingham, April 1G. Kugeno Alten, HUH 35 years of nge, nn employe ct the HbbbI Highland' Boy Company's store, was H shot and lnstnnt'.y killed tonight In n H bravo effort to protect the property under his cero from burglars. Tho LbbH tragedy was proceeded by a bold at- jH tempt on tho part of two burAlars to bbbbh gain possession ot tho koys ot tho 'IbbbH storo occupied by Alleni'and.Jtalelgh, H another cmployco of th'o)store. Tho fl bbbbH men escaped but the officers havo a MwM good description of them nncThopo to JH effect jH Allen was visiting at tho home of a jH friend, n short dlstnnco from tho storo IbbbbI Rnlotgh was alono In his room when fl ho was' suddenly confronted by two fH armed men, who demanded tho keys lH to tho store. Raleigh convinced them Hl that ho did not havo tho keys and lil nftcr a search of tho room ono of tho lll burglars left, tho other remaining to IHI gunrd Raleigh, throating him with . flH death if ho mado a sound. lH Tho second burglar went to mo bHI rear or the storo and broko a window. IBLl Allen, at a neighbors houso, heard tho BLaH sound ot breaking glnsB and dashed IH from tho houso in the direction ot tho IMbI storo. He had not reached tho shadow ImN ot tho building when the sound of two BBfl shots wero heard and Allen fell dead, HH ono of shots penetrating his heart. ALI Tho slayer and his companion, who laH ran from Raleigh's room a! tho sound H ot tho shots fled. HH Raleigh gavo the pollco a good de- Msfl Bcripuon oi mo uiuu. ic " '- bbbb guard him, ho says, was tall, ot a lll light complexion and. wore a dark suit BbbbI nnd a dark slouch haL This man; ho- flH says, ho can positively Identify, him BbLI l,t ho sees him again. Tho other ot tho 1H two and tho ono who fired thoffatal Iflfl shot, Is about flvo feot, four Inches' In height, heavily built and very -dark. Raleigh thinks ho is a Mexican. iTIbbI Tho pollco mado on arrest shortly mIbbbI after the commission ot tho crirao but HbI tho suspect proved a completo nllbl, HbbI and was released. Iml Allen has been a' resident of this mEH district for more than four years. Ho iIEH is tho Bon ot James Allen ot Ogdcn. f A brother, Vern Allen Is an employee l M of tho John ScowcroftCo., of Og- HbI Tho body was brought to Hall's un- BH dertaklng cstabllshmenL Funeral ar- fl rangemonts will bo mado tomorrow. Hll |