Show GiRL STUDENT TURNS ROBBER ROBBERTO TO GAIN CAIN Fl FEES Needing 24 4 for Tuition She Tries to Drill Open Vault S ft D Feb 5 Dy By The Associated Need Press Press Need ot or 24 to pay her tuition for tor the second semester at the University ot of South Dakota prompted 19 year old year old co ed to turn burglar ear ear- early early ear early ly ly- today Her ner venture terminated In arrest Equipped with the paraphernalia ot of the craft of ot the bank robber Miss lIss Marion Marlon Meyers a freshman forced entry to the First National bank here berc but she was waa Interrupted I before she could attack the vault with an electric drill Approach of ot a night watchman watchman sent her scampering away just as she prepared to use tho the drill and andIn andIn andIn In her hel flight light she left a hat bear bear- bearIng bearing bearing ing her name Her arrest resulted however when she returned a few minutes later apparently for tor her bel tools and was found by officers seated on ona a stairway In the rear of ot the tho build build- buildIng building ing lag crying bitterly lEER HER ONLY OXLY WAY WAT Taken to the jail the young oung woman told States State's Attorney H f O 0 Perkins lerkins that she needed l 2 1 for tuition and know any other way to get It Her 1 mother lives at Woonsocket S D U she said but her father Is Here she has lived at the home of ot Professor Protessor C C Josey teacher of ot philosophy where she worked for her board Recently an electric drill and some other tools were stolen from froma troma a metal concern and these were used by Miss Meyers in forcing en- en entry entry en entry try Into the bank SH S SMASHES IS WINDOW It was shortly before 5 a a in rn that she entered the building by smash smash- smashing smashing ing a rear window and then broke through rough a heavy cage door lead lead- leadIng leading ing lag to the vault Attaching Tier her electric drill to a alight alight alight light socket she found the wire was not long enough and she dIs- dIs dIsconnected dis disconnected connected It for a Q nearer socket It was then tItan that Denny Sullivan night watchman entered the tha build build- buildIng building ing on his regular round and the girl tied lied leaving leavinS the suit case with her tools and her hat Regaining her courage after a afew afew few v minutes she returned to learn that her adventure had been ills ills- dis discovered covered ered Disappointed she dropped down downIn downin downin In the stairway and there the of- of officers of officers found her in a huddled heap shaking with sobs Telegraph Telegraphs wires had been bien cut In Continued on lage Two no o GIRL DIRL 1 STUDENT TURNS ROBBER Continued from rom Page One the tho alley back of the tho bank an and 1 the young woman also clipped the tell tele tele- tele telephone telephone phone wires after she he entered the building build log Friends of the girl who declared she was earnestly desirous of an education could offer otter no explanation tion of her deed beyond the tho mo- mo mo tive motive she abe herself ascribed pending Miss Aliss Meyers Is hel bet din Jail pend pend- pend- pend ing log an nn Investigation and filing ot of formal ormal Police have found nothing to substantiate their first surmise that the girl had hild male ac- ac accomplices ac accomplices nr |