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A Desperate Fight With Robbers

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
August
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tivo men made a bold attempt to rob the safe of the liartholemew Urewing Co., at Cleveland. One engaged the bookkeeper while the otherslipped into a rear office and was working at the safe when diseovered. An alarm was raised and both of the thievea started down the street and a crowd af ter them yelling -'stop thief!" A policeman caught one who pulled a revolver and broke away with a paii of handeuft's dangling to one vvrist. The fellow ran a short distanoe and turned and iired several shots. The officer returned the fire butnobody was hurt.' The thief then dashed into a building and up to the fourth floot where he was cornered. The fellow was desperate and knocked down several men and threw three out of a window. Luekily all alighted on a rooi one story below. A policeman arrived and laid the fellow low with a blow of nis list. The handcuffs were snapped into place and the prisonei taken to the station. The other thiei esc:ip:d in the excitement.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register