Originally published in The Seattle Times, January 7, 1953
A Lake Sawyer grocer foiled two young men’s attempt to rob his store near Black Diamond last night. The men fled when the grocer fired his .22-caIiber pistol. The grocer said he believed one robber was wounded in the arm.
Harry Sublin, the grocer, told County Detectives Bill Freeman and John Augustavo the two entered the store about 9:20 o’clock. One carried a gasoline can, which they asked him to fill.
Sublin said he became suspicious and put his pistol in the waistband of his trousers. After Sublin filled the can, both men pulled out revolvers, but ran when Sublin drew his own pistol and fired, the grocer said.
Both robbers dropped their revolvers. One was broken. The other was “loaded” with paper cylinders.
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