Arizona republican., 1919-08-23
GIRL CASHIER 1T
 PARK ROBBED IF NIGHT RECEIPT
Two Mexicans Attack and Overpower Young Woman And Make Escape With Sack Containing Nearly $2OO

Though fighting valiantly to save the money with which she had been entrusted, Miss Fern Squires, 22 years
 Id. of PA East Van Buren street.
 ashier at the gate at Riverside park, was overpowered by two Mexicans at Il o'clock last night and robbed of S195.15, a large part of the gate re- ceipts of the evening at the park.
 The robbery occurred as Miss Squires was leaving the park entrance office for the night, and was witnessed by nc one, as the Mexieans had selected a moment for the robbery when the park entrance was deserted.
 Dashing back through the park and down into the brush by the river, the robbers, although seen by several peo- pie after the alarm had ben given and the chase taken up by numerous people, easily made their escape in the heavy brush and no trace of them had been found at an early hour this morning, although several posses were started in pursuit with little delay. Officials of Tempe, Mesa, Chandler and other nearby towns were notified by tele- phone of the robbery and warned to be on the lookout for the robbers.
 Girl Left Alone
 According to her nightly custom which the Mexicans evidently had learned. Miss Squires, the cashier at the park entrance, closed her office at l Il o'clock last night. D. Howe, an elderly man, who is gate tender at the entrance, had been given s10 in change
 by Miss Squires, which was to be used in making change when the park re- opened the next day. MT. Howe took this s10 and proceeded to his home, nearby, for the night. This left Miss
 Squires alone.
 With the $1s5.15 in a money sack 1 under her arm- the young woman started through the park, intending to deposit the money with the park man. agers at the dance pavilion. She had
 taken but few steps when she noticed two Mexicans, well dressed and oi 1 good size, coming out of the park
 Stepping back into the shadow of the
 park entrance office, Miss Squires le; the Mexicans pass, when she agair started for the dance pavilion.
 Seized Young Woman
 Turning quickly, both Mexicans
 seized Miss Squires, one of them get
 ting possession of the sack of money
 The young woman was not to bt
 robbed of the cash without struggle
 and she grabbed the Mexican who had
 the money, knocked him down and re-
 covered the sack of money. The sec
 ond Mexican then attacked the girl
 who put up gallant fight, grabbing him by the clothes and screaming fol help. But the music at the dance pa vilion prevented her call from beinS heard. The Mexican who had beer knocked down now joined the assaul on the young woman and tore th money sack from her clutches.
 Both Mexicans then started on a rul back through the park Several peopl saw the robbers running, and the gir in pursuit, and gave the alarm. crowd tooksup the chase, but the Mexi cans disappeared in a thicket of cot tonwoods and willows by the river an, in the vicinity of the city dump. Posses in Pursuit
 The sheriff'5 office was immediatel- notified of the robbery and in fifteei minutes two posses had taken up tn chase. and shortly afterward a third Every bit of country in the vicinity o the park was secured, but the robber were not found.
 As more than 31o0 of the money il the sack was silver, and quite heav, and bulky, 1t was thought that sue cessfully evading the three posse would not be an easy task
 The only clew left by the robbers wa a black felt hat dropped by one of then in the struggle with the young woma S at the park gate. The hat now is i possession of the sheriff.
 Miss Squires, the cashier, has bee in the employ of Richards and Mac, the park lessees. for about yea Previous to going to Riverside par
 she was cashier at the Strand theate She received many compliments las night for the plucky fight put u against the two Mexican robbers. 'r Last night was Summer Widow E CTS night at Riverside park and or B of the largest of the season. The Mez jeans possibly had that fact in mind