The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-12
HIGH WAY ROBBERS,
Two Daring RobbeFIss Committed Recently Ono
Of Them On Lad Named Carmen and
tho Other On Mr. Blankhead-
Where Arc Tho pollos7

Yesterday morning, n iow minutes aile
" O'Clock, Mike Carman, u lad some four
teen years old who had been 10 tho Opera
house TO 500 the Weatheuby troupe per
form, while on his way homo WIS waylaid BY
two men md robbed, TIE night WIS very
dark aud when be ronched the corner oI
Howard and Jackson streets, without th'
slightest mumalion thm any on
was noar ho WIS seized from be-
hind by u man who blind'ioldcc
him by catching him around tho hoad, A
first he thought II some OF his boy friend
playing Joke on him, ind ho trented II ~
such, laughing NJ II, but when ho released
himself he saw two burly Cooking men, one
Of whom thrust u pistol 10 his head, telling
him 10 keep quiet or ho would XIII him
They told him 10 "ehol out, aud DO quick
about II, but ho had no money TO give, The
other man then took from him silver walcl
and gold GhAln and n gold stud md pocket
knife, telling him 10 "walk on" and curblng
him for furnishing such small haul
Later IN the night ho notified Officers Ar
mold and Cornwall who went with him In
search Of tho parties, but they could not be
found lIo ascertain that he would rocog'
Dizc tho man who had tho pistol should he SOC
him again.
ANOTHER ROBBERY,
Mr., j. Blankhcn1, formerly farmer on
White Rock creek, in this county, who sold
out low days since preparatory to 60
ing back 10 his old home In
Cass county, Missouri, was met by three high
waymon At the corner of HARDWOOD street and
Pacific avenue about ono clock, and robbed,
His child WIS sick, and no was ON his way
down town 10 got some medicine. When no
neared this point no saw three men walking
Just ahead of him, and ON his approach one
of them dropped behind while the other two
stepped 10 ono side as though to allow him
TO pass, and, IN doing 80, he was
mdely seized and thrown TO the ground with
tho Injunction TO keep quiet or they would
cut his throat The third party went through
his pockets and took all the money no had
with him. amounting 10 $780, when they let
him up, He notified the officers, but 80 far
no arrests have been made. They all wore
boards, which he Is inclined to believe were
false boards. 1t looks rather strange that at
this late day such robbcrcs should occur
almost in the very heart of the city.
HIGHWAY RoBnEEIEs.
Last evening Mt tho Union depot, just MS
Mrs. viii lIcarne, OF Calvert, who has been
visiting friends in this city, was in the net Of
getting on the south-bound passenger over
the Central, on her return home, her pocket
was picked of her pocNot-bool and railroad
ticket She detected that some one was pull
ing ut her clothes, but was not quick enough
to catch the guilty party in the act. AT tho
time there was jam, Of which the thief took
advantage. There was no policeman near,
and by the time the special police arrived it
was too late to make n search A lady friend
furnished her with sufficient money to con.
tinuo her trip home, Such robbcnes are
becoming entirely too frequent, and the citi.
zens of Dallas, who hold the goo name of
the city at heart, are gowing heartily tired
of IL