Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-25
ATTEMPTED MURDEn.
Three Masked Robbers Stand Up Thre
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Men in saloon Last Night
About $50 O'Clock last night, as Manuel
g. Dandried was about to close his saloon,
Suffer Hail." at Twenty -ninth and J
streets, he was standing in front of the bar
talking to a couple of neighbors. Just as
they were saying good night. preparatory
to leaving, the door opened and in walked
three men. Their heads and bodies to the
waist were enveloped in barley sacks, holes
being cut for each eye TO enable them to
see. Each man had large pistol in his
hand, which were presented at the
barkeeper and his friends, with the
hlghwayman's demand of Throw up
your hands" Dandried is an old
Grand Army man, has stood in the front
on many hard-fought battlefield and he,
instead of throwing up his hands, lodged
around the corner of the counter and into
the back room where he secured shotgun
He presented it through the door, and Gov
ering the three robbers, pulled the trigger.
If the gun had gone off there would have
been a case for the Coroner, sure, but.
luckily for the outlaws, the gun was un-
capped. Failing in this, Dandried struck
the nearest robber in the head with the
gun, telling him to the floor and knocking
off his mask. He then ran into the back
room to get his pistol One of the robbers
followed him into the room, which was
dark. He pointed his pistol at Dandried
and fired. The pistol was so close to him
that the flesh is all powder-burned where
the bullet entered, at the pit of the left arm.
The robbers then helped themselves to the
change in the till, about 50, and taking
winchester rifle belonging 10 the proprietor
hurried away.
AS soon as word reached Twentieth street
the police were telephoned. Captain
karcher and officers Lowell, Nelson, Ell
ored and Seaman went out to investigate.
They found the house shut up and all dark
and quiet inside. For fifteen minutes thew
knocked and ratified at the doors before
they could get an answer from the inside
At last Dandried sang out, Who's there?"
F" Officers, was the reply. Let US in we
want to talk with you about this shoot
ing" He parleyed long time with Captain
Karcher before he would consent to allow
any one to come near the door, threatening
all the time that he would shoot. Being a
man OF weak mind anyway, excited and
suffering, the officers ran great risk in par
lying with him. He stood inside, looking
through glass door, and could see the Of
fcers plainly while they could not see him at
all. AT last Captain Karcher went to the
door and as he stood opposite, Dandried
said, Look out, I'll shoot" and there was
a general Settlement. After considerable
more parleying he was induced to open the
door, when Eldred stepped in with
lighted candle as did also officer Lowell.
There stood Dandried covering them with
a cooked revolver and trembling all over
with fright and excitement "Where's
Karcher ?" was his demand Here l
am" replied the Captain, who stepped to
his side and lowered the murderous look
ing weapon. Ii was fifteen minutes before
he could be induced to put up his pistol
He would not consent TO go to the station
to have his wound dressed and said all the
officers in the city could not take him.
When the officers left he locked himself in
again and it would have been dangerous
for anyone, friend or foe, to have gone to
his house last night. The mask of one of
the robbers is at the station-house