The morning call., 1891-09-07
SHOT THE ROBBER.
Unsuccessful Attempt TO " Hold
Up" Life Seryice Man.
Three Footpads Operate on the Ocean Beach, a
Mile From the Cliff House-One of Them
Winged" While Escaping.

Olof Anderson is one of the hardy en-
ployes Of the United States Government at
the Ocean Beach Lite-savng Station. His
general duties are to be on the lookout TO
save human life in peril on the sea- but late
on Saturday night lie Had occasion to be on
the alert for his own. The danger which
threatened him was from an unexpected
quarter, but was not the less to be met
with the same brave front as a life-station
man usually gives to the breakers in a
storm.
According to the story told by Anderson
Yesterday he had very narrow escape.
lie was detailed on Saturday night to keep
watch on the lookout station about one mile
on the beach from the Life-saving Station
near the Cliff. According to his story,
which is q somewhat weird one, Anderson
remained on his watch undisturbed until
after i o'clock, wrapt in the solitude of his
cwn originality, and scanning old oceans
gray and melancholy waste for passing yes
sells.
CONFRONTED A HIGHwAYMAN.
Shortly after that time he became con-
scious that something was wrong, and on
turning was confronted by,a large heavy
set nah, who had crept up behind HIM on
the sand. Anderson states that the man
had something in his hand, which he could
MOI ulSCtID, DuL lHOu5ll IL was d UIuul III
SlrumPnt As soon as Anderson turned
around the man grabbed his watch chain
and pulled. The watch remained 10 the
vest, the chain breaking. Anderson drew
his pistol ana the man started to run.
FIRED AT THE FUGITIVE.
He had not gone far when Anderson fired.
In his excitement, Anderson says,he missed
the robber, but fired second Shot
AT the second shot the rObber, who was
forty yarus away, doubled up. According
to Anderson the robber at this point was
joined by two others who took hold of the
first man.
The iife-seivice man says that he did not
wish to pursue the men. because he had
nothing to gain by an encounter with the
three men, who finally disappeared in the
darkness. Anderson is positive he struck
the man at whom he fired from the way he
stumbled and doubled up Yesterday
morning, in examining the spot where the
encounter took place. drops of blood were
discovered on the sand Tor some distance
PROOFS OF THE ENCOUNTER.
Anderson also exhibits his broken watch
chain as an evidence of the truth of his
story. He says be would recognize the man
who attacked him if he could see the rob-
beers again. Anderson describes the man as
about 80 years old, with dark sidewhiskers,
wearing also a mustache. He had on
dark snit. He was not roughly dressed,
ana had every indication Of being city
man.
The other two men, Anderson states, he
did not see sufficiently TO recognize.
Those who heard the story think it
strange that THREE highwaymel should at
tack a lonely life-seryicemaD Oh the beach a
mile from the Cliff at that hour of the night.
NEAR A FATAL SCENE.
Anderson, however. is said to be man
whose word is to be relied on, and told a
very straight story to Officer Furlong yes
terday, who reported the case to the police
authorities.
The attempted robbery took place not
very far from where StOck-brOker Dixon
was supposed to have committed suicide
some weeks ago, and whose death formed
the subject of SO much speculation, many
holding to the theory that he had been muir
dared