The morning call., 1892-05-30
BRUTAL FOOTPADO.
Belated Citizens Robbed and
Badly Beaten.
Very Dangerous Distriet-Two Brave News
boys Lead to the Capture Of a
Pair OF Villains.

The foOtpad is again asserting himself in
the district south Of Market street. and be-
lated travellers in that locality should keep
a sharp lockout after midnight. 1t is hardly
safe to wander through some of the dark,
small streets off Third and Fourth after the
hour mentioned. During the last month a
number Of cases Of robbery and garr0tng
have occurred. showing that the district is
being worked by gang Of professional
footpads.
Early yesterday morning two fresh cases
occurred. The first was on Everett street.
between the hours of 2 and o'clock.
Thomas Sheridan, a respectable carpenter.
was vending his way home when, at the
place mentioned, he was accosted by three
men who asked him the time. Sheridan did
not have a watch, aud told the men so. One
Of them suddenly made rush for the in
offensive carpenter and held him from be-
hind. The other two proceeded TO do the
hghwayman act, and relieved Sheridan Of
his purse before he could say Jack Robin
son. 1'hey left him and started on their
way rejoicing without paying any more at
tention to their victim.
PURSUIT AND CAPTURE.
The carpenter was Erieved It the loss of
his purse. for it contained SIC and repre-
sented his weeks wages so he cautiously
followed the robbers, keeping about block
behind. lie soon ran into Officers Taylor,
Dodge and OShea, and quickly told his
story, pointing out the men in the distance.
The officers gave chase, but the footpads
soon became aware Of the officers inten-
tions and separated on dead run. The
officers, however, succeeded in capturing
one OF the runaways, whom Sheridan Iden-
tilted as one OF the r0Dbing trio.
The men who escaped carried with them
Sherdan'S purse and the carpent ter still be-
walls the loss Of his money. The man ar
rested gave the name of George O'Brien.
The second case took place a little
later, about 3 o'clock in the morning.
and the scene of the footpad's operations
was on Mission street. in front of ST. Pat
rick's Church AT the hour mentioned two
newSboYs we're passing up Mission street
with their morning papers. They were
IN light wagon. While approach
ing st. Patrick'S Church they ob-
served two men run up to third
man, and strike him over the head with
something.
KNOCKED INsENsIBLE.
The man dropped on the side walk like a
log. when the asSailants Immediately bent
over him. and after searching his pockets
started away.
The newsbOys drove up and passed them,
getting good view of their features They
rapidly UP Fourth street soon found Officer
Ryan, TO whom they related the occurrence.
Ryan at once started after the footpads and
captured both of them.
They are very tough-lOoking customers.
When arrested one said: 1--WE laid him
out cold. but he did not have a red"
Not q copper" replied the other ruf1ian,
with an oath.
Officer Ryan with his prisoners, and Off
Ger Marshal went back to Mission street TO
get the man who had been struck as it was
feared from the way the foOtpadS talked,
that they had inflicted serious injuries.
EVIDENCE OF THE CRIME.
On reaching the spot, the man was gone,
but the sidewalk was marked with streaks
of blood The man had evidently suddenly
recovered consciousness, and not desiring
another knock on the head, had hurried
away as fast as he could.
The footpad5 were taken to the Southern
Station, where they gave the names of John
Berry and James Burke. On Burke was
found a pistol which was broken in half.
This is thought by the officers to be the
weapon which was used to strike the un-
known man.
The police are anxious TO find the man
who was so brutaly assaulted. II is not
thought that the assailants gave their right
names.