The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-12
BOLD ROBBERY AT MONDAY.
Two Men Hold Up Another in an Oak.
land Car and Get SIT 900.

SAN Francisco, June u.-At II: 80
O'Clock this morning Paymaster Gibson, of
the Judson Iron Works, was held up on a
train running from Oakland to Berkeley
and robbed Of $17, 900 in cash. 1t was pay
day at the iron works today, and Mr.. Gill
son had been to a bank and drawn the
money with which to pay off the help.
he boarded the train shortly after IL
o'clock, carrying the money in bag. He
felt perfectly serene, as he had no idea
that any one would be bold enough to at
tempt to rob him on q train in which a
dozen other passengers were riding.
Shortly after the cars had passed the Six
teenth street station two men jumped up
and, under threats, took the money from
him, after which they jumped from the
platform and disappeared. Gibson imme-
diately gave the alarm ami the police were
notified, bnt at a late hour no traces of the
thieves had been discovered. The COM
plete story of the affair is as follows:
Today is pay day at the Judson Iron
Works. On the second Saturday of every
month the secretary at San Francisco goes
to the Bank of British Columbia, where the
company's accounts are kept, and draws
all the money needed for the pay roll.
the company. made the trip as usual The
sum necessary to meet the demands of the
employees was $4,000, and he drew it in
coin, gold and silver. He then started for
the works on the Oakland side of the bay
and left San Francisco on the IL O'Clock
broadgauge ferry. At Oakland mole he
boarded the ii "a O'Clock train for Berke-
ley. The cars We're crowded more than
,-o1 CO. -, g . n; ri.
Friends was in progress at Shell Mound.
and q number of merrymakers were wend-
ing their way thither. Mr.. Gibson sat in
one OF the ordinary passenger coaches and
kept his hands on the sacks containing the
coin. He was crowded in his seat but that
did not matter. The train passed the Six
tenth street station at 11:24 o'clock and
at II 80 o'clock drew up at the b street
station. 1t Is not customary TO stop there
for more than minute or SO, only long
enough, In fact, to allow the passengers TO
get on and of. The conductor looked at
the long row OF cars, and saw couple of
men board the train. The newcomers
evidently had their plans we'll made
They moved briskly and made for the car
where Gibson was sitting with his treasure.
Then they stepped quickly up 20 him and
NttbSc " iiO " ere W dlCAit4g lDttn saw tntN
suddenly produce pistols, covering Gibson.
one of them made a demand for the
money, intimating that it was that or the
secretary's life. Gibson did not hesitate.
He gave them what they wanted The
bold operators then ran quickly through
the car and jumped. Passengers VIII o
noticed them through the windows saw
them run over TO 4 buggy that was await
ing near by. On reaching it they jumped
inside, and picking up the rcins dashed
the horses ana set Of eastward down &
street.
At O'Clock clues we're discovered which
lead TO the theory that the two robbers
did not 20 northward toward Berkeley i'll
an endeavor 10 get oat Of the country in
that direction, IS would naturally he ex-
pected, but that they took advantage Of
the prevailing excitement To run directly
in the opposite direction. Whent the men
drove away from the Il street station it IS
supposed they drove directly down Peralta
street into Oakland and over TO the land
ing of the Creek Route ferry boat. and that
they went 10 san Francisco on the l2.i5
boat. It is said that one man purchased a
ticket for himself and companion and that
they went across the bay in an endeayor
- get on board some outgoing steamer or
ship bound tor foreign ports.