Omaha daily bee., 1894-03-06
Under 0ursing Threats and Faced BY
Revolver He Reached for More
'oBBER THOUGHT HE WAS AFTER A PISTOL
Fired at His Heart and Sent Ball Through
His Abdomen.
THEN RAN INTO THE STREET AND ESCAPED
Wound Thought to BE Fatnl-Youug Wifo
Witness of the Tragic Scene
Good Description OF the As
snilant Secured.


Frank Ribak was robbed and then shot in
| his grocery store at 1924 Clark street at .
o'clock last evening. The ball entered the
| abdomen, causing Il wound which is thought
to be fatal. After the shooting the robber ram
from the store and made his escape
| At the hour stated man entered the store
of Mr.. Ribak and stood at the counter mo-
ment, MIR. Rbak was at his desk and when
| the man looked around and saw him there
| he approached nearer ana with a smile told
! Mr.. Ribak to hand over what money he had
| in the drawer and to be very lively about 1t.
| too, as he was in hurry Mr.. Rbak
| laughingly asked the man how much he
| wanted, thinking he was only fooliug. Then
| the situation was made clear to him. lie
! was in the presence of a highway robber,
| and he was without protection,
| Hand over that money, tell you, or III
| blow out your brains" said the stranger
| Still Mr.. Ribak made no effort to comply.
| He was simply thunderstruck and did not
| know what to do. His wife was there, and
she, like himself, was dumbfounded and
| stood stil.
Again the stranger demanded the money.
aud again Mr.. liibak made no effort to get
| it for him. AT this time the men were OPP
! posite each other and Ribah had his hand
! on the cash drawer as IL to protect it. Tie
| man bent over the counter in his next effort,
| to compel Ribah TO give up his money, and
with Il curse he drew a revolver and point
| ing it at Ribal's heart demanded the money
for the third time Ribak handed the man
| 81 bill, and closed the drawer again
| quickly.
Il want all the monoT." the man said.
and placed the cold mulzle against Ribak's
heart. Ribak then put his hand in the
| drawer to get the balance of the cash and
with the other he attempted to ward off the
AIMED FOR HIS HEART. 80
The robber thinking, no doubt, that Ribak
was reaching for Il revolver raised his own
| and fred Ribak threw up both hands and
said to his terrified Wife,
"Niy God, he lrtssshOt@me!'
with she exclamation he for the door
to overtake, if possible, his assaiiant. lhe
| latter ran out the door and trpped on the
step He nearly fell, but recovered HIM
self and ran in the direction of Eighteenth
street. Ribak pursuing him and ealing at the
ton of his voice "Police" 'Robbers!
"NInrderr' The robber did not look back!
and ii was lucky for him that he did not.
When the people passing along the s'reets
saw the man running and leibak after Inn
they did not seem to know who Rlbak, was
trying to catch.
THE man was followed by his victim about
a block. and at the corner of Grace street
he turned and went directly east. ltoak
was losing blood and becoming weaker eNerye
step he took. and after running anotner
block he returned and was assisted to MS
store by some friends from the drug store
at the corner of Eighteenth ana ClarIS
streets At the store it was dscoVered
that he was severely injured and was bleed
mo- nrofuseIy Without examination he was
assisted to his home a few docks away,
1928 North Nineteenth, and Drs. Moore anu
Blythin called. 90 o,r,-t
entered the left side right below the ribs
and came out Oil the left side OF the splha'
column. The wound was dangerous one:
and while Ribak may live ana the Gi,"htns t,,',
we're that he would through the night the
probabilities for his recovery are Vo'H
pihar has been married only few mJntns
and lives with his father ana rlolheI; nto
is a Bohemian and is about 80 years OF aEc'
| and that fact the doctors say, may lelp nlllI
n lIttlo, He was brought in and placed on
the bed and talked intelllgibly to those
around him.
HIS STORY OF THE SHOOTING
He told the story of the shooting; How
! the man entered and asked for money anu
thought he was only iesting. He remem-
bered of running from the store alter nhs
| assaiant and that Ills wite urgcu nun ny
to 90. He also said that his wife told him
| before he was shot to give the man WhhI
he wanted to avoid being hurt ana he
said after he had been shot his wle was
so overcome she did not move
| lie gave a good description OF the mani
| He said he was medium sized Weighing
15O pounds probably 40 years OF age, IlRht com
| nlcXioncd and with II sandy muslache. lie
wore n slourh hat and dark clothes. 10
was not n bad looking individual. After
| Uibak had handed over the money ala
was going 10 give the man more ne puhs'
| out a Sc gold piece, but as lie ana SO no
was shot ana his assaildut ran, leaving ua
nancy on the counter The other money
was ON the counter and was found thufa
by Mr. Cowan, a clerk for Ribak ana W',n
whom Ribak had made his home previous
TO his marriage. Mrs. Cowan s1ld lhat hoiho
time ago some one shot at Mr., Ribak $ two
valuable dogs ana that some time before
that his store was robbed,
Officer Flint whose beat is on lhat suee';
said that he passed the store at $3.50 ana
only two people were there, a man ana q
, woman He did not hear the shot and did
, not see the man run
THINK THEY SAW HIM
Dr. Rosenberg, who lives at Nineteen'h
and Clark. had lcarn;l Of the description ~
: the man and said that man with a slouch
} hat had appeared nt his residence early IN
the evening and asked for something TO cat
The only thing Ae could recognize was a
.N coIorri hoy named Green was talking
about the matter to crowd Of boys, lli
+ said that he saw liihaE run from ms story
and call murder" lie ran mp Clark street
man was running down Grace strprs
I towards the pickle factory and lls
was then barehoadcI, lie noticed
that the man aid not look around
once. He said he throw something assay,
but what It was he could not say ana '-
was afraid to go Ia Gud out
r The scenes at the wounded man'a resideu a
1 we're most piinI. His aged father aud
y mother were trying 10 get to see him ari
+ Ills young wife was IN Mysteries. Tie Oh
= folks cannot speak word Of English ami it
a vas touching TO hear their waiimgs They
| went from room 10 rgum hand IN HAND
calling to their boy
Mrs Cowan. whose husband IS Interested
= IN business With Mr. Ribak, was there, sd
= did everything possible 10 alI1%ipte tud
wounded mans suherings.
Father llnlm0n Of the Holy Family chlrcI
was sent for ana as sUuu us the doctors had
partly dressed the wound he administered
the death rites Of The Catholic church. Mr..
s Riberk was member Of 81 WenceslaHs
T. street.