The morning call., 1894-01-03
A Washers FATE.
He Was Held Up in
. Golden Gate Park.
George de Beanghem Thinks an At
fredericksburg Girl Was a
DecOy for the Robbers.

The man who was held-up in Golden Gate
Park on Monday night and relieved OF $500
and a nickel watch was George de Beanghem,
a guest at the Palace Hotel.
He told Captain Thomson OF the park police
shortly after The robbery that be was quite
mssher, and captivating damsel at the Mid
winter Fair grounds that afternoon attracted
his particular attention. When she left the
grounds about O'clock he followed her. She
walked in the direction OF the buffalo paddock.
aud when he, still following her. got TO where
the bush was thick, he lost sight OF her.
A man was leaning against The fence. and
he went up 10 him and asked him the way out
OF the park. The man In a gruf voice told him
TO throw up his hands. and leveled pistol at
his head. Another man came out of the brush
and went through his pockets, taking the $500
and watch.
He described the man with the pistol as Of
small size. about 40 years Of age. He had
full round face aud a musIache. He was
unable TO describe the ogher man, as he only
got fieeting glance al him in the semi-dark-
ness. He thought, however, he was much
taller than the other from the elevation of the
sound OF his voice.
De Beanghem expressed the opinion that the
young woman who carried on the filtration
with him In the fair grounds was a confederate
OF the robbers. He said he had received note
at the Palace on Saturday IN q lady's hand
writing. 1t was signed Edith" and asked
him 10 meet her at the northwest corner OF
Suffer ana keaTny streets at 3 O'Clock that
afternoon. He was told TO wear rose In the
buttonhoe of his coat. so that Edith" could
identify him. He kept The appointment. but
although be walled on the corner for nearly
an hour, edith" did not appear. But he OBJ
served a man, answering thr description of the
one who had the pistol, eying him closely sew
eTal times.
Edith" he thinks. may have been the
young woman at the fair grounds, and that she
was decOy for the men who robbed him. The
men, he also thinks, must nave been watching
his movements for some days, so as to get a
chance 10 rob him.
Detective BOhen was detailed on the case yes
terday morning. He saw De Beanghem, who
told him practically the same story he told Cap
tain Thomson. He has been stopping in the
Palace since November 16 and had received a
number of letters besides the one signed
Edith" asking him for an appointment, as the
writers wanted TO show him some curlOs or
something else.
A few days ago a man accosied him on The
street and insisted upon taking him TO a saloon
TO have a drink. While standing at the bar an-
other man came 10 and shook HANDS with them.
Inc TWO men Threw dice Tor another drink and
then began throwing for money and asked De
Beanghem 10 join them, but he could not be
drawn IN.
he said the men who robbed him seemed to
know that he carried a large sum OF money
with him. They first found about So 90 loose
change III his pockets, and he remarked 10
them, THAT is ALL" The one who was search
p0ckei-book?" and he had 10 tell them twas in
an inside pocket.
He thinks the men must have seen him at the
racetTacK one day last week. lie was playing
the races, and pulled out his well-flled pOchet-
book unthnkIngly, displaying Its contents.
De Beanghem is a Belgian, and belongs TO an
arlstOcratlc family. He enlisted as a private IN
the United States army to make himself ac
for two years IN Texas, and has a suspicion
that the men who have been sending him letters
may have known him there.