The record-union., 1894-01-11
Special to the REcoRD-UNIox.

ANA@SSNN@@ $1,000
FRESNO, Jan. 10.-One of the boldest
robberies in the criminal annals OF this
county took place this evening shortly
after O'Clock at the railroad station in
Fowler. Howard Harris and friend
named Vincent went over to get pack
age that!had come for the former. AS
they arrived at the station, Harris, look
ing through the window, saw four men
holding up their hands. He immedl-
ately suspected that something was
wrong, and advised Vincent to run for
an officer. Vincent claimed that 1t could
only be Joke, but Harris insisted other
wise. They were about to turn back,
when man quickly came out OF the
door with a revolver in each hand, and
ordered them to come into the ofnce.
Harris and Vincent obeyed with alacrity,
and soon were ranged along side the
other men in the room. The latter were,
station agent George Leon. railroad
section boss named Lehe, another section
hand ana a stranger.
The robber went about his work very
coolIy, keeping his victims well covered.
From Harris, who is an insurance agent,
he got $40, station agent Leon contributed
$50, and smaller sums were taken from
the others.
After having made them hand over
their money the robber ordered them to
march out ahead OF him, threatening,
with a deep oath, to kill the first man
who ran or made an outcry. lie asked
one of them, "Wbat store is that over
yonder?" and was told that it was
Kuisser, Goldstein q Co.'s store. Upon
this he commanded his victims TO march
over there, keeping them covered all the
time All six were marched into the
store and the robber then ordered the
clerks to throw up their hands
Constable Charles OakeS, who was near
by, had seen the men enter the store, and
suspecting something wrong, ran up TO 1t
with revolver in hand. y friend named
Nelson was with him. When the officer
arrived there he Immediately understood
the situation and fired at the rObber sew
eral times. The robber returned the fire,
hitting cakes in the hip and seriously
wounding him. He then advanced and
fred at Nelson, and the latter and Oakes
hastily fled.
The desperado's other victims lost no
time in getting to place OF safety. The
robber had an excellent team of horses
waiting for him, and jumped into
buggy during the excitement following
the shooting and escaped.
Two section hands were painfully
wounded by Cakes, who fired somewhat
indiscriminately 1t is believed the rob-
Der was also wounded.
The latter impaired the information
while he was robbing the men at the sta
tion that his name was Ed. Morrell, and
that he was Evans friend. A description
given of him comedies with MorrelPs APP
pearance. The roDber was man of five
foot three, blue eyes, and small light
nustache. He had a bandana handker-
chief tied over his face, but the holes for
the eyes and mouth were so large that
his features were easily seen.
Fowler is wild with excitement, and
the citizens threaten TO lynch the man if
caught.
There is considerable likelihood that the
robber is Morrell, and il is furthermore
very probable that Evans was not far
away in waiting. 1t was desperate piece
of business, just OF the kind Evans
would plan, and the general impression
is that the robber stated his right name.
The latest information from Fowler
shows that the robber had an accomplice.
The latter sat in a cart stationed at the
side of Hutner Il GoldStein's store. Con-
stable Cakes fired at the robber but the
bullet missed him and hit section boss
Lehe in the arm, going through, and
striking a section hand named Mulligan
in the chest. The ball was spent, how
ever, and Aiulligan was not hurt. His
other shot, Oakes says, hit the robber.
The latter then came at the Constable,
who retreated a step, slipped and fell.
While on the ground, the robbers accom-
olice in the cart fired at Oakes and hit
him in the hip.
The robber. supposed to be Morrell,
ran out of the store, and jumping into the
cart, he and his accomplice whipped up
the horse into a gallop.
The accomplice Of the robber is sup
posed to be no other than Chris Evans.
-Four deputies were sent from the Sher-
if's Office here in pursuit.