The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-11
ROBBED SIX MEN.
A Desperado's Daring
Work at Fowler.
SAID HE WAS ED MORRELL,
Possibility That the Man Was
Evans Companion.
SAID HE WAS ED MORRELL
AND THAT CHRIS WAS NEAR BY.
The Affair Ended in Shooting, in
Which a Constable and Two
Others Were Wounded.

FRESNO, Jan. 10.-One OF the bOldeSt
rObberes 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 package
that had come for the former. AS they
arrived at the station Harris, looking
through the window. saw four men hold
ing up their hands. He Immediately sus-
pected something wrong and advised Vim
cent 10 run for an officer.
Vincent claimed it could only be joke,
but Harris insisted otherwise. They were
about to turn back when a man quickly
came out of the door with a revolver IN
each hand and ordered them to come into
the office. Harris and Vincent obeyed
with alacrity, and were ranged alongside
the other men in the room.
The latter were Station Agent George
Leon, railroad section boss named Lehe,
another section-hand and stranger. The
robber went about the ork very cOoly,
keeping his victims well covered. From
Morris, 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 deep oath to kill the first man who
ran or made an cutlery.
He asked one of them, "What store is
that over yonder?" and was told it was
the kutner GOldstein Company'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 TObber then ordered the
clerks to throw up their hands.
Constable Charles Cakes, who was near
by, had seen the men enter thesstOre, and,
suspecting something wrong, ran up to it
with a revolver in his hand. friend
named Nelson was with him. When the
officer arrived there be Immediately under
stood the situation, and fred at the robber
several times The robber returned the
fire, during which Cakes was hit 10 the hip
and seriously wounded. lie then advanced
and fired at Nelson, and the latter and
Cakes hastily fed. The desperado's other
victims lost no time in getting to a place Of
safety.
The rObber had an excellent team of
horses waiting for him, and he jumped
into cart during the excitement following
the shooting and escaped. Two section
hands were painfully wounded by Cakes,
who fired somewhat Unfortunately. Ii
is believed the rObber was also wounded.
The latter impaired the information
while he was rObbing the men at the sta
ton that his name was Ed Morrell, and
that he was Evans friend. The descrip-
ton given OF him comedies with MorrelPs
appearance. The robber was a man five
feet fhraQ iOahaS biOb Wi
a small light mustache. He had bandana
handkerchief 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
ca ught. There is considerable likelihood
the robber is Morrell, and it is, further
more, very probable that Evans was not
far away in waiting. The desperate piece
Of business is just 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 accompice.
The latter sat in cart at the side of the
kutner & GOldstein store. Constable
Cakes fred at the robber. but the bullet
missed him and hit Section Boss Lehe in
the arm, going through and striking a sec
tiOn-hand named Mulligan in the chest.
The ball was spent, however, and Multi
gan was not hurt. The other shot, Cakes
says. hit the robber. The latter then
came at the constable, who retreated a
step, slipped and fell. While on the
ground the robbers accomplce In the cart
fired shot at Cakes and hit him in the
hip. The robber is supposed to be MorrelI.
He ran out Of the store and, jumping into
The cart, he and his accOmplice whipped
the horse into a gallop.
The accomplish of the robber is sup
posed to be no other than Chris Evans.
-Four deputies were sent from the Sheriff's
Office here IN pursuit.