The herald., 1894-06-23
WHICH ONE IS THE ROBBER?
The Singular Case of a Man
Who Was Shot.
He Was Trying to Rub or Was Robbed
himself.
By Giving Himself Up to tho Police
the Shooter Opens Up Most
Mysterious Chapter OF
Crime.

The police OF this city are confronted
by one OF the most singular cases that
has ever been known in the criminal
history OF the place. An old man, nearly
80 years OF age, is lying at the receiving
hospital, wounded nigh to death. He
says he was shot and robbed of $500 in
gold. In cell in the city jail is man.
some 20 years younger, who admits nav
ing done the shooting, but who says that
it was done in sslf-defense, and that the
man who was shot attempted to rob him
and did hit him over the head with
piece OF lead pipe. This man volun-
tarily gave himself up to the police.
The details of the story make 3 strange
chapter OF crime.
f. Mason. q carpenter who resides at
915 Hawkins street, East Los Angelica,
was returning from Pasadena this morn
ing in o buggy, and whom about quar-
ter OF mile this side Of Sycamore grove,
on Pasadena avenue, he noticed an old
nam sitting by the roadside, evidently
in distress. Upon investigation he found
that tha man had been shot in the hand,
shoulder and neck.
Mason took the wounded man to the
East Side police station, although he
strongly dissented, desiring to be taken
at once to physicians Office instead.
AT the East Side station the old man
said that his name was Henry Day, and
that he was O miner and proprietor.
He said that an individual whom he
had met few times in East Los Ange-
les, and who also claimed to be miner.
had induced him to go on O prospecting
trip in the hills east OF the Arroyo Seco,
and had there shot him, and cutting
open his pocket taken 500 in gold and
fed.
The condition of the old man was
evidently serious, and the patrol wagon
was at once SUNNI oned and he was taken
to the receiving hospital. There he re-
peated the etory.
DR.. Bryant, who attended him, found
that a bullet had passed through his
hand, and striking again near the collar
bone, had passed around and lodged in
thu neck near the base OF the brain.
The wounded man said that hs would
know his asaailant should he meet him
again.
The police Office in this city was i'm
mediately notified, but before any ateps
could be taken in the matter man
about 40 years of age, we'll dressed, and
evidently greatly excited, appeared at
the station and stated that he had shot
man over back of East Los Angeles
and wished to give himself up.
When questioned he stated that his
name was Samuel Horoyd. and that he
came from Lake City, Colo. He had
several days ago formed the ACC uaint-
ance of an old man named Day, in this
city, who claimed to be a minor. Day
claimed to have located some coal mines
on the hills across the Arroyo Seco from
Sycamore Grove. and yesterday morning
induced Holroyd to 90 with him to look
at the prospect. He carried short
piece OF lead pipe in his hand.
As the two we're proceeding along
path over in the bills, Holroyd in front,
Day suddenly brought the piece of pipe
down on Holroyd'B head with consider
able violence. Though staggered, Hol-
royd did not lose his presence of mind,
and at once turned to grapple with his
assailant. He was strnck again and
knocked down, and then bethought
himself OF his weapon, and drawing
out q 3S-csliber imitation Smith & Wes-
son revolver, he fred and brought down
the old man.
He was greatly excited at the time
and while Day wae lying on the ground
he turned and'hed and came at once to
this city, giving himself up. Such ia
his vereion of the affair.
He had on his person wnen he entered
the station $42.45 in paper and silver
money and drafts to the amount OF over
$500. payable to himself. Asked if he
had informed Day Of the possession of
this money and the drafts. he said that
he thought Day was aware that ne had
them.
FSIn regard to his sudden flight from the
scene of the encounter he says that he
imagined he heard another shot than
the one he himself fired and immedi-
ate!y jumped to the conclusion that he
had been led into an ambush, as all
around the place there was quite 9
growth OF under brush which might
have concealed any number of accom-
plices of the old man.
Holroyd is q married man, his wife
resides at Colorado Springs, Colo, and
he says he is well, and he thinks favor
ably known there. He has been in this
city only short time and had been
stopping at the Somerset house on Fifth
street.
During the afternoon Holroyd was