The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27
HELD UP THE TROLLEY Cars
HighWaymen Take $4,000 Of a Frisco
Tracks Receipts.
TWO MEN SHOT By ROBBERS
Tho Job Is Performed by Four Men Armed
with Winchcstcrs-passeng Not
MOlested-Clcrk EndenvOr to
Escape with u Money Pouch.

San Francisco Dec 26-Four masked
men armed with rifles held up a Mis-
sion street electric car from Ingleside
at S o'clock last night and robbed two
employees of the Pacific Coast Jockey
club of $3,000 Reuben NJ. Clark, who
carried the pouch containing the
money, was shot in the leg. John Bron-
ner another employe of the Jockey
club, and Policeman John Josephs also
received bullet wounds, neither of
which is serious. Clark's wound will
probably cause the amputation of his
leg. The robbery occurred in q lonely
place, eight miles from the city. Ingle-
side track is situated in an isolated
place on the ocean beach, and afforded
excellent opportunities for the perpe-
tration of the crime. The car had just
left the track when four men, heavily
masked and each armed with q VIM
chester, jumped on the rear platform
as the car slowed up at a crossing.
Clark had the pouch in his lap, and
was at once approached by the tallest
of the four robbers. With an oath the
highwayman demanded the money. a
shot was fired at the same time to stop
the car.
Clark arose from the seat, but before
he could advance step was shot In the
leg. Bronner grabbed the pouch and
ran from the car closely followed by the
robbers. Once outside he was about to
throw the pouch under the car, when a
Winchester was thrust into his face and
one of the robbers called to him to drop
the sack. Bronner demurred and one
of the other robbers shot him in the
arm which held the pouch. At the same
moment another robber struck him
with the butt of a revolver. AS the bull
let crashed through Bronner's arm he
dropped the pouch.
Clark Uses His Gun.
The robber who first approached
Clark picked up his pouch and started
to run. Two shots We're instantly fired
by Clark and Bronner, neither of which
took effect. To protect himself the rob-
ber grabbed woman named Mrs. Peck,
and holding her as shield he retreated
in the darkness. AS the man disap-
peared Clark and Bonner fired again
and dozen shots were returned by the
robbers. Policeman John Josephs
heard the firing and ran to the scene in
time to receive bullet In the leg.
Although the robbery did not occupy
over five minutes nearly fifty shots were
fired. No attempts was made to mo-
lest the passengers, who were too ter
ritied to move.
Ingleside track was opened on
Thanksgiving day. and on account OF
it's remote location precautions had
been taken to prevent the robbery OF
it's employees. Besides dividing the re-
ceipts OF the day and sending them tC
this city by different routes, it was a
customary thing to change the routes
frequently.
The Pacific Coast Jockey club. it is
said will offer a reward for the capture
of the robbers tomorrow. AS the men
were heavily masked the police have
no clew to the perpetrators of the crime
Secretary Leake of the Pacific Coast
Jockey club, has offered a reward OF
81, 900 for the arrest and conviction OF
any of the parties engaged in the hold
up.
The robbery was carefully planned
and deliberately executed. The manner
of attack and the avenue Of escape ha6
all been we'll considered. From theil
investigation. the police concluded that
the rifles had been taken in a wagor
to the scene of the hold-up. and thai
the wagon had been left in convenient
place in order to convey them from the
scene. No one in the neighbOrhood
saw any one with rifle during the
day or evening. nor We're four or five
men seen in one vehicle on any of the
roads near the track.