The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12

10 chances. The proposed victim may be
king for trouble and Is ready to shoot
trough his coat pocket the instant the
.'Ouble comes. It Is q dangerous profess
ljn, this highway business. To return to
l.e two men on Clark street. They first
stuck up and friskod an Italian near
he Revere House BY this you may under
stand that they stopped the man and
carched his pockets They realized but
10 cents and tobacco pipe by the enter
Prise. Being cheap rufllans they kept the
money and the pipe, and in their anger
smote and jolted their unfortunate prey on
account Of his poverty.
"They proceeded along the street and
halted in dark doorway. Presently there
came walking briskly along the telegraph
editor of a morning newspaper. He had
finished his work and thought he would
walk out Clark street until the night car
overlook him. The newspaper man is
what you might describe as husky man.
He Is not large, but is we'll built, somewhat
scientific, and decided and quick to act.
He had In his pockets Is cents and six
shooter, TO neither of which he gave a
thought. II was but the instinct of man
who delighted In tumult that caused him TO
smash one of the thugs in the face and then
kick the other In the abdomen. The men
made the mistake Of separating when they
stepped out TO rob him. The one who was
struck in the face gathered himself up
from the curbstone and fled. The one who
was kicked doubled up and groaned. The
editor waited until the abdominal pains
were not so grievous and then led the rob
Der toward the Chicago Avenue station. A
few blocks away two policemen were met
and the man was given in charge The
weeping Italian who had previously been
despoiled came up clamorous for his prop
erty. He got his 40 cents and his pipe
back and was detained at the station as q
witness
Why didn't you shoot the oussesP
asked one of the policemen when he learned
that the newspaper man carried a gun.
d" Il did not remember that / had one
until just now, he replied. Then with
ready wit he gave fictitious name and a
false address, for he did not care for the
glory which attaches to prosecuting wit
ness in police court hearing.
II recall third instance of hardship"
continued Secretary Campbell, ga case in
which from the start the robber stood alb
solutely no chance TO win, and the victim,
being man quick to take advantage of
circumstances realized largely. One of
the members of the Whitechapel club sat
before the fire until long after midnight
before he started for home. Partly be-
cause he wished exercise and partly be-
cause he had left his car fare in another
vest he decided TO walk home.
son Michigan avenue beyond Sixteenth
street man stepped quickly from behind
a tree and belted the clubman upon the
head with pistol. 1t was as strong as it
was, unexpected, and the Whitechapel
member fell to the sidewalk, and being
strategic person lay as If unconscious, fear
ing II he moved the robber might take an
other wallop at him with the gun. The
highwayman knelt down by his game, and
to expedite his search through vacant pock-
cts laid his pistol on the sidewalk. Ap-
preaching steps were heard. The PROSTATE
man yelled for help, and the robber ran
away. The clubman In arising closed his
hands over the revolver, which had been
left behind. The person who owned 1t
had obtained the latest equipments for his
trade, for the pistol was of the new ham
merless pattern and beautifully mounted.
The finder subsequently sold it for sl6. AS