The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-08

Money.
Chicago. oct s.-Four highwaymen
netted l,446 as the result of an at
tack upon Abraham Shepherd and
Willard O. Van Ornum in Monroe
street, near Western avenue. Tuesday
night The robbed men are the prin-
cipal owners in the Derby club. and
were on their way home from the races
at the Ideal Park track. The sum Sc
cured by the hold-up men represented
the results Of the days ventures at the
/ track side. All but s26 of this was in
the possession of Mr.. Shepherd. The
robbers had evidently kept close watch
upon the customs and movements OF
| their victims and when they regarded
| the time ripe to make their haul they
| did the job with neatness and dispatch
IL has been the custom of Shepherd
| and Van Ornum on returning each
| evening from the races to bring the
| days proceeds away with them. Shep-
/ herd lives at 921 West Monroe street
| and Van Ornum at 1l26 Jackson boule-
| ward. AS usual they left the Ideal
| Park racing train at Kinzie street and
| Western avenue. They walked along
| the latter thoroughfare and, turning
| east into Monroe street, continued leis-
urely in the direction of their homes.
chatting of the days events.
/ Threatened with Death.
As they approached a vacant lot near
| 94s West Monroe street a young man,
| who was first noticed crossing the
| roadway in the direction Of the sioe-
| walk walked up in front Of them and
stopped still. Mr.. Shepherd, seeing that
the fellow wore a mask over the lower
| part OF his face, also came to stand
still. As he did so he felt hand bear
down upon his shoulder from behind
and heard a voice whisper
Keep still or I will kill you"
Van Ornum had walked ahead few
feet before he became aware that any
| thing was going wrong. When ne
| turned he. too. was met by two men,
| but when or where they made their
appearance he was unable TO say one
OF them struck him on the head with
: the butt end Of a revolver and as he
, | stumbled he tripped over wire en-
closing the grass plot at the side OF the
| pavement. AS he lay on the ground
he men stopped over him, and his ves'
| was torn open. Later. when he picked
: himself up, he found that three but
II tOne nau pctb tcfU AiOhi eiit oAhANhs
and s2t of his own personal funds wer'
gone. In the meantime the other TIVE
robbers had improved their time II
dealing with Shepherd.
The Money Transferred.
The latter carried the racing funds II
the inside pocket of his vest. and as III
| realized the danger of losing them h'
placed his hand over the pocket.
You have got the money" one o
them said as he approached Shepherd
u and IL required but few moments 70
= the robbers to transfer the possession
: Of il TO their own pockets. Shepher'
= was not injured by the men. as he of
i fered little resistance. Both robber
|. fiourished revolvers close to the hea
= Of their victim.
}. When the men had finished thei
= | work they turned into the vacant 10
!, | and ran Residents I'm the neighbor
e | hood were aroused by the disturbance
e | Shepherd fed to the front varanda O
= the nearest house. and sought protec
4 | tion from what he feared might be fur
ther moiestation. A little later Va
| Ornum found Policeman Cunningham
OF the West Lake Street station, VIII
" notified his desk sergeant of the rot
berry Detectives were detailed on IN
case. Shepherd wore a diamond stu
;. and carried a gold watch. neither
w which was taken.