The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-04
HELDUPASTREET CAR
Two Highwaymen, With Masks
and Pistols.
FOOLED BY THE NERvY CAR MEN
A Bold Attempt to Rob Car at the
End of the Cedar street Line
One Of the Men in Custody.

Two masked men made a desperate at
tempt 10 hold up q street car at the eDd OF
Cedar street last night shortly before IL
o'clock, but were repulsed by Conductor
Skinner and MotOrman Barnum, VINO TOOK
a pistol away from one OF the men and
turned him over TO the police. There were
no passengers in the car at the time the
attempt was made, and had the despera-
does been successful they would not have
secured more than s. in money.
The car, which was one OF the new ones
recently put in operation by the seatue
Consolidated Street Railway Company, had
but q few minutes before got TO the end
OF the road and the trolley had just been
switched and the car placed in readiness
for the return trip. Barnam was sitting
on the inside and Skinner y as on the
back platform. All Of a sudden the front
door opened and q masked man entered the
car Bafnum jumped up and said: Here.
what are you doing?'
What is that 10 your" said the in
:ruder
At that moment Skinner started to open
the door to come In and a gun was poked
under his nose by an accompllce on the
outside Quick as a flash Skinner jumped
on his man and wrestlcd the gun from
him. Then they grappled and wrestied
. toward the sidewalk. At this, the man
on the inside jumped through the back
cord, pulled II of, throwing the car into
darkness. Barnum rushed after him. but
the fellow disappeared In the darkness.
Earnum leisuTely returned 10 the car and
placed the trolley back on the wire, caus-
ing the lights to come on. lie then
glanced over toward the sidewalk and saw
Skinner and the other robber silll strug
Cling silently on the sidewalk. He rushed
over. took the gun out OF SINNERS hand
and hit the robber on the head stunning
him. Skinner then got up and the two
bound the intruder, and then fired the
pistol off In the air 10 attract attention.
This, however. failed TO bring anybody.
and Barnum then ran up 20 the pumping
station ard telephoued police headquar-
tiers Sergeant Templeton sent Detective
Williams ont with the patrol wagon. and
the wouid-be bad man was brought 10
headquarters. lie gave his name as Z @.
Collins and when asked by Tsmpleton II
he had not been IN headquarters short
time ago. said he had. When the ser
geant looked at him he said. with
smile:
the hold-up stories in the San Francisco
papers,"
Collins looked up. with an lily concealed
smile on his face, studied moment. and
made no reply. Jailer Snrry then took him
and locked him up for the night lnvesti-
I. cation showed that Collins, with seven
other hoboes was arrested on October e
by Detectives williams and Phnbrick on
suspicion, and gave the name OF Il. q.
Collier. The crowd was turned loose the
next morning.
Nothing was seen OF the confederate az
ter the lights went out. and Detective VII
Hams was still hunting for him at late
hour this morning.
Conductor skinner was considerably
bruised in the scuffie, but said he was will
ing TO tackle man like that every night
before giving up his money. lie was the
lion OF the hour among street car men
last night