The herald., 1897-01-27
D||DUNMASKED ROBBERS
Hold Up and Maltreat a
Road House Keeper
EXPERIENCE Of WILLIAM MOHRIhG
Who, Though Willing to Give Up
His Money
WAS BEATEN AND BOUND
The Robbers First Asked for Liquors and
Lunch
WAS BEATEN AND BOUND
Then Assaulted and Gagged the 0bliging
Host
Stirring Episode of the Early Evening
at a Mission Road Saloon.
Bloodhounds to Trail the
Robbers

flODDelS
In little roadside saloon known as
the -Four Mile House." on the San Ga
briel Mission road beyond East Side
park a stirring drama was enacted last
evening. William Mohring, the keeper
of the place, was held up and rooped py
two men in a manner most bold anu
careless. and was beside most unmerci-
fully treated. As the victim told the
story to the officers ard reporters, he
appears to have been handled most un-
kindly, and unnecessary violence was
used upon him to get him to yield up
what his assailants demanded.
About o'clock in the evening two men
walked into the little establishment OF
Mohring Both these men the road
house keeper would recognize if he ever
sees them again. though they may be IN
a crowd One was a stocky, heavy-set
man of 25 to so years of age, about l75
pounds in weight and five feet six inches
in height He had a light moustache.
The other man was a little taller. was
a raw -boned, homely individual, whose
ugli-ess was made more intense by
two weeks growth of beard. He was
about 80 years of age.
The approach of the men on the road,
coming from the east, was heralded by
Mornings dos whose instinct appar-
ently told him that the pedestrians were
crooked and Mohring went to the door
to see what the barking was about. The
two men entered as ordinary customers
and asked for beer. Mohring SAID ne
had 70 beer. Then they asked for
whisky. The proprietor of the place in
formed the strangers that as he had lost
his license some time ago he was not
allowed 20 sell any liquor.
"Well, give us some lunch, then, SAID
one of the two.
Mohrirg said he could give them all the
lunch they wanted, and with cheese
knife in hard started to go to an inner
room TO get the desired food. AS he
reached the end of his counter the
stochy man suddenly exclaimed, Throw
up your hands" and Mohrng saw him
self covered by large revolvers in the
hands of both men. At the instant of
the command the stocky man pushed
Mohrirg backward, and as he fell be-
hind the counter he jumped upon him
and hit the prostrate man with the butt
of his revolver
Give US your money" said the rob-
ber.
Why, certainly, you can have my
money" said Mohrirg, who made no
resistance while the robber rifled his
pockets, taking therefrom about $l2 IN
small change While this was going on
the dog kept up barking at the strang-
ers. but I'D nothing more effectual FOR
his master. The heavy man held Moh-
ring down ard gagged him with black
silk handkerchief, while his raw-boned
side partner went to an adjoining room,
rfled a trunk and some boxes looking
for hidden treasures. He found fine
watch and a good revolver to go along
with the money ALREADY secured.
When the raw-boneQ man was salts
fed, he could find nothing else he took
two links of blood sausage from the ice
box and prepared to carry 1t away. All
this time Mehring was lying beneath
his counter, bleeding like stuck hog.
The raw boned' man told the stocky man
to tie the landlords hands behind him
and prepare to go away. The hands
were tied, though not behind the mans
back. and the feet were bound together
Bound thus, and gagged with the
handkerchief Mohring, bleeding and
groaning. was left alone by the robbers.
The victim of the outrage is not clear
as to the direction the men took after
leaving. but he thinks they went back
again toward San Gabriel.
Shortly after his assailants had de-
parted Mohring succeeded in loosening
the cord from his wrists, and then TAX
ing the gag off his mouth. Faint with
loss of blood he staggered to the house of
Mr. Welch about 200 yards distant, told
his story and was kindly treated. his
bleeding head being bound as we'll as
unprofessional hands could do it, A son
of Mr. Welch went over to Simon
Maier's slaughter house near by,
whence he telephoned to the police
station the fact of the robbery and the
victims need of a surgeon.
The fact was communicated to the
sheriff's office and Under Sheriff Gle
ment and Deputy Sheriff Barnhill
started at once for the scene, which Is
outside the city limits, and DR.. Merritt
Hit also drove out to attend the
wounded man. A Herald reporter
reached the scene at the same time as
the others and found serious state of
affairs
Morning, covered with blood from
head to feet, met the party in his own
place He was faint and dazed and
considerable questioning was required
10 elicit the facts of the occurrence
which are given in connected form
above. Under the counter was a pool
of blood and gore was spattered all
around. The rear room, a squalid
apartment which the proprietor used
to sleep in, had been turned topsy
turvey by the robber, who apparently
was looking for concealed money.
The only clew the men had left behind
was the black silk handkerchief and the
footprints they had made in coming to
the house and in going back over the
same route in the middle of the road
Mohring says he never saw the men be-
fore. They We're too we'll dressed to be
tramps. had revolvers exactly alike,
talked like native Americans aud he
would know them anywhere should he
set eyes upon them again.
DR.. Hit fixed up Mornings wounds.
which consisted of a cut about an inch
and a half long on the left side of his
head at the upper edge of his forehead
and so deep it reached the skull and the
unfortunate man felt better. He said
his loss included s12 in money, his fine
watch ana chain, a good revolver and
two links of blood sausage. The loss of
the blod sausage he deeply deplored
though it was suggested to him that he
had enough blood under his counter to
make more. The roadhonsn keerAr h c