The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
SEVEN CHICAGO HoLD.UPS.
sHoTs FIRED IN ZEE GASES AND
TWO MEN INJURED.
ARRESTS rsaae IN Two Cases. In ono % which
n Hoy Euaa Deen Robbed or e~1.SO-serious
Shooting Array whore Five Masked haen
,n,nn nohherv - The Other Capee,

Arrests MADE IN Two Gases. In Ono OF which
n Hoy Haa Deen Robbed or ~1.1O-Serious
shooting Array whore Five MASKED naen
Attempted Robbery The Other Cases.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2e.-Tho police seem poworless
IN check the highway robbers on the West Side.
: An attempted daylight robbery OF b. Slmon's
saloon on West Taylor street yesterday resulted
in the serious shooting Of A. A. Murray. a
ira yclling man. Five masked men entered the
saloon. Each carried q revolver.
.Throw up your handsi" was their command.
Simon and his son complied. and one OF the
robbers started toward tho bar, whom the leader
noticed that Murray had not thrown up his
hands. He ordered one Of the men to shoot. At
the first shot Murray uttered q cry and fell.
Tho robbers ran into tho street, firing their ro-
volvers as they went.
Policemen Sullivan and Degnan, hearing the
shots. hurried to the saloon In time to see the
five mon start west in Taylor street. Both po-
licemen drew their revolvors and gave chase,
firing as they ran.
The pursuit lasted for half q mile. when the
f~ugitives managed to escape through an alley.
The policemen then returned to tho saloon,
which looked as though an explosion had taken
place. Tables were overturned. glasses and
mirrors broken. and tho floor strewn with
broken glass.
covered with blood. A doctor was
and he ordered his removal to tho hospital. At
the county hospital the ph rs ans n found Snnra that
the police with descriptions OF the robbers.
In Meridian street yesterday afternoon, the vic
tim being Charles Jacobs. Il years old, who
The Se IL robbers are Theodore Beemins
and Rose Smith. Both were arrested and locked
up in the Desplaincs street station. Jacobs, in
company with a boy of his own age, left bis
nome to attend a West Side theatre early in tho
While passing a house In Meridian street the
Smith woman called the Jacobs boy and asked
him II he would like to earn 10 cents; The boy
said he would, and was 1,a LED ed into the , house for
AS the lad entered the door no was met by
Beemins who, Il i lis Il said aid with ht The al, Ala w Of thO
robbed him Of $50
pushed into an alley. He made his way to the
Desplaines street station, whore he reported the
An attempted daylight robbery. during which
one Of the robbers fired two shotsat Policeman
Cafferty Of the East Chicago avenue station,
street. between Superior street and Chicago
While Henry Thompson. q milk dealer. was in
and a companion threw the cans out of his wagon.
When Thompson returned the thugs covered him
his hands. He refused nd, Cunningham fired.
Policeman Cafferty heard the shot and tried to
arrest the Two men. cunningham . companion
ran, but Cunningham fired twice at Cafferty.
but missed. After a struggle he was arrested.
James Collins was shot in the left knee last
night while resisting an unknown hold-up
man at Seventeenth street and Armour
avenue. Collins entered a saloon. and asked
the stranger to have a drink with
him. The two left the saloon together
and the other man attempted to rob Collins.
He resisted. when his assailant drew a revolver
! and shot him. Collins was taken to st. Luke's
Hospital. He will recover, but may lose the use
of his leg. He could furnish no description OF
his assailant.
Max Tomm was held up while returning to
his home on Emerald avenue last night near
Thirty.fourth place, in Halstead street. b. two
mon. The men secured 81 and a silver watch,
They were unarmed.
HI White, 81 Seeley avenue. WIS held ur
by three men at Aberdeen and Van Buren
streets Mt o o'clock last night and robbed
Of an $s5 gold watch and some change
The men sprang upon him from the
shadow of q building and covered him with
their revolvers, White resisted. but was over
powered and robbed. He reported the affair tc
the police, but his assailants were not arrested
While one man held q revolver to the head OF
| Edward Zicgler. a dental student, his companion
search. d the clothes of their victim and took
his silver watch last night.
In anticipation Of a possible robbery, Zieglel
Ind secreted Sl5 In his shoe, and this the foot
pads missed. The robbery occurred at Monroe
and Robey streets. .t a.r,. -t
All but two of the robberies occurred on tn,
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