The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-06
RlGnWAYMAN ARRESTED
SUPPOSED TO HAVE HELPED IN
MONDAYS JOBS
HIS TWO PALS GOT AWAY
They Jumped Out Of Window, But
He Was Captured Under
a Bed

~ Detectives Goodman and Flammer ar
rested a young man yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock on suspicion OF having
been one of the trio of footpads who OPP
Grated in the hill section SO extensively on
Monday night. He put up fight but was
captured after short struggle. His name
is not known as yet. He is called
"Frenchy," but beyond acknowledging
this nickname he refused to divulge his
identity. His companions escaped by
jumping through a window.
About Ii 80 Monday night ]. B. Kemper.
an oil man, parted from Henry Weiner at
the corner of College and Buena Vista
streets. He went up College street but
had gone but short distance when he
heard Weiner calling. He returned to his
friend and was confronted by two men. one
of whom covered him with a revolver,
while the other one paused for an ms tant
in his work of riffing the pockets of Vein
er. Kemper was robbed Of $3S40 and Of
fered no resistance, but his friend tried to
fight the men and was smashed over the
head a number of times with the revolver.
The men were described as being the usual
tall and short robbers, one weighing about
$50 pounds and the other probably 100
pounds. Both were smooth shaver. After
robbing the men the highwaymen pointed
their revovers at them and told them TO
run. Kemper directed his footsteps to the
police station and reported the affair.
About 1880 o'clock Josef Rubo had an
experience with three highwaymen. He
described two of them as similar to the
pair who had robbed Weiner and Kemper.
Detective Goodman succeeded in locating
a suspicious trio of men in a little cottage
at the northwest corner of Bellevue av-
enue and Pearl street Accompanied by
Detective Hammer he went to the place
yesterday morning and going to the front
door pulled on the screen door only to
find it atched. Mrs. L. NJ. Westphalen,
who resides there, asked who it was, and
on being informed that it was an officer
opened the door. This let the officers into
a small room which led to another bed
room, where "F:enchy' and his pals were.
The men evidently recognized that the
visit was meant for them and made bolt.
"Frenchy" ran into a back room and
sought refuge under the bed, while the
two other men jumped out of the side VIM
dow and ran down Bellevue avenue and
lodging around some houses succeeded in
making their escape. "Frenchy" essayed
to resist arrest and fought desperately for
few minutes but was finally overpowered
and taken to the police station. Wener
called at the station later and identified
him as one of the men who had robbed him
and Kemper. "Frenchy" refused to tell
the officers much either about himself or
his pals.
Two of the men have been residing al
the cottage about three weeks. The room
was originally engaged by a young fellow
who called himself Danny Burns. His
companion he introduced merely as
Billy" About a week ago "Frenchy"
went to live with the other men. Mrs
Westphalen stated yesterday that she had
never taken any particular notice of the
movements of the men and could not stale
positively whether or not they had been
out of their room late Monday night. This,
however, would have been possible without
her knowledge, as the front door opened
directly into their room. No trace has
been secured of the other men.
Another holdup was reported in the 9TH
er end of town Monday night. An excited
man got on a northbound University car
a the corner of Washington and Figueroa
streets and told the motorneer that he had
had an encounter with two highwaymen
who had rified his pockets. He reported
the occurrence to police officer, but the
robbers were not found. This robbery is
supposed to have happened about II. 16