The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-14
A BRACE OF fOOTPADS
HELD UP G. r. KETTLE THURS
DAY NIGHT
THE GUN CUT HIS MOUTH
The Robbers Took Everything He
Had, Including Private Papers.
Arrest Of Three Suspects


The Southern saloon at Main and Eighth
street, where single robber held up four
men, was not the only locality where the
thieves were operating Thursday night,
for about an hour previous to the whole
sale hold-up a pair Of highwaymen had
stopped man and relieved him of his
watch and chain and some papers,. The
victim of the pair was c. r. Kittle. night
engineer for the Ice and Cold Storage COM
pany.
Kittle left his house at 1905 East Seventh
street shortly before II o'clock to go to
the factory for the nights work. The
cold storage building is located on Sixth
and Mesquite streets. about five blocks
east of Kittle's residence. Seventh street
is dark in places, not being lighted on ev-
cry corner. Kittle took the north side of
the street, and when nearing the corner
of Mimosa street he noticed two men about
twenty-five PAGES in advance and ap-
preaching in his direction. AS the night
was hazy he did not notice anything sus-
picious about the pair, and not until they
we're upon him did he realize that they
meant him harm. AS usual they were
tall and a short man, and the later showed
a big, black revolver into Mr.. Kittle's face
and said:
Fut your nands up or III NIL you run
Of lead"
At the same time the taller of the two
men stepped around to the side of Kittle,
ready to overpower him If necessary. Kit
tie was carrying his lunch basket and
stopped partially to place this on the
ground, not wishing to let the article drop
and break the plates inside. The robbers
evidently tnousnt that this indicated some
SORT OF struggle 1or the man with the
pistol again oroereo MIN 10 put up mis-
nanas ana the taiier ieiiow graDoeo MN
arouno Inc arms ana paruaily whlrleo
little arouno toward the sihaner mail
h'.ie was Drought mo rather vioient CON
tact WIN the muzzie OF the pistol ana ms
up was cut ny 'he s'eei' SEEING 'ha' 'ne
men were oe.eriiineu Ina. MS nanus
snouio 70 up pasne. Ut ho pasAe,' Ni.'ie
pruueh'ly eiesa'eo ,neh'. Tue .aier Hn'h
then sot IN MS worh anu proueeueu 10 10
through MN. ne mrs. 'ooh Aitue so'u
anu e''a'ii, W. -. q. i'. w. a. az,
men pesan eaieiiii's aooo' ms .oa,' a..
.na' nit.le iiau oh nm was MS oanN a"u
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Recommendation aiiu sumo o.nei papeIs VI
~ vaioe ~ any oooS oue u,nee e'
luInoHhs apou. .He coa' pocne'S LOT 10"
minutes TUG !oooer asneo
where Is Ina. oook'
He was rewaroeu s"ofty al'er ny nnu-
ing the oooAs anu papers III .he upper
pocMet VI 'ne coa.' <lter tneS nau eaAs-
neo 'hehssiseS mat N'..ie nau iio.iihs
ihore aoou' hin ~ 'aNe' 'neS oroereo MN
10 march
Ait'ie e.i'i 1au uesishS o,i 'ia. ionc.
BASKET anu trieo 10 sloop anu take noio "
IT, Out tne roope's must nave .nousht IL
contained some sor' OF an Internal ma
chihe' 1or they cothpeheo MN 10 90 "lth-
out II. ne went east OH seventh street To-
waro the factory put turneo aiter going a
snort distance ana saw one OF the men re-
cross the street ana reJoih MS companion'
they evidently having separated aiter Or
dering klttie 10 move. Nittie nurrieo 10
the Factory ana got one OK .ne men mere 70
accompany M" odeM " "a. S9e"e ~ lily
hcld-up. where ne louno the luncn pas
ket ana tnen continued on 10 MS nome'
where ne got a. revolver
Neitner OF the men wore MASKS ana potn
were OF light complexion ana wore pionoe
mustaehes. Inc description OF the man
VINO roppeo the southern saioon ABOUT an
HOur laIeF tdiHeS Will lnS dPPedHdAce ~