The San Francisco call., 1898-04-25
Two Men Pass Them selves Off as Deputy
 Sheriffs.
Show Badge and Pretend They Were Sent to Collect
 Bill for Flour.
HAD A BUGGY OUTSIDE.
The Police Have an Accurate De- scripuon of the Two Robbers
 and Are Searching for Them.

Two men, under the gusa If depulv sheri'fs, committed daring robbery Sa+- urday afternoon, nearly frightening a woman to death at the same ti,ne.
 About o'clock two men drove up in a buggy to the Swedish and American Bakery, 9SS Folsom street, owned by J. Lander. Lander, unfortunately, happened to be away at the time, but his wife was in the store. They told her that they were deputy sheriffs and had called to collect a bill of s65 for four One of them threw back the lapel of his coat and showed badge, but Mrs Lander did not notice whether anything was en- graved on it.
 She told them that she did not know of any bill being due for s65, as her hus band who was not in, looked after these things. She asked them to call again when he would be in
 We can't wait, said one of the men.
 ana We must collect the money at once We Will go downstairs and see what flour you have got in the cellar"
 They went downstairs and returned in a few minutes. They said there was not enough flour to cover the bill. and sug- eested that they should go upstairs 10 Ihe hvlng rooms to see what they could levy on there.
 Mrs Lander begged them not to % rn- stairs, and one of them said: "Weil. lets see what you have got in the till. J Mrs. Lander planted herself in front of until her husband returned but she was rudely seized by the arm and thrown aside One robber made two unsuccess- b+ tul attempts to force open the. drawer. grabbed the money in the till, between $ and A, and demanded to know if that was all the money she had. The poor woman was by this time almost in a condition. ;p her eyes told them 1t was all the money she had, and implored them to go away F1nally they took their departure, after telling her that they would return about O o'clcck. She saw them jump into the buggy and drive off along Folsom street In the direction of the ferry.
 Lander informed him of what the two men had done He did not wait to see 1T they would return at o'clock but at Cnce notified police headquarters and Detectives Ryan and ODea were detailed on the case.
 Mrs. Lander was seen yesterday. Sine IS stll suffering from her nervous fright. and 1t will be some time before she will pluck up sufficient courage to remain in the store alone again.
 One of the men," she said, was very rough and violent. He was a short thin man with reddish mustache, and it was he that robbed the till and threw me 9side. He had such a fierce look that I was afraid of my life. The other man was taller and stouter. He had fuIi round face and dark mustache I would Fnow them both again They were both fairly well dressed. The badge that the smaller man showed was not bright as the stars of the policemen I was too excited to take notice whether anything was on it.
 After taking the money out of the till the robber tore piece of paper from a bag on the counter and wrote somn- thing on 1t and pitched it at me. I don't know what was on the paper, my hus~ band has given it to the police The men die not return
 The detectives last night arrested young man named William Riley on sus- picion of being one of the robbers. He was taken to police headquarters and Mrs. Lander was sent for After care fully looking at him the woman declared that he was not the right man, althoueh he resembled the smaller of the two rob- bers.
 Riley was then released from custody