The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-15
ACCUSED OF
BEING BOLD
HIGHWAYMEN
Three CooperageBoys
Arrested.
ROBBED A CHINESE COOK
THE CHARGE rs INDIGNANTLY
REPUDIATED.
Judge Treadwell After Hearing the
Circumstances Releases the
Prisoners on Their Own
Recognizance.
THE CHARGE rs INDIGNANTLY
REPUDIATED.

Three respectable young men who have
been employed in the coOperage works of
Herbert & VOgel, Front street and Broad
way were arrested yesterday by Po-
ieemen Allen and Wratten and booked
at the City Prison on the serious charge
Of robbery.
The three young men are Philip Sag
gau. Frank Feldman and Daniel II. Cum
minis, their ages being respectively 90 q
and p years The complaining witness
against them is Lou Chung a cook, liv-
ing al - Waverly place He alleges that
between Il and y o'clock yesterday morn
ing he walked from his room and was
struck on the back with a brick which
knocked him down. He had a purse in
his pocket containing s. o.. and as he fell
he grabbed hold Of il and the contents
We're spilled on the floor The three young
men jumped out Of a hiding-place and
gathered up the money with the eXcep-
ton Of a scent piece, and ran out of the
building Yung Toy. d friend of Lou
Chung, who saw the assault and robbery
blew his police whistle.
Pohcemen Allen and Wratten happened
20 be standing at the corner of Clay and
dupont streets a the time, and when
they heard the police whistle WTatten
lngton and Allen went west on Clay
street. As Allen approached Waverly
place he saw the three young men. who
had apparently run up Sacramento street
and run along Stockton street to Clay,
turn in to Waverly place from Clay
street. He chased them, and at the cor
n-r of Washington street Wratten made
his appearance and Feldman and Cum
minis were arrested by the two officers.
Allen left the TWO prisoners in charge of
Wra1ten and continued his chase after
Saggau. who had run up Washington
street to Ross alley and continued mis-
flight along the alley TO Jackson street.
There he was caught by a citizen and
held until Allen appeared. The three
We're then taken to the City Prison and
booked on a charge of robbery. When
searched two s. gold pieces and 81 50 in
silver were found in their pockets.
Lou Chung was also taken to the prison
and he positively identified the three
young men. He was taken to the Receiv
ing Hospital. but after careful exam
ination by the surgeons no confusion or
other mark could be found where he said
he had been struck by the brick. The
young men denied emphaucany that they
had robbed the Chinese. They said they
had been ordered to go to Fresno on a
as they had days leisure before them.
They went into Is Waverly place from
curiosity. and while they were examin-
ing the hall on the second floor the Chi
nese came out Of his room and drew
knife on them. They got scared and ran
away They denied throwing a brick at
the Chinese or rObbing him, and pointed
out that there was not s. in silver among
them.
After they had been booked Foreman
Nyland of the cooper works called at the
CITY Hall, and after hearing his state
ment as to the character of the young
men and other circumstances, Judge
TreadwelI released them on their own
recognizance.