Arizona republican., 1900-12-18
WOMEN ARE COOLEST.
Man Who Holds One Up Runs Great
 Risk.

If you are starting out to be high wayman avoid women. The average that man is likely to be So absorbed in observation of the barrel of your gun, when it Is presented before his fright ened face that he won't remember what you look like. But beware of the we man, for if you hold up one, in eight cases out of ten she will look you over so thoroughly while you are relieving chr of her valuables that she will be able to give a description that will lead to your arrest and punishment.
 A police officer did not give the abo"c advice, but it Is based upon the declar- ed experience of one of the most capa- ble men connected With the Kansas City department.
 T have known but one man." the of hcer declared, as he assumed a more comfortable position in an uncomfort- able chair in the reporters room at the police station, q have known only one man who was able, after being held up, to give good description of ';he rob Der. The women are different You take the average woman. dnd if a man holds her up she can tell afterwar1 what color his hair was, how he curlei his moustache-if he had one-what coi5r his suit was, and whether his trousers were Of the high water or low 'Watcr description.
 Arrest a man who is suspected of robbery and confront him with the man who was robbed and in nine cases out Of ten the man who was robbed won't be able to say whether we have caught the right fellow or not. But a woman will. The very moment she lays eyes on the fellow she will say: That's he; that's the man. if he is the man. If he isn't she'll say something like this: Oh. no. it wasn't this gentleman; the other wretch wore a heavy black beard and an overcoat.' And then she will go on with a minute description of bis personal appearance and the clothes he wore.
 What do ycu think makes the diff ference between men and women on that scorer" was asked.
 T don't know. I never had thought much about it. Only know from cx- perience that what have told you is true"
 Haven't you theory in regard to it?"
 Well, I'll tell you," was the reply 1 after brief deliberation. "I wouldn't be surprised if it's due to the difference between the ways in which men and women observe the people around l'them. Men never stop to see what a person has on or what he or she looks 1 like. Women, on the ether hand, have a habit of noticing everything that men and women have on. It may be that Hhis habit sticks to them even when they arc being robbed.''
 Now that the footpad season is well under way, pedestrians who are out uf- ter dark should keep their eyes open,' sad Inspector John Halpin, of the po- ! lice department, yesterday. The inspec- tor was held up last week at GAO in the evening, near Eighth and Oak streets and his recent experience caused him to make few timely remarks regard ing the precautions that should be talk en by persons who fear being held up.
 'Of course 1t is foolish to attempt to fight. with a fCotpad if he holds a gun In your face" con,ineud MT. Halpin. However, the way to avoid being held up is to be on the lookout all the time, whether it be in open daylight or after | dark. There is less danger of being robbed on the street after Il o'clock at night than rhere is during the earlier i hours. Almost everyone who Is walk ing alone very late at night naturally regards people that he meets with sus- ptcion, but early in the evening few have any fear of being held up. The footpads know this and are bolder time"