Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-24
A REIGN OF
LAWLESNBSS.
Seven Highway Robberies and As
saults in Denver Within Last
Thirty-siz Hours.
one OF The VICTIMS DYING.
Mrs. Dewet Young Struck on the Head
With Rock Robert Mcintosh Has
Desperate Struggle With High
way Robber.

Denver, Colo, December 24.-Sever
alarming assaults and highway rob
beres have been committed in this city
within the past thirty-six hours. An
unknown German was beaten by rob-
bers, and ~ dying; fourRother persons
were severely injured a.lsdding MIS-.
Dewet Young, who was struck on the
head with rock. No attempt Was
made to rob her. Five women have
been assaulted thus since August "a,
one of whom, Mrs. Lillian Bell, dieG
The first hold-up occurred shortly be-
fore last night, and while number tf
people were on the street. DR.. Louis
Auerbach was the victim. He was
stopped when within so feet of his resi-
dence and had his nose broken and will
lose the sight of his right eye.
In the second hold-up Robert McIn-
tosh was knocked senseless by being
sandbagged at Twelfth and Larimar
streets. When he finally dragged him"
self to the Western hotel the robbers
had ample time to escape.
"A
About S o'clock DR.. Louis Auerbach,
who lives ait 145S Tenth street, boarded
a Larimer street car to ride horie.
When Tenth street was reached the
physician stepped off his car and pro-
ceeded to walk toward his home.
Near the house are number of trees
along the street. This place the Thugs
selected for the assault. The victim was
walking leisurely along when two large
men suddenly pounced upon him. The
larger of the two men dealt the phys-
clan two violent blows with blunt in
strument, while the smaller endeavored
to keep the man from yelling by chok-
ing him with one hand and trying to
keep his mouth closed with the other
The physician is large and powerful
man himself, and managed to wres
himself free from the thugs. He begar
screaming at the top of his voice. Thi:
attracted the attention of people in tine
neighborhood The robbers, fearinl
capture, left their victim lie bleed
ing on the pavement, and ran towar'
the railroad tracks and were soon los
to view. The injured physician was ia
ken to his home.
DR.. Auerbach is we'll known amoi;!
the Jewish people. He is secretary o
several of their organizations. Usual,
he carries small grip Of surgical In
struments, which the robbers evidentl
mistook for a money satchel
THE SECOND HOLD-UP.
In the second hold-up Robert Men
tosh had desperate struggle with
robber who attacked him about
O'Clock. Mcintosh was going to tn
Western hotel, where he is stopping. A
the corner of Twelfth and Larime
streets a man approached him and deal
him violent blow on the back of hi
head. Though considerably daZed, M
Imtosh fought his assailant. The latl?
was the larger and stronger man, ar
soon had his victim beaten into inser
slbility. Mcintosh must have lain ther
fully five minutes He knew nothin
about his happenings until he foun
himself walking in a dazed condit'f
about a block from the scene of til
hold-up.
Faint from loss of blood from hug
scalp wound, Mcintosh wearily dragge
7 himself to his hotel, from where a
alarm was turned in at police heat
quarters. Although Captain Armstror
was prompt in reaching the scene of II
hold-up, which bore traces of the no
rible conflict, the robbers left no clew ;
to where they fed.
KIDNAPERS AT PUEBLO.
Pueblo, Colo, December M.-Magg
Hall, 1S years old, has been missir
since Saturday afternoon, and it
feared she has been kidnapped, or pc
haps murdered. She lived with her 81
ter, Mrs. Charles Beatty, three mil
west Of the city. She disappeared in 7
sisters absence from the house
mans footprints were found leading
the direction Of the river. In the hou
and along the trail were evidences Of
struggle. The girls hat and wraps we
in the house.