Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-03-01
MANUFACTURER ISKDHAPED
h. N. Thomas Of Dekalb, ILL,
Robbed in Chicago.
HE is FORCED INTO A CAB,
Two Women and . Male. Assailant Who
Displayed y Loaded Revolvcr--Victim
b.. Offers Resistance Bullet Passes Close
to Head OF Mr., Thomas.

Chicago, March III. NJ. Thomas, a
wealthy manufacturer of De Kalb, ILL.,.
who is visiting in Chicago, was kid
mapped last night by man and two
women, taken to a dark street corner.
and robbed. Mr.. Thomas had been Wis
iting friends on the North Side and
was returning to his hotel. At Michi-
gan and Wells streets he met man
and two women. The women stopped
in front of him. AS he turned to pass
the women he was confronted by the
man, who was holding a revolver in
his hand. Get into that cab" the man
said, pointing to vehicle a few feet
away. Thomas demonstrated, but he
was told that he must enter the cab or
he would be shot At the same time
the two women began to push him to-
ward the carriage. Thomas stepped
into the vehicle and was followed by
the women and man. The door Of the
carriage was quickly closed and it was
rapidly driven north. AS the vehicle
reached Chicago avenue the driver
slowed down the horses, and the man
leaned from the cab window and Or
dered stop "along here somewhere"
The carriage was driven near the curb:
in front of a dark doorway. The man
with the revolver stepped to the side
walk and ordered Mr. Thomas to leave
the cab The two women followed.
Mr. Thomas was then forced to hold Zip
his hands. While the man stood guard
over him the women searched his
pockets. They had taken several dol
lars from his waistcoat and were
reaching in an inside pocket where
Mr.. Thomas had pocket-book con-
tanning several hundred dollars, when
the victim resisted. He jumped to one
side away from the women, and at
tempted to reach the revolver which
was pointed at him. The robber
stepped back a few feet and then shot.
The bullet grazed Mr.. Thomas head
and lodged in the wall. The sound Of
the shot was followed by cry from
the building, and the women, scared
by the commotion that had been
started, ran down the street The rob-
Der turned as if to fire another shot,
but Mr.. Thomas had succeeded in get
ting away from the building and run
ming west in Chicago avenue. After Il
run Of a block Thomas met Officer
'Langlois Of the East Chicago police
station and told him the story OF the
robbery. The officer started in pur-
suit of the robbers. and Mr. Thomas
followed him. At Sedgwick street tbs
policeman met two other officers. who
had stopped three women and man
who had been running down the street
When Mr.. Thomas saw the three de-
tanned persons he said: Those are
the ones, except there were only two
women with the man." The policem en-,
Mr.. Thomas. and the four prisoners
went TO the East Chicago avenue po-
lice station, and there Mr. Thomas pos
itively identified the man and two OF
the women. All the prisoners are be-
tween Is and % years old. When
searched revolver was found on the
man, and one discharged shell was in
the chamber. The prisoners gave their
names as Edward Harris Minnie Sui
Ivan, Nora Gerry, and Maggie Day.
Nora Gerry had not been with the
others at the time of the robbery.