The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-15
|R(lD-UP MEN WERE BUSY
j. j. EDWARDS BRUTALITY AS
sAuLTED WHILE ON HIS
sss WAY HOMIE
LOST PIN. WATCH AND MONEY
Same Gang sHirfed to Rob Ed
win Mcleod and Came
Near Being Dome

j. J. Edwards, living at $50 Grove
street, was the victim of a brutal hold-up
near the corner of,Tenth and Olive streets
shortly before l o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and as a result he is at his home
suffering from three, scalp wounds. He
IS also minus gold watch, q valuable
diamond stud and between ST and 50
in cash
The robbers have not been apprehend-
cd yet by the police but they have good
description Of the thugs and expect to
have them in custody before long.
Mr.. Edwards Is proprietor of buffet
on jackson street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets. About Il o'clock Saturday
night he closed up his place Of business
and boarded a Lafayette and Grand
avenue car At Tenth and Olive streets
he aNghted and waited for the car to get
by, then crossed the street and proceeded
on his way up Olive street toward his
home, about two blocks distant Accord
ing to the story told by the police, Mr..
LdWards had gone but a short distance
when he perceived three men standing on
the sidewalk just ahead of him. Two
We're on one side of the walk and one on
the other. Not a word was spoken but
just as Mr.. Edwards passed between
them, one of the thugs struck him
on the head, presumably with the butt
Of revolver, and knocked him
down. They then struck him again a
couple Of times and fled after rihing MS
pockets of what valuables he had
The noise attracted some of the people
III the neighborhoed and several of them
saw the last part of the affair through
their windows. Officer Neumann also
heard the noise and FASTENED to the
scene. He arrived in a few minutes and
helped Mr.. Edwards to his home. MIR
Edwards Ind n N la and ne "a of
the opinion that he struck one Of the
thugs in the face With it. The umbrella
also is missing. While he was on the
ground. one Of e8highwaymen kicked
him in the side. His face is also badly
bruised, but he expects to be able to be
out today rrF7
MET THEIR MATCH.
Edwin Mcleod, offvfng on Spruce street,
also reported to-the police yesterday
an attempted holdup on him by three
highwaymen, ats Tenth and Minnesota
streets, shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday
night. According to the story told by
Mr.. Mcleod, he was visiting some
friends on st. Peter street, with his wife
early in the evening. They started home
about 10 o'clock and went up Tenth
street. When near the corner of Tenth
and Minnesota streets, near the Central
high school, Mrs. Mcleod noticed three
men leaning against the railing Of a
fence at tlaes corner, and saw that one
OF them had something in his hand that
looked Ike brass knuclSleS. She informed
-l4eFshushaRds Of this fact, but Mr.. Nc
Leod being a man of good buifd Gid not
pay any attention to it, and proceeded
,en-4his4 way. When they arrived where
the men stood, one OF them walked GER
ahead ihes others remained where
they were. They proceeded but a few
feet When the man who was ahead sud-.
denly wheeled around end struck Mr..
Mcleod Il blow ofithe side of his face,
knocking him down Attic Same time
the two other men grabbed Mrs. Mcleod
and held her.sssegzS4 lssk
Mr.. Mcleod was on flisfeet in an in
stant and began max ng ings lively for
the highMayTue1l. He sileoeeded In turn
ing the tables on them a1ldsthey proceed.
ed to make nasty fight when they
saw their game was up. Mr.. Mcleod,
however. succeeded II kicking ono OF
them in the sde,sand chased them for a
distance but had to gfve up the pursuit.
they, had too much OF start for him
to overtake them sOfficer Kelly heard
the screams of the woman and hurried to
the scene, only to find the men gene
Both Mr.. Mcleod and Mr.. Edwards
-giaeaa good. inscription of the highway
men who are said by the pelieesete=sbee
the same men that figured in both hold
Ups Chief 'Gonnor has an idea as to
who the thugs are, and feels confident OF
landing them In short time These
are the first holdups that have occurred
in ST. Paul for some time.
The police arrested three men in con-
nection with the matter late last night,
but Chief O'Connor declined to give their
names.