The San Francisco call., 1901-11-03
MASKED ROBBER
QUICKLY CAUGHT
Policeman Dugan Boldly
Pursues and Takes
Highwayman.
Several Daring Hold-Ups Oc-
cur in Various Parts
Of the City.

While walking along Van Ness avenue.
near Jackson street, about 8 o'clock last
night Otto Fleissner, organist of the First
Presbyterian Church, and Rex Hamlin, a
stenographer employed by the Standard
Oil Company, were held up by two
masked men, one of whom was armed
with revolver
After being told to 'line up preparas
tory to being deprived of their valuables,
Fleissner suddenly took to his heels and
darted down Washington street Hamlin
wanted to follow him, but the pointed six
shooter caused him to remain in the high
Waymen'S company.
One of the .obberS then searched him,
taking his purse, containing 81, bunch
of keys and a pocketknife. They then
commanded him TO move on" under pen
atty of death.
AS soon as I,e got out of the sight of
the robbers FleiSsner went to the North
End station, where he excitedly told the
story of the hoid-up. Police Officer Duga1
happened to be present and he immediate
ly started out co find the desperate pair.
Officer Fearlessly Pursues.
the station than he saw two men who
answered the description given of the
highwaymen by the organist. Dugan ap-
preached them and as ne did so they ran
In different directions. The officer fol-
lowed one Of them and after a short
chase overlook him. He was taken to
the North End station and searched. The
purse and keys which they had taken
from F1eissner were found in his shoe.
FleiSsner was then sent for and on look
ing, at the fellow positively identified him
as being one OF the men who held up him
and his friend.
The prisoner, who is an disappearing in
divtdual, gave his name as Frank Nelson
and claimed that he had recently come
from Colorado.
The other robber, up to a late hour last
night, had not been arrested.
Robert Dooley, alias Thompson, was ar
rested last night by Policemen H. Wilson
and M I. Cooney and booked at the City
Hall station on charge of robbery.
Dooley was pointed out to the officers
on Folsom ana Harriet streets by J. w.
Kramer, an employe of the Corporation
Yard, who claimed that he had seen him
take man into doorway and rob him
When the prisoner was searched at the.
station $50 in gold was found in his pock-
cts and booked as evidence against him.
Aged Victim of Robber.
Later Detectives Regan and O'Connell
found an old man in the vicinity of the
robbery, who gave the name of James
Hosie and claimed that he had been
robbed of more than 800 a short while
before. He was taken to the prison ana
Dooley was brought before him. Hosie
positively identified Dooley as the man
who had robbed him.
An hour after Dooley's arrest Joseph
Bertram, residing at 51a Columbia square,
called at the Southern station and hand
ed over 4ZU 0U InaC ne Sd1O naQ Oe6n
picked up by his sister, Mrs. Ross, in the
doorway of her house at 1882 Folsom
street, where the robbery had taken
place
Hosfe is from Santa Rosa He had been
drinking and had met Dooley in his trav-
els.
James Roberts and Robert Galley, two
desperate-looking characters, were lodged
in the City Hall Station last night by Po-
licemen e. NJ Owens and Robert Tobin and
charges of robbery and attempt to commit
robbery were placed against their names
Early in the evening, at the corner of
Annie and Jessie streets, Robert K. Cloth
Ter, a waiter, was approached by Roberts
and Galley, who solicited the price of a
threw his arm around Clothier's neck, and
the other relieved him of 81 TO- After ad-
Clothier at the point of a pis-
tol to walk away and not to turn around
the men left their victim.
Just a moment later and but half a
block away, the robbers encountered
George Dillistone, a plumber, and at
tempted to rob him. They demanded the
mans purse and Dillistone, in taking it
from his pocket, struck at them and yelled
loudly for help.
Attracted by the cries the officers
reached the scene in time to arrest both
men. At this time Clothier made his ap-
titled the prisoners as the men who had
robbed him.
Q q
mencement of the fair
Among the people who attended were
all the articles which have remained un-
sold at the different booths may be dis
posed Of a special sale will be held on
Monday night