The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-17
HELD PISTOL AT HIS BREAST
Mr.. George Is. EltOn's Thrilling Elk
perience With FOOtpad.


CHANGING from the muzzle of a lev
eled revolver to the face of the IMAM
behind the gum" Mr.. George B. Elton.
who had been held up by the foot-pad.
asked What do you want?"
What you got?" was the 1aconic
query of the man who confronted him.
Not waiting to be told what Mr. Ell
ton had, the highwayman,f keeping his
victim covered, began, with his free
hand, to investigation for himself. He
went through Mr.. Eltons vest pock-
cts, but made a water haul, There was
nothing there. You can go on said
the man with the gun and Mr.. Elton
awaited himself of the permission.
The hold up occurred at about II 80
o'clock night before last, at the corner
of Goodwin and Huntingdon streets,
just in front of the Savannah Hospital.
Mr.. Elton had paid visit and was on
his way home.
AS the wayfarer reached the corner
of Abercorn and Huntingdon streets
he saw a man lettering along in the
shadow near the corner. Mindful of
the various hold-ups that have occur
red recently and noticing that the man
in front of him held something in his
hand, we'll down by his side, it flashed
upon Mr.. Elton that it was by no
means improbable that he might be the
prospective quarry of the loiterer.
Acting upon this thought, he pro-
ceeded to secret his valuables. He
reached for his watch and, making
pretense of turning up his trousers
leg, placed it in his shoe. With con-
siderable celebrity he concealed his
pocketbook. containing a considerable
sum, in his sleeve. Feeling assured
that, even if his fears were realized
and he were held up, cursory exami-
nation, such as a highwayman in the
streets of a city is forced to make,
would reveal nothing, he trudged on to
see if he was to encounter a new ex-
perience. 1t turned out that he was.
AS he came abreast of the
in the same direction, blue
steel revolver was presented squarely
at his breast. 1t was not a conVersa-
tional hold-up. BY his reply to Mr.
Elton's query the foot-pad indicated
a Willingness to take everything his
victim had or to have everything sub
mitted to his inspection in order that
he might make a selection.
While the examination of his pockets
was being made, Mr.. Elton had op-
portunity to observe the man closely
He saw that he was young white
man, and he had a business-like air
about him that indicated that the hold
up was not the first at which he had
tried his hand. The foot-pad didn't
find the watch or the pocket book, so
Mr.. Elton thought he had got off pref
ty we'll
CHANGING back after leaving the man,
Mr.. Elton saw that he was making his
way toward Abercorn street. In For
syth Park Mr.. Elton encountered a DO
liceman, whom he acquainted with the
circumstance. The officer started In
pursuit, but did not come up with the
man.
Mr.. Elton had no weapon when he
was covered by the footpad AS he
seemed to be in a. fair way 20 save
his valuables, he did not care about
risking a blow at the man, who had
+ the advantage of his revolver Had
the terms been anything like equal.
Mr.. Elton, who is one of the Y. NJ c.
AS athletes, might have given a good
! account of himself. He has not pushed
the matter. having made no further re-
port to the police.