The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-14
WERE ROBBED WHILE
WAITING FOR CARS
Fatigued Men Went to Sleep and
Were Relieved of VaIuables-
Many HOld-Ups Reported.

Several hold-ups and robberies occurred
Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Five men who went TO sleep were relieved
OF money and ~jewelry. Two OF these rob-
berries occurred within half an hour Of each
other at the corner OF Broadway and Mar
ket street.
George Hartman. living at No. 81 Soulard
street. went TO sleep on the curbing oppO-
site the Courthouse while waiting for a
car. When he aHOke he found he had been
robbed OF his watch. valued at SO, and
some money. PatrOlman Nolan later az
rested a man giving the name OF Michael
Reilly, and he is charged with the robbery.
Fred kentel, l6 years old, Of No. 80 North
Eleventh street. identified Reilly as the
man who robbed Hartman.
Thomas Nugent OF No. 1921 Market street
was robbed OF SIS while asleep ON the same
corner. He was waiting for u car at The
time.
James Kennedy went TO sleep in front Of
his clearinghouse at No. 80 Convent
street early in the evening. He was awSk-
ened about 1880 o'clock. and found a man
going through his pockets. Another man
VAS standing by him. Kennedy yelled ana
the men ran away but were captured by
patrolmen Of the Souiard Street Station.
They gave the names OF William Carey. No.
1921 South Eighth street, and Stephen John
son. No. SO South Second street. Ken
needy says they took s. from his pocket.
He will apply for a warrant.
Michael Lukitz OF No. 239 GravOis ave,
nue.. while sleeping in the Columbia Pretzel'
Bakery al No. I7ZS-5 Dehalb street, where
he is employed. was robbed Of SO.
William O'Brien, living at No. 79 North
First street. East ST. Louis. while asleep
on a barrel at the southeast corner q
Eleventh street and Franklin avenue, was
robbed Of a gold watch and money.
DaEnan = n-#a.har,a-v- d, H. .-av.h-...,
at the Century building. reported that he
was held up by five men at 10 o'clock yss-
terday morning while walking on Olive
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. and robbed of a watch. Sl.65 and 4
bunch OF keys. He SAYS three men held his
arms while the other two went through hts
pockets.
John LawIer, living at No. 1873 North
Sarah street. was held up at l o'clock Sun
day morning at the corner Of Twenty-firSt
and Market streets and robbed OF Sill The
robber grabbed him by the throat and took
the money from an inside coat pocket. The
only description LAWYER could give Of his
assailant was that he wore a Panama hat.
Two h~ighwaymen held up and robbed
Charles Hennery of Trenton. Ill. yester-
day afternoon while he was walking On
Clark avenue. near Seventeenth street.
They relieved him of a pOcketbook contain
ing $40 and a return ticket To Trenton.
Joseph Smith. a laborer. reported to the
police of the Central District that he was
robbed by two men Saturday night Of S5 at
the mouth of the alley on Seventh street,
between Market and Walnut streets.
4 locker in the Keyes & Marshall Bros
livery stable, al No. 1905 North Grand
avenue, was entered and a coachman's
outfit. valued at $40. belonging to G. e.
S~outhwick of No. 3s2 LindelI avenue. was
stolen.
Thieves entered the room Of Louis winck-
Ter. at No. 1852 Market street. and stole a
suit of clothes.