The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-23
A FATAL TROLLEY HOLD up
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH ROB-
BERS NEAR Los ANGELES.
h. A. GriswoId, a Wealthy Citizen of
MansDn, Iowa, Shot Through the Neck
-Feil,Dying Into the Lap of His Aged
Mothor--Three Other Passengers In
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-Foli,Dying Into the Lap of His Aged
Mothor--Three Other Passengers In
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Los Angeles, March 22.-Three mask
ed robbers held up a car on the Los
Angeles-Paeific line running between
Los Angeles and Santa Monica about
mile west of the city limits last night,
and after pistol duel between c. w.
Henderson, one of the passengers, and
one of the robbers, the other two high
waymen began shooting right and left
through the crowded car. One passen-
ger was killed and three wounded.
The dead: H. A. GrisWold of Manson,
Ia
The wounded: ]. C. Cunningham of
Los Angeles, shot through the left
thigh; thigh bone broken; serious. FL
lis Pearson of sawtelle. shot through
left leg. DR.. C. H. BowIes of Los An
geles, shot through left hand.
1t is believed that one of the robbers
was badly wounded.
Mr.. GrisWold was a wealthy citizen
of Manson, Ia. He came here several
months ago with his mother for the
benefit of her health.
The hold-up occurred at the head of
a deep cut. The robbers had placed a
steel rail, large bench and a cement
barrel on The track.
Charles Curry. the motorman, saw
the obstruction when the car was sew
eral hundred yards from it, and at
once turned off the current and ran
slowly to the place. The moment the
car stopped three masked men sprang
from the weeds alongside the track.
One boarded the front end of the car
and the other two the rear end. The
first man commanded the passengers to
put up their hands, and when one of
them did not comply, he fired shot.
Henderson then opened fire on the rob-
ber. The robber turned his gun upon
Henderson, but as he did so he was
seen to bend over and cry out as il in
pain. Then Strengthening up he began
shooting at the passengers in the front
seats. One Of his bullets struck Ellis
Pearson in the left leg.
Henderson continued firing and the
robber. was seen to fall. The two rob-
bers who had entered the rear door
commanded the passengers to put up
their hands, and most of them did so.
Before the robbers could search the
passengers the shooting began on the
outside of the car. Then the other two
robbers began shooting right and left
among the passengers.
Griswold was seated about the mid
die of the car with his back toward the
robbers. At the command Hands up"
he tried to hide his watch and one of
the robbers thinking he was about to
draw gun. fired point blank at him.
The bullet struck him in the back of
the neck and he fell over into the lap
of his aged mother, who was at his
side.
DR.. C. H. Bowles was near the front
door and at the command of the rob-
bers he raised his hands. When he had
them in the air one of the bullets from
a robebrs' revolver struck his left hand
and shattered the bones. After empty
ing their revolvers, the robbers backed
out of the door, sprang off the car and
disappeared.
The car ran rapidly to Sawtelle, the
nearest point where medical aid could
be secured. Griswold expired before
the car had gone mile. He did not
speak after he was shot and when his
body was lifted from the car at Santa
Monica his watch was found under his
seat. His mother was covered with his
blood and was almost insane with
fright and grief, At Sawtelle. Pearson
was taken to his home. The other
wounded persons were taken to Santa
Monica.
Henderson, who had fired at the rob-
bers, sprang from the car and ran
across a, vineyard. He saw two of the
robbers climb into a buggy and drive
toward the city.
officers We're sent to the scene but no
trace os the robbers was found. Ow-
ing to the confusion. practically no de-
scription of the men was secured
The general manager of the company
stated tonight that the company will
offer reward of $1,000 for the capture
of each of the robbers. The highway
men secured nothing from the passen-
gers.
Inside the car were thirty or more
passengers and more than ten shots
were fired. Bullets were found imbed-
ded in the woodwork in several places
when the car reached this city.