The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

Trust Company. at No. Il westmoreland
place.
This II good" exclaimed Chief Desmond
to his men. Its an important capture"
The next night the same Detectives. with
Detective Tom Kiley. swooped down on
Muzxers partner In q room on WASHINGTON
avenue. near Sixteenth street.
HOLD-UP6 VERY FREQUENT.
To give an idea Of the work done by rob
bers and burglars chronological list COW
erinS period OF about I'VE weeks follows:
July l2-Thomas Coz held up and fatally
wounded at Park and Cardinal avenues
Sunday evening: died July n.
July H-William and Arthur Coyne. No.
80 Cleveland avenue. robbed on Grand ave-
nue. bridge Tuesday night. July H. John +.
Collins. No. 224 La Sale street, robbed on
Jefferson avenue bridge
! July 15-Ddward Ayers. No 1850 Fountain
avenue. held up At vandeventer and Page
avenues Wednesday night.
July 15-Edward Confoy.S No. 3si6 I.Aclede
avenue. and c. J. Moore. No. $3.50 Delmar
avenue. held up on Cook avenue near Grand
avenue wednesday night. Moore resisted
and was struck with pistol.
July 1-Three robbers entered Frank
Perrano's saloon at Locust and Beaumont
streets. fired several shots. emptied the
cash drawer and escaped.
August 3-Lone robber compelled negro
porter in Bernestein's saloon at Twenty
second and Chestnut streets, to enter Ice
box while he stole wine. cigars and con-
tents Of the cash drawer.
August hilary Benson. No. se53 YER
non avenue. robbed by two men NJ La
clede and Boyle avenues. Robbers took "a,
watch and pin. :
Lone hishwayman attempted to hold up
Henry voelker In his sa1oon At High and
OFallon streets: was chased away before
he got any booty.
August 13-John Wolf Of No. 43ss Finnsy
avenue robbed Of Q.7s At Lawton and
Grand avenues.
August 1A-Louis Fsvereau. Of No. 80
Forest Park boulevard. was robbed near
his home Of $1se by two highwaymen.
Two highwaymen held up and robbed
Paul Creighton Of No. :sis Washington
avenue At Garrison and Washington ave-
nues, and took Ills.
Three men robbed Edward Thiesmann Of
No. 1D1S Thomas street ct Garrison ave-
nue. and Thomas street. taking = and .
August 1s-Joseph Meet and two patrons
were held up In his saloon at Fourth street
and Chouteau avenue. A watch and &.75
were taken.
Fred Rcthweiler Of No. sz7s south Seventh
street was held up by two men and robbed
Of $1.s0
FOUR In ONE NIGHT.
August 1.-TWO robbers entered the saloon
Of Charles Be6A 1t No. ~ Olive street,
shot him in the abdomen and escaped with.
out taking any booty.
Walter Sheppard Of No. 1ls South Third
street. robbed Of - By two highwaymen.
John Dustin Of Ninth and Chestnut. held
up BY two hishwaymen and robbed Of q.
Lewis Buriap. negro. No. 1zss Lucas ave
nue., robbed Of -.
August U-Two robbers entered the saloon
Of william Niederluecke ct No. 1SA Mont.
gomery street and robbed him Of a.
August 11-Chafles Nafnat. who lives on
the Worlds Fair grounds. was attacked By
two robbers at Seventh and Morgan streets
and robbed of "a
Jacob Marks. huckster. Of No. Ss1s Ma
Twenty-thlrd and Locust streets and robbed
Of $1k
Frank Barthold Of No. sM. North Eighth
street, between 1fanklin avenue and Nor.
gan street. and robbed Of y cents.
Three men attempted to hold up Samuel
Ketcher Of No.: - Morgan street In his
store; no booty.
John Schneider vas held up BY three
men ct second street. and CLARK avanus
and robbed of :
Three men entered the g. Charles Ho-
tel IT Foufteefth and q. chafiss streets,
shot The clerk. Clyde 0sborne Dawson. The
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