Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-13
Three Masked Robbers Execute
a Daring Hold Up in
Chicago
FORTY EMPLOYEES ARE ROBBED
Proprietors and All the Help in a
Wholesale Liquor House Ordered to
Throw Up Their Hands While
Thieves Go Thru Their clothes-AIl
Escape.

held up at the point of re-
volvers by three masked robbers
in the wholesale liquor house of r.
Korbel & Bros, 6S4.GS6 West Twelfth
the streets outside were crowded. Be-
fore the bandits had proceeded far in
searching their victims, the latter re-
sisted, and fierce fight followed, in
which revolver shots were exchanged
and boxes of wines and cordials were
thrown at the marauders. While the
robbers were holding up the Office and
workroom forces, the lmprovised mask
OF one of the bandits fell from his face.
and he was recognized as a noted crook
by a citizen who helped to rout the
desperadoes.
No one was injured in the struggle,
and the robbers secured only small
amount of booty. The thugs We're
pursued for nearly 4 mile thru the
streets by most of the employees, who
were bareheaded and coatless. me
robbers distanced their pursuers and
escaped.
Shortly after o'clock, three men,
armed with revolvers and wearing
black handkerchief as masks. walked
into the office of the liquor house.
Hands up, everybody" said one OF
the men as he stepped behind the desk.
Ringer, the stenographer, and Anton
Czvinski, the cashier, were in the act
of closing the big safe. They We're
forced to go into the comnounding-
room, which is in the rear OF the once.
Still further back, and In the rear OF
the compounding-room, Is the work
room, The Office force was marcheu
into the middle room, which is good
sized apartment, two of the pahdits
holding reyolyers at the heads of the
victims. Two other men, Manager 0ohn
Fucik and H. Schultz, South water
street commission merchant. were soon
added to the number In the compound
ing-room having been summoned by
one of the robbers. The six men were
forced to hold their hands high in the
air.
The robbers displayed their reviewers
freely and made repeated threats OIL
death in case of an cutlery. They took
their time and worked quietly and In an
manner. Just as the rob-
bers were ready to invade the Wolh-
room IN the rear S. Hartman and John
Horak, assistant managers entsreo ehe
compromising room unsuspectnSly anu
were added to the group OF men staiio-
ing with elevated hands.
Rusily at work in the rear or the
establishment was force OF ABOUT
forty men, labelling. washing, and fill
ing bottles. All had received their
weeks wages an hour or two petorc.
None of them was aware that the Office
was in the hands of hold-up men until
one of the bandits pushed open the door
leading into the big workroom, ana.
pointing his weapon at the employees
commanded them to hold up their
hands. Taken unawares, the men
stopped working, and forty pairs Of
hands rose into the air.
"There's no use of making any noise,
said the robber. He then directed the
men to form in line and walk into the
compounding room In single file the
employees began to walk thru the doo:
Managers Escape Baked.
Manager Fucick attempted to run out
of the room in which the robbers had
him and his companions corraled, but
was caught by one Of the bandits and
told that he or any one else who raised
an cutlery or tried to escape would De
shot. This threat had the desired eff
feet and two robbers then began to
search the pockets of their victims.
while the third man, who was handed
an extra revolver by one of his COM
kept the men covered With
two weapons.
You can have all I have, but don't
harm any of us" pleaded Fucick. He
handed over his wife's gold watch and
chain which he was carrying temper
arily and a wallet containing $40. These
were placed on chair with the other
booty which the thugs had secured.
John Froelich, who was first in line
Of the workingmen who had been
from the rear into the COM.
pounding room, was next in the line;
He resisted the attempt to search him.
This encouraged his companions, and
the robbers hesitated.
AT this juncture John Fucick, g.
brother of the manager, walked into
the office. accompanied by Otto Hey
man, plumber living at 800 Wash
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