The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Enter Lodging House
and Hold Up Roomers
at Pistols Point.
Secure Loot Valued at $1,000,
Then Leave Premises
UnObserVed.
Police Believe Burglars Are the Same
Pair Who Have Been Terroriz-
ing City for Several
Weeks.
Two daring burglars entered a lodging

Two daring burglars entered a lodging
house at 252 OFarrel street during the
noon hour yesterday and with drawn pis.
tolls commanded Edward Buckley and
Peter Brooks, two dodgers, 10 throw ur
their hands. Then the robbers went
through their victims clothes and took
everything Of value they possessed. $3.50
worth IN ALL With a final word of warn
ing TO their victims not to utter CRY
under penalty Of death the burglars left
the place as quietly as they had entered
and the efforts Of the police to locate them
have been futile.
The robbery Is one Of the most sensa.
tonal that has occurred here in years
ana the police are Of the opinion that the
perpetrators Of the daring deed are none
other than the men who have been hold
lng up and robbiIg the various corner
groceries throughout the city during the
last few weeks
VALUABLE JEWELRY TAKEN.
Brooks and Buckley are well known
Characters about town and have always
been plenufully supplied with coin. They
were also in the habit of wearing a lot
OF valuable jewelry. From the way they
were held up II would appear that they
have been watched by the daring thieves
and were taken unawares.
According 10 the stories told By Buck
80 ------ - -AEAes AAAEe went Up 10 the room
shortly before noon and as the day was
extremely hot the door was left open.
They were engaged in conversation when
suddenly two masked men silently en-
tered the room and closed the door be-
hind them.
Each carried a gun and Buckley and
MS companion were covered with the
weapons before they had chance TO
make move. Then the taller of the
robbers commanded the occupants of the
room 10 throw up their hands and move
10 one corner.
They did as they were ordered and the
tail man proceeded 70 20 through their
clothes From Buckley he took a dia-
mOnd ring valued at $500. a gold watch
and chain said to be worth $500, and sew
eral collars in silver, all the money he
had on his person at the time.
Then the rObber went through Brooks
clothes and obtained a handsome diamond
ring valued at $500. a diamond sunburst
worth $500, more than 500 in coin and
three smaller stones. in all about sllOO
according TO Brooks own statement
BACK OUT OF ROOM.
The burglars. stiI covering their vic
TINS with their pistols. backed out Of the
room, warning Buckley and Brooks not
10 breathe a word of what had happened
under penalty Of death. The frightened
pair soon recovered their senses and rush
ed out into the hallway, but the burglars
were nowhere TO be seen. having vanish
ed as mysteriously as they entered the
place.
The strange part Of the story is that no
one but their victims saw the men either
before or after they gained entrance 10
The house. It is supposed that they had
watched their chance from a small alley
way near the place and when no one was
looking walked UP the stairs and entered
The room occupied by Buckley and
Brooks. which is directly at the head OF
the stairs on the second floor.
Buckley and Brooks Immediately went
10 Police Headquarters and reported the
matter 10 Captain Of Detectives Martin
The latter detailed Detectives Wrenn and
Dinan On the case. They worked on it all
day and night. but were unable to find
a single clew that might lead TO the cap
ture Of the burglars.