The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24

change, 20 Leidesdorff street, of $4,000
in gold and currency just as the lat
ter entered the office accompanied by
Clerk Hugh T. Hearney. Five hours
later. ]. P. Mitchell, hanger-on of the
place, was arrested and is now being
held by the police on suspicion of hav-
ing committed the crime. The de-
tectives say they have evidence against
Mitchell that will make a strong case.
The crime had evidently been planned
and studied out for a long time, and
the man who nursed the daring deed in
his brain was doubtless familiar with
each inch of the ground and knew his
business so we'll that the making of
false move was nearly impossible. The
deed was done so quickly that the VIC
Tins of the plot hardly had a chance
to realize what had happened till all
was over.
The robbery took place at $50. 1t
is the custom Of Flynn and Hearney
TO go to the Union Trust Company.
Market and Montgomery streets, each
evening and deposit the days receipts
in the safety vaults and then to return
early the next morning and bring back
a portion Of the money for the days
operations. Yesterday they left the
bank vaults together, carrying $4,000
snugly slowed away in an ordinary
dress suit case.
CASHIER is HELD UP.
Both Flynn and Hearney are trusted
employees of the firm, though both are
young in years. For the last six years
Flynn has made the journey from
Market and Montgomery streets with
his precious burden unmolested.
Hearney has accompanied him on his
mission for three years. During that
time neither had ever been molested,
and the thought of being held up never
entered the mind of either of these
faithful employees.
The clerk and the cashier never en-
ter the office of the exchange through
the front door, but pass in by means
Of a side entrance, thence through a
small passageway and behind the
alleyway yesterday morning, voice
from behind was suddenly heard to ex-
claim: Drop that suit case and be
quick; 1 want it,
Flynn, under the impulse of the mo-
ment, dropped his valuable package
and both the men turned around to see
what the trouble was. AS they did so
a masked man leaped from a dark cor
ner and said, Don't look at me or I'll
blow your head off. Walk into that
closet, both of you" pointing to a
ADOlI d lev 1CCL dN
Both men obeyed the command. and
in the meantime A. B. Phipps, an aged
employe of the exchange, who
opens up the place each morn
ing, made his appearance in the
passageway. He was also hustled into
the toilet-room. When the robber had
thus placed the three men securely he
fastened the door with a piece of rope
and attached the other end to a large
staple in the wall. Warming the trio
not TO make a move under penalty of
death, he noiselessly left the place and
disappeared through the side door
FLYNN TELLS HIS STORY.
After waiting several minutes Flynn
finally showed the door open by force.
The police were quickly communicated
with and detectives were put to work.
Some one had suspicion that Mitchell
was concerned in the hold-up. and
working on information furnished by
officials of the exchange Detectives
O'Day and Mulcahy arrested him in
barber shop at Post and Octavia streets
shortly before noon.
In an interview Flynn said:
As we walked through the narrow aIleywav
1 heard some say. Drop that suitcase
quick / want it," 1t came so suddenly that
1 complied with the order. and as / did /