The San Francisco call., 1904-10-10
FOOTPADS OPEN
WINTER SEASON
Two RObberies Yield Coin
and Jewelry to Pairs of
Armed Prowlers at Night
PISTOLS ARE IN PLAY
One HOldup Occurs in Cen
trail Oakland, the Other
Happens Near Fruitvale
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call
1915 Broadway, Oct 9.
Two pairs of highwaymen at oppo-
site ends of the city operated last
night Each brace of footpads was
successful. The first encounter was
that of two robbers armed with pis-
tolls, who held up C. w. Campbell on
Tenth street, near Market, and robbed
him of watch, chain, diamond locket
and 50 while he was walking home last
night at $50 o'clock Campbell lives
at 966 Tenth street, near the scene of
the robbery.
Because he objected to the notoriety
Campbell kept his adventure from the
police until this afternoon. The vic
tim could give only a meager descrip-
ton of his assailants, the darkness
preventing him from getting a fair
look at them.
Campbell told the police that the
footpads suddenly came upon him from
the cover Of trees that line the side
ak. Before he had time to move
he was ordered to throw up his hands
and pistol was presented at his head,
inforcing the demands.
While one man kept guard with the
weapon the companion roober, also
displaying a revolver, deftly removed
Campbells jewelry and relieved him
of his money.
Campbell was permitted to continue
his interrupted journey after being ad-
monished to raise no alarm.
Two masked highwaymen held up
and at the point of revolvers relieved
Edward Stanley of S25 last night at
1880 o'clock on Twenty-sixth avenue,
near East Fourteenth street, while the
victim of the robbers was on his way
to his home in Fruitvale. Stanley Of
fered no resistance TO the footpads, as
they took him by surprise and got the
drop on him before he realized their
purpose. He yielded all the coin he
had and was told to go and earn some
more.
Stanley has a barber shop at 1888
Park street, Alameda. After counting
and pocketing the receipts of the day
he boarded an electric car, which he
left at Twenty third avenue and East
Fourteenth street. What happened
after that, as related by Stanley, fol-
lows:
Upon leaving the car proceeded north along
Twenty-third avenue toward East Sixteenth
street. observed young fellows walking
ahead of me for two blocks When came up
with them they separated and permitted me to
pass between them on the sidewalk They
then crossed over to the opposite side of the
avenue, quickeneo their pace and disappeared
in the darkness. The next l saw of them was
when they stepped out from the shadows on
the same side of the avenue which 1 was
travelling and ordered me to throw up my
hands. They both wore masks and had pistols
aiming directly at me.
When they commanded me to put up my
hands did so. without loss OF time, and told
them TO go TO IT, One of them took what
money I had in my pockets and the other fell
low. who kept covered with his gun, said
get his watch" They did not find the watch
which I carried in a small pocket in my
trousers. I observed that of the fellows
had red hair and the other black hair. I be
lieye they were green at the hodup business
as their voices seemed to tremble when they
spoke.