The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21

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knives, which they threw in the grass.
After again warning the two mep
not to move under penalty of having
their heads blown off, the masked rob
bers hurriedly returned to where the
vehicle was. In a few minutes Daily
and Roche heard the sounds Of the
buggy as it was driven away.
Roche was the first to free himself.
He worked the gag out of his mouth
and managed to wriggle his hands free,
although they were fastened behind his
back, but before they were released
he worked off the mask on his face by
catching an end of it in his teeth.
ROCHE FREES HIMSELF.
AS soon as he was free Roche hast
ened to Days assistance and quickly
loosened his thongs. The bandages on,
in sight. The robbers had disappeared
as if swallowed up in the earth. After
a few minutes of investigation the vic
Tins decided to notify the police. DAILY
and his companion ran at top speed
to the Southern Pacific station at
Siege, where they told Station Agent
P. E. Grady what had occurred. The
police at Oakland were informed, the
bank was notified, and through the Of
ficials there word was sent to Point
Richmond, to Martinez and to Sheriff
Barnet in Oakland.
In short time Barnet, with Deputy
Marshal Carey of Berkeley, Deputy
Sheriffs William Moffat and George
Wales, Detectives d. Holland and A
Shorey of Oakland, Sheriff Veale of
Contra Costa County, with his depu-
ties, Boquet, Johnson, c. z. Smith and
d. S. Tyer were on the ground and the
man-hunt began.
DAILY and Roche with deputies went
on to Point Richmond and thence took
up the trail to San Pablo, working
back toward Oakland, but without sue
cess. The robbery was coolly exc
cuted and the pair of bold highway
men not only made their clean up. but
SO far as the authorities know eluded
capture by doubling back on their pur-
suers. They had a full hours start
and could readily have driven from the
''cut" to where the buggy was found
in half an hour.
STUDIED OUT PLAN.
Days horse was a spirited animal
and when recovered showed evidence
of fast driving. being covered with
foam that had dried after his long
stand. That the robbers were familiar
with the locality seems evident from
the location of the stolen buggy. By
driving back on Potrero avenue, turn
ing south on San Pablo avenue, rapid
drive would soon land them at Hopkins
street, West Berkeley, and that thor
oughfare runs into Sacramento street.
Addison street is a block north of Uni
versity avenue, the main thoroughfare
connecting East and West Berkeley.
Sacramento street is midway between
the two sections of the city. With the
Santa Fe near at hand, with electric
cars connecting with the Southern Pa
cific broad-gauge station at the foot
of University avenue, with equally con-
venient facilities for getting into East
Berkeley. the opportunities for escape
were so numerous that the robbers
could easily have planned their escape.
For two years DAILY had been en-
ployed by the Central Bank to take
the monthly consignments of coin to
had an arrangement by which the Gen.
trail Bank honored drafts to save the
Richmond people from carrying the
meet the payroll. DAILY most of the
partner would make the trip. To-day
to take the ride with him for company s
sake. Roche had gone with DAILY last
month. After 1t was all over tonight
Daily came to the conclusion that some
one who had become acquainted with
the way the coin was handled had
plotted the robbery.
Daily decided that he had been
watched for a long time for a favor