Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-02-23
SAN FRANCISCO PICKP0CKETTs
GET A NICE wAD OF GREEN
ONES.
FORMER MEXICOAN A
VICTIM OF -FOUR MEN.
Warned by a Citizen Of Their Danger
They Wers Unable to Escape the
Light Fingered Gun Mob
Three Out of the Four are
Landed.

Landed.
OAKLAND, February 12.-Being rob-
bed Of his wallet containing about $50,
giving chase to three suspected pick
pockets and e~ffectlng the quick cap
ture and lodging In Jail Of the trio con-
stituted the extraordinary experience
of ]. D. Inflow, Of Mexico, NO., as he
arrived this morning on the 10 O'Clock
train from San Francisco.
The Inflow family. consisting of j..
D. Inflow, who is 10 years of age, his
wife, Miss Era Inflow, their daughter,
and son, William, had just arrived
from Mexico, NO., to make their per-
manent home in California after an
absence Of years, and were on their
way to visit Miss Belle Inflow, a niece
of Mr.. Inflow, and who resides at 1705
Broadway, this city. The family took
the 10 O'Clock boat at San Francisco,
and when they boarded the train at
the Oakland mole, took seats in n Of
the forward cars. Just opposite them
In the train were seated four men,
finely dressed, who, according to Inflow,
might have been taken for prosperous,
even wealthy merchants. Inflow told
the train gateman that he was desir-
GUS of alighting at the Broadway
station, and it is believed that the
four men heard and took note Of the
remark.
When the train stopped atSixteenth
street and Broadway the Inlows secur-
ed their hand baggage and attempted
to leave the train. One Of the quartet
who had been sitting across the aisle
placed himself directly in front of In
low, another was just behind him, and
the remaining two occupied them
selves In jostling and crowding Inflow
from the sides.
WARNED BY SAN FRANCISCAN.
While the Inlows were endeavoring
to extricate themselves from the
pocket the train started, and the
travellers were compelled TO ride
on to Oak street, the next station.
After the train was again on It's way
the four men went in another car,
w%hereupon Inflow was approached by
Gus Mile, of 1925 Folsom street, San
Francisco, who had seen the unusual
occurrence in the aisle, and told Inflow
that he believed the men were pick
pockets and that they had robbed
him. Upon this Inflow made an in
~yestigation and found that his long
buckskin wallet was missing.
At Oak street the Inlows left the
train, as did also the prosperous look
ing quartet. Inflow at once accused
the men Of robbing him; and succeed
ed In laying his hands on two of them,
the other two ran TO the other side Of
the street. The old man then cast
about him for assistance, and the
auartet took to their heels. One o.
. them disappeared entirely. The re
naming three started running through
the Oak-street Park with Inflow, des
pite his years, close behind them.
The men we're running TOWARD
Tenth street, when Deputy Sheriff
VIII Monitt, who lives In the neigh
borhood, saw the exciting chase from
the window of his room. Mofitt seiz
ed his revolver and handouts ant
hastened to the street. He Joined II
the chase and came upon the pursue
and pursued at Oak and Tenth street
Inflow had already caught up wit
two Of the men and was grapplin
with them, when Mofltt took a ham
: in the fight. The two were quickl
j overcome and handcutfed. The thir
t man, meanwhile, had got through
fence and over to Eighth street, wher
he boarded an electric car, This thirI
: man was later arrested by CAPITAL
: Wilson and officer Murray. Three {
{ the four handles are thus safely lodge
in the city prison and the police al
looking for the fourth.
ell JUDGE DETECTS HIDDEN BILL.
Judge william r. Geary, OF EaS
Oakland, happened to lie In the neigl
IS borhood Of the chase, and he also too
a part in it. When he came up wit
the supposed pickpockets he notice
]. that one of them had a ten dolli
!, green back tucked down between b
,. collar and the front portion of b
neck. Mr.. Inflow, who is strong al
hale at 10, has this to say regardiT
ig his experiences
is "My family and myself were on o.
ie way here from Missouri and came |
Of to-day from Los Angeles. cannot
= certain, but l believe that at lea
two Of these men were on the train
which we arrived from the south. '
IL had considerable hand baggage wi
US and probably talked about our
~ tention OF settling In California.
u believe that these men followed |
u thinking that VIZ were good subjet
y for a haul"
of Inflow was one Of the early settle
Of In California, having come here
Ils49. He went to Missouri in 1861 a
or has made that State his home up
lis the present.
ri. The three alleged p~ickpockets w
questioned by the police this evenil
=They stated that they had just CO.
- here from New York and gave tn
nancs as George Thompson, aged
morris Murphy, aged q, and Alb
J.. Forton, aged 81. Thompson q
Murphy declared themselves to
bartenders, while Norton said he
lila cigar dealer. Thompson possess
s55.5O and a watch, Murphy had %
land Norton carried 5000, a wa
and knife.
The wallet which was taken II
Inflow was not found upon them. ]
police believe that the fourth m
who was not captured, received