The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-14
STOLE HIS MONEY
DARING ATTEMPT AT MURDER
At BERKELEY, CALF.
lure Rseshorss Man From Australia
to XIII HiUs-Asn ard Woman In.
dues William Ellls 70 Come to Call.
fOrnia-tiIt Him With . Hammer,
Riffs Pockets, Leave Him for Dead.

Riffs Pockets, Leave Him for Dead.
Berkeley. Cal. Oct. ia daring
plot 10 lure an Australian sporting
man. William Il. Ellis. 70 q quiet place
ia Berkeley and there murder and rob
him Of 1000 pounds In English cur
Teney. which be had on his person,
was partially carried out this after,
noon by a man and woman whom the
police believe 10 b. desperate crooks
They had persuaded Ellis % come with
them 20 America and race horses
here.
They have brought Ellis from q ho-
tel In Oakland 70 q cottage al 2aIa
Ellsworth street, a stones throw from
the University u California, bada him
sit down 10 lunch. then crushed his
skull In with q hammer. The woman
nEed two shots az him AB be lay pros
trate. The crooks rined bis pockets
Of an amount eanai nearly 70 5000
In American money, then, leaving their
victim for dead. hnrriedIy left the
house and made their escape. Ellis
FnBained consciousness and staggered
10 the California stables. two blocks
away on Allison way. and from there
waa carried to Roosevelt hospital.
wRsFa ths doctors found DO had q frAe-
gnred Aknll. lie il Ia pFeeaFlous con
diIion tnnight.
Ellis home IL at rs Crown street.
Sydnay. Australia, where his wife and
three chiidren Feaiae lie 10 y pruml-
Rsnt hoFnemAn there and met hlA ~.
aAllAnts there during the late racing
season They represented themselves
10 h. q Mr., aud Mru, q. W. Curtis. but
assumed the name ~ Brush 10 thls
eonntFy. Curtis claimed 10 he
wealthy FAee hoFso man. owning bis
stables here. He offered Ellis che 90.
siti0n ot manager % bis stabies and
lzt2ce1 bjes 10 sail With them on ghe
steamer Sierra. which arrived In San
FrpRrtsro one seek ago.
Curtis and the woman came To-
Berkeley and rsHisd = furnished cot
taep from loeal parties. Eilts took
apartments in hotel In Oakland. The
couple cviasatly had made sIi prepare.
unna To carry oul nendiah crime.
\ b1sio Gasts. siiictla. pistol. butch
Ct katie. bottle % poisonous acid ana
a pair ~ rablser sioeva we're found
hlddmn under the bssio1vcta adluiulnE
tho dining ruutn. uheru The assault
suDk place The caFpr4 nailed TO the
dining room aoor vas ripped up and
q large piuca IL thin osicioth vas put
dosa Instead. rSi8sagly Tor the par
posp ~ avoiding bloodntasns ua the
carpet
Ellls' akall Waa fractured b. bios
from = hammer yielded by cnftis who
approached him frsm behind Nhile the
Ereag AS seated ~ the lsnchoon IA
bic Etlis held up bis hand to ward
OF a second blow and received the
weapon on the WFiHt. which MAS badly
bruised. The injured man says be
RAw the woman standing With q rgsol.
yer and that she fired two shots Al
him.
Curtis tore the coat from Ellis and
found q roll Of notes to the amount us
1000 pounds in Kills hip pocket In
their haste the robbers overlooked
sti51t IN American money in other
pockela
That Curtis and the woman made 3
haaty escape Ia shown by the fact
that thsy left q complete wardrobe 81
tae Bost costly clothing bohlnd, In.
cludinE the contents Of two large
steamer trunks Ia ~ thia clothing
and personal effects there vas not a
single photograph or mark that will
lead TO the Identification Of both par.
tiea. John Edward. q high arhool
student. playing tennis 100 yards from
the scene. says he heard the screams
Of = man 10 pain about ! o'clock. Ten
minutes later be aaw . tall man IN a
light suit. with y small woman, In
brown drean. runntnK down Ellsworth
street to catch a car. The description
of the parties tAliiea with that Of the
clerk Of the hotel who met them when
they visited Ellis apartments yeatcr-
day. The neighborH who saw them
going IN and out the past week SAY
the woman wAA slender. . blonde and
wore many diamonds and dressed
elegantly.