Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
BEHYMER HELOUP,
SLUGGEO, ROBBED
THEATRICAL MAN IS VICTIM
OF HIGHWAYMEN
Thieves Steal Money and Valuable
Coin Holder, but Miss Diamond
Ring Valued at Five
Hundred Dollars

Len u. Bchymcr Of the Mason opera
shortly after II o'clock last night as
he was waiting FOR ear at Twelfth
street and Grand avenue.
After having spent an evening en-
tightening the young men of Christ
Episcopal church i'm regard to methods
of advertising the series of lectures to
be delivered for the benefit of the
young mems organization by Frederick
Wardc, Mr. BchNmcr was accostcd by
two men, a negro and u white man,
amd robbed of $50 i'm money and
coin holder made for Nance O'Neil,
given by her to Mckee Rankin and
by him presented to MIR. Behymer.
Mr.. Behymer'S statement regarding
the affair is characteristic. at the
solicitation of Rev. Baker p. Lee |
had gone over to Christ church to tell
the young men Of that organiza ton
the cost of Il publicity campaign to
advertise the lectures of Frederick
Warde, which are to be held soon at
Dobinson auditorium.
at the church we discussed the
situation for perhaps an hour. and it
was between eleven and twelve when
started away to so down town.
wet py HopperS
~ just missed the University car,
which runs down Flower street. and
walked down on Twelfth street in
tending to take the car on Grand
avenue. ] walked down the street on
the left hand side.
"As | neared the crossing | noticed
two men roughly dressed. seemingly
waiting for the car. I paid no par
ticular attention to them, but con-
tinued down the street.
"When | had reached a point about
a hundred feet from the corner. I saw
the men coming toward me. but even
then did not notice them particularly.
Suddenly, when l reached a large
bill board, perhaps fifty feet from
the corner, both men jumped from be-
hind tree and both had pistols that
looked like cannon to me, | seized
both revoveTs and asked the men what
they wanted. For answer the negro
| slugged me over the head with a pair
of brass knucklcs and the other man
struck me in the side with his pistol.
mo Need of Gun Play"
81 spoke to them ana told them there
was no necessity for the gun play; that
tif they wanted anything they could
get it just as soon without flashing
any artillery. L am an old show man,
any such grandstand play as this
I'm the meantime I had slipped my
right hand. upon which ] wear Il ring
valued at $500, around to my hip pocket
and dropped the ring in it, When
they saw me reaching around to my
hip pocket they threatened to kill me,
but | reaSsurcd them and told them
not to be afraid.
'The larger man was a negro and
he reached into my watch pocket and
shipped off what he thought was my
watch, but what was in reality a coin
case made in Australia for Nance
O'Neil. She gave it to Mckee Rankin
and he gave it to me. / have carried
it for years.
"They got my pocltetbook and what
change I had i'm my trousers pocket.
Then the white man found my watch,
Here you, I said. leave that alone;
| it was given to me by my mother
| twenty-five years ago, beside the case
and works are registered in three shops
| in this town for just such an emer-
gency as this SO they left my watch.
"Then one of them said, 'Skidoo for
you: you walk right down that side
walk and don't you look around And
did so and took the first car that
| cent, and | had to ask the conductor
for credit to ride down town.
Mr.. Behymer Immediately notified
the police and detectives were imme-
diately sent out to look for the men,
| Up to an early hour this morning no
trace had been discovered.
Mr.. Behymers injuries cause him
considerable pain, but are not of a
| serious nature.