Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-27
BOLD PAIR KEEPS
LONG BEACH BUSY
"TALL AND SHORT" ROBBERS
INVADE BEACH CITY
Neishbors Eye Nelehbors and Pc
destrians Are Timorous Since
the Series OF Holdups IN
the Streets

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH Sept. 26--The citizens
of this town are up to their ears in ex-
ctemcnt.
The city seems to be at the mercy oil
two mysterious individuals, 'one long
and one short" who go about the
usually peaceful streets at late hours
of the night and yell Hands up! at
whomsoever they meet.
Last night the fourth and NTH hold-
ups took place.
The police have made no arrests and
the whole affair has aroused much in-
terest.
Tonight ordinary law abiding citizens
could be detected shooting sharp
glances at their best neghbors, looking
out from under the brlms of hats pulled
low over their eyes.
The first hold-up last night was on
the beach east of the pier, when
young man named Harry Waite. who
was sitting with young woman friend
at his side was ordered to stand up ana
elevate his arms. The young man
balked for an instant, but, acting upon
his friends advice, he obeyed the be-
hest. He was relieved of seventy-fVe
cents.
He was unable to give an accurate
rupted his conversation.
About 10 O'Clock Harry d. Moore ana
j. H. Robinson, prominent business
men, were halted at Fourth street and
Linden avenue by two armed men.
Robinson and Moore were relieved OF
few cents each and Moore's watch was
taken The robbers then commanded
their victims to retrace their steps up
Fourth street. This they did for short
1icta thaV
Robbers! Robbers!"
The robbers ran from the corner to
Fifth and Linden where they disap-
peared among some palm trees. The
police were notified but no clues were
obtainable.
Ray Shaw and Ed Herman both
wearing special police stars. were stand
ing but n few hundred feet away and
saw the meeting distinctly. They could
not see the revolvers, however and
supposed the men were acquainted and
had stopped to engage in conversation.
A short time before this hold-up was
committed call for police was sent in,
purporting to be from Orange avenue
and Anaheim road. After investigation
the police decided that this was fake
perpetrated to lure the officers away
from the main part of the city.
Conductor Williams, employed on a
local line of the Pacific Electric, re-
ported to the police that on last Monday
night he met a hold-up man at Sixth
street and Cedar avenue. Williams
said the fellow stepped out from behind
tree, carrying budgeon and started
toward him. The conductor turned and
ran back to the car barns, where he
armed himself with revolver. He
had considerable money with him at the
time. When he started on his second
trip toward home he proceeded undis-
turbed.
The watch taken from c. N. Waite
of the Inner Harbor Iron works by hold
up men last Sunday night was found to-
day in a yard adjoining the foundry
The watch looked as though it had
been carefully placed on the ground.
The best descriptions yet obtainable
OF the two hold-up men, who are sup
posed to have turned all the five tricks
in that line here lately, were given by
Moore this morning
He said that both highwaymen were
slender.
One was at least five feet eleven
inches tall and the other about four
inches shorter. They wore black whis-
kers, evidently DISCUSSES. The taller of
the two was fair and had blue ewes
both were nervous and painted while
they worked
II ough eminently successful at their
trade so far, they are believed to he
mere youths, rather new to their dam
ger Gus business.
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