The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
BARNETT is HELD
Must Stand Trial on At
tempted Robbery Charge.
Accused of Trying to Hold Up
Shoemaker NattSen.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
False Beard Like Robbers Worn
by Barnett.
Acter Kendall Tells of Putting
1t On.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.

You're a dead man if you don't
aold up your hands, the fellow said
o me when he showed a revolver in
my face" testified Charles Nattsen,
he shoemaker. on the witness stand
n the city court today during the pre-
liminary hearing of the charge of at
tempted robbery which has been pre-
ferred against Robert Barnett. the
young man with an unenviable record,
and who is accused of trying to hold
up Nattsen-
81 held up my hands all right" con-
tinued Mr.. Nattsen- But you bet /
grabbed him and wrested the revolver
away from him 1 caught him around
the neck Then we fell to the floor
and he got away from me by crawling
under my arm He ran out the door
and got away"
Mr.. Nattsen has shoe shop at No.
219 Kansas avenue and on the morn
ing of May Z, about 10 O'Clock, While
he was at work at his bench a young
man walked in the shop and then en-
sued the scene which was rather
graphically described by Mr.. Nattsen.
l. was declared by Mr.. Nattsen that
the young man wore a beard and
moustache which had every evidence
OF being false and that his cheeks had
been darkened up to give the beard
good effect. Then Mr.. Nattsen point
ed out Barnett as being the person
who had tried to hold him uD. He
was certain in the matter of the
Identification.
And in connection with the bearded
disguise worn by the robber some
testimony was given by Charles KEN
dali a scene and sign painter, and a
former actor, which was damaging to
say the least Barnett was employed
as ticket taker at the Elite theater ana
Kendall had his studio as Mr..
Schenck. the county attorney, called
in of
Kendall testified that Barnett had
talked to him on several occasions
about making up" for the purpose
of having some fun with girl friends.
He told Barnett the material he would
have to get to make up" He then
said that on the night before 1.-The af-
fair"-referring to the attempted
holdup of Nattsen-Barnett showed
him the make up materials he had
purchased and said he would be
around later to have them put on his.
face. Kendall said that on that even
ing he did some work of painting in
restaurant and did not get back to the
theater, where he slept, until three or
four o'clock in the morning. Some
time after he returned Barnett came
in. woke him up, and asked Him to put
on the make up as he was going to have
some fun with the girls early in the
morning. Kendall said he put on the
make up which consisted of false
beard of the Van Dyke order that COW
cred Barnett's face pretty we'll and
black mustache. He said that he put
grease paint on Barnett's face to give
his skin a rough look. Kendall said
that he was not certain whether Bar
nett said he was going to have his fun
out in Quinton Heights or over in
North Topeka He testified that Bar
nett was in the habit of carry a So
caliber Iver-JohnSon revolver but he
was not certain that he saw it on the
morning Barnett was made up He
saw Barnett that same day again, some
time after two o'clock in the after
noon Barnett was minus the disguise
and told Kendall. according to the lat
ter's testimony. that he had been
chased by the police, caught by them,
and his gun taken away from him.
Charles Hales. a singer of illus
trated songs, and who was employed
ance with Barnett and said that Bar
nett was in the habit of carrying a SO
caHber Iver-Johnson revolver.
Henry Heise, a German, who has a
cigar store next door to the Nattsen
shoe shop. shone on the witness stand.
He told of hearing the scuff1e in
Nattsen's store. He was behind the
counter doing business with a st. Louis
salesman. He ran around from behind
the counter and got to his door just as
the robber rushed out of the Nattsen
shop. Mr.. Heise gave chase and follow
ed the fugitive west through a vacant |
lot north of No. PIG Kansas avenue, |
crossed Second street and went down
the alley between Jackson street and
Kansas avenue He ran to beat the |
band said Mr.. Nattsen who testified |
that he managed to keep within good |
distance of him until he disappeared |
across the Rock Island railroad tracks |
towards the northwest Some policemen |
continued the chase from this point |
Nearing the end OF the alley Mr.. Heise |
said that the robber took off his over |
coat as he ran and he stopped for 1
second TO pick up rock to throw at the |
robber with the idea of bringing him to /
the ground but ibis effort did not bear |
fruit
Asked to look around the court room /