Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-31
Teacher at
Huntington Hall
Is Defiant
Tells Robber She Has
No Money Nor
Jewels
Screams for Help When Brutal AS
saiIant Bruises Her Arm and
Men Come to Her AS
sstance

nm IsS REBECCA LECKEY. teach
wv er of languages in Hunting
a ton hall, the private school for
young women at Eleventh and Main
streets, was held UP and assaulted by
highwayman at Eleventh and Hill
streets last night who attempted to rob
her of her p -ise and jewelry, and was
only prevented from doing so by the
pucky resistance of the young woman
and the timely arrival of a number OF
men who were passing along the street.
The holdup and assault was particu-
larly bold in that 1t was early in the
evening and there were number OF
people in the near vicinity, and 1t would
seem that all one had to do to get help
was to raise the voice. Miss Leckey
had been up town on shopping trip and
to visit a number of friends. and was on
her way back to the school, When she
arrived at the corner of Eleventh and
Hill streets she noticed man near the
edge of the sidewalk, but paid no at
tention to him. AS she passed him the
man looked around ard jumped to her
side, seized her by the arm. y
Don't say word or cry out. If you
do you'll be hurt" he said. 81 am des-
perate and I want your pocketbook.
Give it to me-"
st haven't any pocketbook," she
gasped. 'I have no money at all with
me- Let me go, you hurt my arm"
Give me your money! 1 want your
money! / will have your money!" he
| cried. 49,, "a.
''I tell you I have no money with me.
| Let me go; you hurt me-" the young
woman gasped as she struggled in his
grasp.
"D-n you, I will have your jewelry
then" and the fiend twisted the young
girls arm until she gave cry of pain.
Don't; let me 60" she pleaded. I
have nothing. 1 have no money or
jewelry. Let me CO."
At that moment group of men came
down the street and the bandit released
his hold of the young woman and hiss
ing in her ear to keep quiet, disap-
peared in the dark down eleventh
street.
Almost fainting, Miss Leckey gasped
out her story to c. E. Lewis, one of the
men who had alarmed the bandit, and
he escorted her to the school where she
is employed Miss Leckey lost no prop
erty and was not hurt except for bruises
about the arm and wrist where the
brute grabbed her when he first ac-
costed her.
She described the man as young and
smooth shaven, very we'll dressed in
dark clothes and with soft hat.
Man Annoys Women
An hour later Patrolman Needham
arrested on Pico street man of 30
years of age, well dressed, who, 1t Is
alleged, had been for an hour before
terrorizing young women and girls
along the street by seizing them by the
arms or by throwing his arm around
their waists and attempting to kiss
them and take other liberties with
them.
The man was brought to the central
police station and booked on a charge
of suspicion. He declined to give his
name or address and he was placed on
the register as John Doe No. l." There
was nothing on him to Indicate his
name or business, but in his pocketbook
was found $3.50 in currency and small
coin.
The prisoner was a we'll dressed man
and evidently of education and used TO
the better walks of life. He refused to
give any explanation of his alleged con-
duct and denied that he had held up
Miss Leckey at Eleventh and Hill
streets and attempted to take her
pocketbook and jewelry from her.
Further than this he refused to make
any statement whatever, neither adj
mitting or denying the charge that he
had annoyed several young women
along Pico street.
Miss Leckey kwill go to the police
station this morning and attempt to
identify the man as her assailant.
Speaking of the matter last night she
said that the man approached her so
suddenly that she had no time to avoid
him. The first that she knew of his
presence other than that she had no
ticed him at the corner was when he
grabbed her by the wrist and demanded
her pocketbook.
IT told him that 1 did not have any
money" she declared, "and then he
roughly demanded my jewelry. l told
him that didn't have any jewelry, and
several men were thenacoming down the
street. 1 called for help, and he threw
me roughly against the fence and l
almost fell He then ran across the
street and around the corner and dis
appeared before could tell my rescuers
what had happened. l do not know II
the man they have in jail is the man
who stopped me, but shall see him to-
morrow and if he is the man l shall
know him. 1 am sorry this has hap
pened and do hope that there will be
nothing said about 1t, for do not care
for notoriety of that sort"
The prisoner arrested by officer Need
ham is evidently from San Pedro, as he
has several tickets on the electric lines
from San Pedro to Los Angeles and also
some clippings from San Pedro news
paper relating to local events In that
town. There was found in his pockets
also a. number of cards of San Pedro
hotels and rooming houses and the ad-
dresses of a number of residents OF that
city.