Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-04

whom the police have been searching
high and low for three days.
Patrolman Connolly was the object of
much praise for his work in capturing
Mitchell. He was modest when telling
his part of the struggle in the poolroom,
and praised highly the men who aided
him. Officers connected with the depart
ment were unstinted in their praise of
Connolly, and patrolmen, and firemen
with whom he had formerly been as
sociated and citizens expressed their
congratulations.
Council Interested
When the news of Connelly's plucky
capture reached the city council all
work was stopped and everyone in the
council chamber was anxious to learn
all the de,ails.
In me morning the council had passed
resolution voting. reward of $3.50 for
the capture of Lyons murderer. Follow
ing the receipt of the news that Mitchell
was in Jail, the mornings action was
rescinded, as it was stated no reward
could be paid city policeman. AS the
ordinance had not been published the
council was able to reconsider it's vote.
The police board late yesterday passed
resolutions commencing Chief of Police
Kern and the department for its excel
lent work in capturing Robe and
Mitchell and for the excellent work done
by the police force as whole in run
ming down men concerned in criminal
acts in Los Angeles.
Mitchell Detected
Mitchell. after his examination yester-
day, appeared detected, although he
seemed to be endeavoring to put on a
brave air. He seemed greatly relieved
when taken from the main part of the
station into the jail itself, and submitted
to a search without hesitancy. AS his
photograph was being taken in the up
per part of the ja.. he posed with read
iness, and carefully brushed back his
hair with one hand.
That he has been concerned in many
holdups in Los Angeles during his five
five weeks stay is the belief of the po-
lice, and he was identified last night as
the man who held up the drug store of
Charles Lau1er, 1901 South Main street, |
and the butcher shop of Fl. Grandereau |
and A. G. Knowles, at 3707 Wesley ave-
nue., while, according to the confession |
made by Robe, Mitchell is the man who |
held up the Belle-Vernon dairy. All |
these robberies took place a week prior
" INOuS . dItcSly SATURDAY ldSt.
Robe, in his statements to the police,
said he had met Mitchell in the Arizona
poolroom. on Main street, near First,
about ten days ago. Mitchell, he said,
represented to him that the life of a
holdup man was easy and money was
plentiful. Robe declares he became i'm
pressed greatly with Mitchell's tales of |
his experiences, especially in northwest
erns cities, and they planned to begin
their first work together last Saturday.
Steal Horse and Wagon
The first place decided on as an invit-
ing spot fo~ their work was the grocery
Of George Garleman at Eighth and Cen
trail avenue. Here they were frightened
away by the screams of Garlemans
daughter and the call by Garleman that
police were coming. Stealing horse
and wagon, they started down Central
aveniNe, but collided with Central ave-
nue. car and were thrown out. Here
Robe declared, he lost his revolver.
and said Mitchell gave him one of a
smaller caliber than his own, and that it
would be shown on examination that it
was a bullet from Mitchells weapon
that killed atrolman Lyons.
The next place to be attacked after
the men lett Garleman's was the Mag
nolis. winery, two blocks distant. Here
u was that fdFolndn Lyons, III MS Ell
forts to capture the two men, met his
ieath from pistol in the hands of one
of the robbers.
Hold Up Grocery
The two men then ran to rendezvous,
previously selected, near Eighth and
Hemlock streets. and after 4 consulta-
lion decided that, In view of the excite
nent, they had a good opportunity to
perform rncther robbery, which they did
1T Twelfth and Tennessee. holding up
l small grocery.
1t was after Kobe had reached the rem
iezvous a iecond time that he was cap
.ured
Patrolman Lyons body is at Pierce
Brothers undertaking establishment An
inquest was to have been held yesterday,
,ut, because of the arrest of Mitchell,
vas postponed until today.