The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-14
KEPT IN THE SHADOW
Face Also Masked and Identi'
fcation Impossible.
Harry Heinzman, Only Pas
senger, Also Robbed.

A lone highwayman,. armed and
masked after the wild west story pook
pattern held up and robbed street
car at 11:50 last night.
The holdup occurred on the WASH
burn line north of Washburn college.
The car was making its last run, anu
was occupied only by the motorman'
conductor and one passenger. Whlle
running at full speed the car struck an
obstruction, which proved to be log,
laid across the track. The crew got
out to see il the car was damaged, ana
the men were ordered to elevate their
hands by the masked robber VINO
came up out of the weeds beside the
track Thinking that the command
was the joke of some belated passen-
ger, the car men paid no attention 10
the order until the robber nreu MS re-
volver over their heads.
Conductor Roy CASTOR and Motor
man Elmer Gaylean, who were IN
charge of the car, hastily compneu
with the order when they found tnae
the robber meant business, and foI-
lowed by Smelling out" as they were
told to do The robber forced them to
stand in the light of the headlight
while he stood back in the dark. GOV
erirg them with a pistol They fol-
lowed his instruction to take off their
caps and pile their money in them.
Conductor Castor removed the change
holder from his belt, and tossed II IN
his can This contained about 50 IN
isfied. dig again." he commanded,
and CASTOR emptied his pockets, CIV
ing up about $50 more. Motorman
Gaylean gave up his pocketDooK con-
tanning $40 on the pile, and the robber
told them to beat it, down the track
and not look back. The car men ran
north, around the curve at the Cen
trail church, and finding residence
with a telephone, called up the ponce
before attempting to return to their
car.
ed with the robbery of the car en-
ployes, had not Harry Helnzman, az
sistant physical director at the Y. Nj. &.
A. and a former K. L. football star,
shown his head in the car door. me
robber Immediately pointed the piston
at him and told him to shell out.
Heinzman gave up 70 cents, anu nu tils
car men down the track at speed
accelerated by the orders of the bandit.
AS a rule highway victims are con-
WINGED that the robber was nine Ieet
high and weighed 400 pounds. NOT
so in this case The three victims
agree that the robber was underslzed'
and rather mild as to voice and man
ner They think he would weigh Apoul
1875 mounds They are satisfied he was
a white man, from the sound or MS
voice. although they had no other way
of telling, as his features, all except
the eyes, were covered with mask.
He kept back in the shauoW' anu eiae
victims, who were forced to stand IN
the glare of the headlight, could not
see the detail Of his clothing.
"I was unarmed, and could not nave
defended myself had 1 carried re-
yolver," said Conductor CASTOR. The
man was standing near US when ne
fred the shot to scare us. and had the
advantage of the light. While we were
Smelling out as he called it. he kept
telling us to hurry and told us also to
run when we started down the track.
He got about $50 out of the bunch OF
u.s."
The robbery was well planned as to
the location. At this point College
avenue is bounded on the west by a
large pasture, and no houses are near.