Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
CAR ROBBERS
ADD TO LIST
OF CRIMES
FILL HAT WITH COIN AND
SCRIP
NORTH MAIN STREET DRINKING
PLACE THE SCENE
One of Pair Prepares Way for Armed
Companion, Holding Crowds
Attention While Sec
ond Enters

Two men, who from their description
are the same who held up the Eastlake
Park and Moneta avenue cars. heid uI
and robbed the Hot Rivet saloon at lVVt
North Main street, shortly after il o ciocR
last night, securing $3.50 from the casr
till and escaping.
Allen Zumwalt, the proprietor, Roper'
Reynolds, bartender and ten customers
who were in the place were lined W
against the wall of the saloon and while
one bandit kept them covered the otner
robbed the till.
The two men then backed out OF the
saloon and made their escape through
the yards Of the Pilgrim Iron works. ao'
joining the saloon.
1t was about II o'clock when the hrst
the shorter man, appeared. He came N
quietly, walked up to the bar ana asked
REYNOLDS for a glass of beer lie stooo
bv RAJ. Neito of 657 South Sichel street
and engaged him in conversation asking
If there was any chance to work IN the
machine shops nearby or OF any other
Job that he knew Of
Neito informed the man that ne olo
not know of any such work but referreo
him to number OF other men III the
saloon, whom he said were iron work
ers.
lust at that moment the front doors OF
the saloon were thrown open and the
second man appeared.
Pistols LeveIed
He was armed with two big Colts re-
volvers. which were extended toward the
crowd. He orderedsall to throw up tneir
hands. y
THE bartender laughed and Zumwal
smiled and remarked, That's all right
pardner, our hands are up"
aeThrow up your hands or I'll bore ev-
erv d--n one of you" came the reply
and from the tone there could pe NJ m
mistake but what the feiio" was u
earnest. -,
F,very man in the place elevated MS
hands and then the man with the guns
ordered the short man to get the money
with a smile the other walked behlne
the bar to the cash register, which ne
opened. He emptied the money into Ms
hat. s-o s., s,,.
80. obanee and one or two bills and gold
,ieces and then turned his attention &c
the scrip.
ne This. part was in the old scrip ano
,ort in the new Carefully he separated
the new from the old and tossed the iat'
ted on the floor, remarking II was NJ
good. as it has been retired by the ne"
issue. A.. arox,.
ar was stuffed into the hat and ne then
turned to his partne and SAID:
guess I've got it all"
with that the two backed from tne
saloon through side door opening onte
Main street.
Retreat Into Darkness
Tbs short man went first, while the
o4her kept the crowd covered with his
revolvers.
They quickly walked to the corner
~ the building of the Pilgrim iror
,yorks and disappeared into the dark
ness of the Southern Pacific tracks
which run east from that point.
The robbery was reported at once y
noIice headquarters and Detective:
TJosick and Zeigler, Patrolmen Coe ant
Humphries and a number of other OF
f1cers were sent to the scene at once.
Tn the meantime general alarm hat
been sent out and every officer In th'
north end was given a description o.
the two men and ordered to exert every
effort to find them.
"A. Woodson of 333 East Thirty-thirf
street, Edward Wormsley of 229 Eas
Elnnira street, r. J. Neito of 657 Soutf
sichel street, ]. Mohererter of l72'
Maud street and John j.. Bottom OF Ell
mira and Main streets were among thu
onstomers in the bar who We're linet
IN hut the robbers did not attempt tt
take anything from them.
The descriptions of the pair are:
The taller, feet in height, III
nounds in weight, smooth shaven, darl
hair, dark clothes and black slouch hat
The shorter, feet, inches in height
16O pounds in weight, medium ligh
hair. fair complexion, light slouch hat
dark suit of clothes, smooth shaven.