Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-14
PASSENGERS
TO TESTIFY
INQUEST
MEN WHO KILLED BANDIT TO
TELL STORY
COMPANY TO GIVE WILLIAMS re-
WARD FOR BRAVERY
Mar Who Aidec Car Conductor in
Fierce Battle with Hlshwayman
May Receive Life

H. y. Williams, John c. Greer. conduc-
Tor his motorman and all passenears
on car No. 100 of the Los Angeles t3adon-
40 line will appear as witnesses a. the
inquest over the remains of Charles
Schafer, alias Gray, at Bresee Brothers
morgue this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
fhey VIII tell all they know of the
daring attempt of the highwavman 10
mold up and rob the car last Satur5s,,
night; The evidence may throw some
new light on this, the eliminating crima
~ d series OF holdups which puzzled the
800. poiice ana made the street railway
companies Tear the name of bandit with
an sincerity as there seemed no ston-
ping OF the dastardly crimes.
IL is understood the Los AneeIes-Ra-
uonuo railway company CONCENTRATES
giving X. 0. Williams who So nobis
asSlsted conductor John c. Greer in the
, ,,s with Schafer, life pass over their
his heroic action. y
When Schafer came through tha 90,
Lronl ms outside seat and covered Con-
uuceor Greer with two revolyers the flrst
man 10 come to the assistance az fba
railroad employee was Williams re
Strapped the htghwayman and so divert
Greer could draw his gun on the rohs.o,
and shoot him. e A"DpeN
Action Saved Money
Were it not for the pronnnt act;on 70
Williams the trihing sum gained hv the
loluup man would have been much
laIser. Greer handed over a small sum.
| all the loose change he had. to srhafs,
but still had concealed in his pockets
over $5O' which might easily have been
| taken from him also
Although much was at stake ana
| prompted the risk Williams took. VET tba
danger of tackling well-armed desner
ate man was great indeed, and the for
,ner soialer mad need OF all the courage
he acquired in Philippine service to en-
gage his enraged antagonist.
Schafer knew the struggle was a life
and death one for him, and put IN a
| bitter fight. But he was overpowered bv
the attack of Williams and met death
| in his attempted crime.
The presentation of the life pass will
be most suitable reward for the brave
deed, passengers on the car maintain
Police officials declare they think there
| was no accomplish in the case and that
| Schafer was attempting the holdup with
out the assistance of a pail They feel
this summary punishment wreaked upon
Schafer will stop the holdup game here
for some time to come.
Suffers Great Pain
| Williams Il pluckily standing the pain
| from his wounded hand through which
the bullet from Schafer's revolver passed
when the latter tried to shoot his assasl-
ant. The car bandits weapon was thus
used upon himself with terrible effect
Some suspicion rests upon Smiley a
| young fellow who was with Schafer when
| the latter lived at the Greater Los An
geles hotel at 227i9 East First street.
as it is thought by detectives he might
have been mixed UP in Schafer's last
crime.
Julius Rost, the proprietor of the Great
err Los Angeles. says the last he saw Of
Schafer was Thursday night, although
some of the guests declare Schafer was
there Saturday morning. Schafer always
paid for his lodging by the night, being
absent days at a time. Occasionally he
showed his fellow guests a great deal
of money, and upon one occasion in par
ticuIar, after the Elysian car robbery
January 2, he showed another guest. ].
Montgomery, a roll of scrip and bills.
Caught once trying another guests door.
he explained to the proprietor he was
mixed up in the rooms.