Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-29
ANGRY WOMEN
FORCIBLY TAKE I
LAWYERS PURSE
ENTER ATTORNEYS ROOM IN
NIGHT; GET BIG SUM
THREE STRUGGLE FOR POSSESS
SION OF FAT WALLET
Victim of Fair Client Appeals to Po-
lice to Arrest His AssaiIants, but
Prosecutors Decline to-
Issue Complaint

tackled in his room by three wom-
n en-, one of them client OF MS
who forcibly took from his purse con-
tanning several hundred dollars, Albert
A, Agenbroad, an attorney, yesterday
applied at the central station for war
rant for the arrest of Mrs. p. E. GROSS
and Mrs. Alice r. Oakes.
A struggle in the early morning hours
with the two women who, 1t appears
were determined to secure the money
resulted in visit to the police station
but no warrant for the arrest of either
woman was issued. In the struggle
the women say their clothing was torn
and they were severely bruised. All
the participants in the nocturnal ad-
venture agree that the women got the
money, forcibly taking it from Agen-
broad's >clothes-while he was held by
a fellow lodger-according to one OF
the accounts.
had invested about $4,000 which had
been entrusted to him by Mrs. Oakes.
The latter so Mrs. Gross says, was not
satisfied with the returns, aud on near
ing that Agenbroad had a conslderapie
sum of money in his possession Thurs
day night, decided to take it by force.
Mrs. Gross Story
Mrs. Gross, who is at the Bellevue
Terrace hotel, last night told her story
of the affair. She said that sne met
Agenbroad in New York while he was
attending a law school at the metropo-
lis two years ago, and later%on ran
across him on the streets of Los Ange-
les last November
"He told me that nirs. Oakes mad
LET him have $2100 on his personal note
and also had furnished house In this
city according to his own fancy He
asserted that Mrs. Oakes had allowed
him to make a number other m
vestments. Most of this money was
invested in real estate. In all he hao
invested about $4,000.
after Mrs. Oakes arrived toiu
her he had thousand dollars in his
possession. She. decided to see an at
torney concerning manner wnerepy
she could gain possession or some OF
the money which she offered TO give
Agenbroad credit for She was stoid
that there was no way in which any
action could be brought, and the Woil-
an. thinking of her three children sne
had left at Denver decided to take
desperate steps to get possession OF
the money.
day morning before 1 had arisen. She
told me she proposed to go to Agen-
broadfs room, demand part or tne
money and If he refused would take
ii by force. She askeds sme to accom-
pany her and lend my assistance II
necessary.
1T oiIiclxlv dressed and hurried over
to Apenbroad's rooms. l heard loud
voices IN a small room, the door OF
which was closed. l waited IN tne
hall and heard Mrs Oakes ask him FOR
a mart of that thousand. He replied
that he did not have any money Mrs.
Oakes said she was desperate You
have all my money she said. and
need IT for my children. Give me part
of 1t. or 1 will take it by force
sI heard sounds of scuffie and
opened the door and entered to assist
the woman. She was struggling Win
Agenbroad and trying to tear of MS
coat. I made a rush for him and for
several minutes we had fierce strug-
Calls Lodger to Aid
s'I saw that he would get away with
out our getting the money so called
to a roomer, Mr.. Ingels, who rushed
into the room and grabbed Agenbroad'
He held him and said: If you are a
man stand your ground; there are only
two women
'sHe began to struggle and asked In
gels to help him. His request was ig-
nored, however, and jerked the purse
from his pocket, ripping his coat as
did So Then fearing that he would
snatch It from me, hurled it out of the
window and then ran downstairs and
secured it; rushed away from the house
and waited for Mrs Oakes and gave
the purse to her"
Mrs. Gross said Agenbroad was great
ly agitated and mentioned something
about wanting $400 of that money fol
the purpose of lending to his brother
Mrs. Cakes will return to Denver
shortly. She is said to have borrowed
the money to come to Los Angeles ant
to have left her three children In thu
care of friends while she is away.
A Herald reporter called several time!
at the home of Agenbroad, 912 Yves
Fifth street, but there was no respons
to the bell.
Asked Police to Arrest Women
Agenbroad, who has offices In tn
Wilcox building, called at the polio,
station shortly after 8 o'clock yester
day afternoon and asked Capt. Waite,
Auble to arrest Mrs. Gross and Mrs
Oakes.
II told the man that the prope'
course for him would be to go to th'
prosecuting attorney and swear out {
complaint against the women" saif
Capt. Auble yesterday ITO this he de
INJURED, saying that he did not wan
any publicity given the matter, becaus
Of the circumstances concerning tn
affair
at tseems that Agenbroad had beer
given q sum Of money to invest by Mrs
Oalkes while she was in Los Angeles OF
a VlSlL some Llne ago. One ADeCdli0 ulS
satisfied with the manner in which he
money was invested and came to Lo
Angeles to investigate. She arrived
here last week and Immediately sough
Agenbroad 1t appears that her inter
view with him was not satisfactory ant
she wanted to get back some Of tn
money that she had given him to In
vest. With this end in view she visite'
the attorney at his room at 912 Yves
Fifth street and assisted by Mrs Gros
forcibly relieved him of his purse.
y "Agenbroad did not get complaint
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