Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
COUPLE HELD
UP AIT KNIFE
AND GUN POINT
MAN. FORCED TO HAND OVER
MONEY AND WATCH
ATTEMPT TO PULL RINGS FROM
woMAN's HANDS
One Robber Escapes, but His Conn
panIon Is Brought Down by
Charge Of BIrdshcs and
Fractures He Knee


who lives at 2bs North Fremont street,
and Miss Hope Foster, living at 1890
Brooklyn avenue. were held up by two
highwaymeE at Pennsylvania. and
cummins street, shortly before II
o'clock last night, and robbed. Within
a few minutes after the robbery one
OF the highwaymen, John H. Murray
OF b45 Gless street WAS captured. The
second bandit made his escape.
Murray WAS captured at Second and
st. Louis streets by Off1cer e. c. King.
after he had been shot down by Me-
Donald, and was taken to the receiy-
Ing hospital in q crippled condition.
Mcdonald and Miss Foster, who Is
the niece Of Patroiman Alfred Argu-
clio OF the police department and re-
sides with her uncle. had been attend
ing an entertainment down ztown and
were on their way to the Arguello
home when they were stopped BY the
two men, one OF whom was armed with
revolver and the other with knife.
At the command OF throw up your
hands," which was the drst warning
they had that anyone was near, both
Mcdonald and the young woman COM
Piled with the order.
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searched him and took from hi5 per-
son s6 In money ana gold watch.
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from her hand.
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Toafer had rot i eHoff disfaxce away.
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Hohber Brought Down
The distance wasstoo great "a do ef-
fective work With bfrd nl1f,f. hsIt fhe r,eI-
lets cut throurh the fellows cIothinr
inr hlnn ID IAN. III
As he pitched forward and sralck the
ground his knee came in contact with
the edge Of the curbing, and the knee
cap was fractured In several places.
The man fell directly In front Of the
home Of Oficer IL. c. King. who was
just coming from his front door on his
way to the central station to report for
duty.
King ran to the man and picked him