Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-27

FAMOUS POKER
seen several times in the University
district.
Sometimes the two youths would be
riding in a buggy and again they would
be riding horseback.
A description of Raboin was pub
lished in the police bulletin Sunday
night. and a description of Higley had
also been sent out.
Citizen Guards RaboIn
While driving the auto patrol along
Washington street yesterday afternoon
Patrolman Shriner saw the two youths
on horseback, and speeded up the ma
chine. When nearly up to the young
fellows Higley glanced back and read
the words Police Patrol on the auto,
and shouting to Raboin, started his
horse on a wild gallop south on Wash
ington street
Raboin did not get such a good start,
but for more than a mile succeeded in
keeping ahead of the auto. Finally re-
alizing that escape was impossible, Ra-
boin slowed his horse and held his
hands above his head when Shriner
leveled his revolver at him. He was
quickly manacled by Shriner, who
called a stranger passing the street,
gave him a revolver and told him to
guard the prisoner while he started in
pursuit of Higley, who had. obtained a
good lead by the delay.
The auto was quickly gaining on
Higley when the latter turned the
horse from the road and escaped across
the field.
At police headquarters Raboin re-
fused to talk for a long time, and de-
MED his identity, but finally told his
story
Both Higley and Raboin are at lib
erty on parole from the reform school
at Chehalis, Wash, and came to Los
Angeles from San Francisco a week
ago.
Where they lived while in Los An
geles is not known, but that they at
once started on a wild career of crime
is certain, according to the police. They
stole two horses, also a buggy, which
they used in their work. Many of their
escapades were done in broad daylight.
The pair would drive up to a house,
gain entrance and proceed to gather
all available loot, load it in the buggy
and drive away.
Describes Bandits
It is also known that Sunday night
the pair used an automobile in making
their rounds, and 1t was the Sunday
night holdup of J. r. Kimbal at Thir-
ty-sixth and Eighth avenue that gave
the police the first clew to work on.
Sunday night Kimbal returned to his
home late, in time to see an auto
standing across the street from his
house, and found the rear door had
been broken and the place ransacked.
He went outside and found Raboin
and Higley, and he asked them If they
had seen anyone enter his house.
Some conversation took place, when
Higley forced a gun in the face of
Kimbal and held it there while Raboin
went through his pockets. The pair
then jumped in the auto and drove
away, after warning Kimbal not to at
tempt to follow or report the affair,
under penalty of death.
Kimbal reported the matter and was
able to give a sood description of the
youthful bandits.
After giving a partial account of
their brief but meteoric career, Raboin
grew silent and refused to give details
as he said his partner might make good
his escape and he was not going to
divulge secrets that might be used
against him.
List of Robberies
He refused to state where they stole
the horses and buggy, or how they
came in possession of the automobile
Sunday night, or where they made
their rendezvous while in Los Angeles
The police obtained the following list
of persons whose homes were burglar
lied by the young outlaws: Charles
Schawtzer, PHI Berkeley street, at $3.50
on the morning of october %; G. E.
Neeley, 1855 Towne avenue, at $3.50 p.
m, October "a; w. i. Schlieman, 1121
Westlake, Sunday morning; L. c..
Hooker. 80 North oxford. Saturday
morning; w. B. Mcdonald, 1912 West
Twelfth street. Sunday morning; w. j.
Pfllig. 1923 East Twenty ninth street.
Monday afternoon; Mrs. N. E. Heart,
825 East Twenty-flfth street, Monday
afternoon Mrs d. Desmond, 909 Grat-
ton street, Saturday or Sunday; ]. r.
Kimbal, Thirty-sixth and Eighth ave-
nue., after midnight Sunday; Thomas
D. Posey, 45Sla South Main street, Sat-
urday night.
The description of Higley as given
by the police is: II years old, about
five feet five inches tall, weight $50
hounds, brown hair and blue eyes. He
wore a blue serge suit and light colored
slouch hat. He rode a brown horse
about 10 years old, chunkily built and
weighing about 1900 pounds.
The circular issued by the police
stated that the boy would probably
resist arrest and would shoot 1t also
states that in addition to the number
of houses burglarized several persons
have reported being held up in the
suburbs at the point of guns by two
young men and relieved of money and
jewelry.
It is not thought that Higley can
long elude the police, as his description
has been sent to every city in Southern
California, and the pursuit was taken
up quickly after being abandoned by
Patrolman Shriner.