The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-30
Albert cushman Relieved Of Seven
Dollars in Bills, a Valuable
Watch and Chain Last
Evening.
THIS HAPPENED AT $40
Both Men Had Revolvers But Wore
no Masks and Were Quick
About Their Work Of TAX
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Bolder and yet holder, grow The
hold up men In Keokuk, and each
time more successful and impairment
to their victims than the last. One
of the boldest holdups in the annals Of
that particular crime, occurred last
evening at $40 just as darkness was
falling, when two unknown men stand
ing at the corner Of Ninth and Or
leans street, suddenly wheeled and
leveled two nasty looking revolvers at
the head of Albert Cushman of the
Kellogg Birge companys offices and
told him to put up his halds.
Mr.. Cushman was proceeding to his
home on North Twelfth and Orleans
street after business hours, and had
neared the corner of Ninth and Or
leans street, when he noticed two
men walk down Orleans from Eighth
street and stop on Ninth in front OF
the John Dunlap residence. The young
man started to walk across the yard,
to avoid going around the mem, whom
he thought were workmen or business
men returning home and had stopped
at Ninth for social chat.
"Hands up!"
Suddenly and in manner that took
him by complete surprise. the two
men wheeled and stuck two healthy
looking smoke wagons in Cushmans
/ face and commanded him to hold up
his hands. Cushman thought at first
that they we're only joking with him
but it suddenly dawned on him that
there we're two twelve pound cannons
staring him in the countenance and a
ready forefinger on the trigger OF
each. When he did not put up his
hands Immediately one Of the robbers
said: you di-... fool, don't you
know enough to put up your hands
when you are told to. You'll get
hole through you."
Cushman was made to stand with
his hands UP and his head turned SO
that he could not see their faces
while the two fellows went through
his clothing. Once when he tried to
/ get good look at those who were
relieving him, he was told to keep his
head turned the other way. that they
would do all the looking.
The robbers inquired OF their vic.
tim where his money was, not finding
any in his trousers pocket. Cushman
told them it was in his coat pocket,
and the two searched through his
pockets and found seven dollars and
three cents, in a purse, which was
filed with receipts and other matter.
He was asked how much he had in
the purse and the robbers seemed sat
, isfied
Got Watch, Too.
A valuable gold watch, graduation
present, was fastened to a chain, the
bar of the chain being fastened
through the coat lapel button hole and
chain, riveted to the ring SO that ii
: was impossible for the robbers to take
the watch without taking the chain
hC hOlduD plOLulSCu SuSuuldU
that they would return the chain to
him at some future date, but he is
i. entertaining no high expectation OF
such action on the part of the daring
men with the guns last evening.
Door Was Slammed.
During the operation of going
through his pockets, which took about
three minutes, door, somewhere in
: the neighborhood, was slammed and
instantly the two fellows jerked Cush.
mans arms down SO that suspicion
would not be aroused in any one who
might chance to be nearby and see
the three standing on the Dunbar
lawn.
No one was around at the time Of
the holdup and although the hour was
early, the two picked Cushman's peck
cts in peace and after having finished
their work, one of them said "NoW
git. We've got two Colt revolvers
here and We'll shoot If you don't go.
They then turned and walked hurried
ly In the direction of Main street, ant
Cushman got to the nearest telephone
and in three minutes the police of
f1cers had been notified Of the theft
which had taken place. For some
reason, action on the part of the of
ficers was delayed and it was after
o'clock when search was made FOL
the two men.
Unknown.
Whether Mr.. Cushman could identi
fly the two holdup men of last even
ing or not, he does not know. Boil
of them were quite talkative, having
spoken to him number of times dur
ing the operation of relieving hi.
pockets. The two fellows did not al
low him chance to get good lool
at them though and one looking int.
the ends Of two revolvers general.
does not take in every particular fea
ture Of dress when he knows he ii