The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-26
HAD PLANNED A BIG
CLEAN UP ON MA
DRONA LINE.
Robbers Secure Less Than
$40 al the Point of
"A Revolver.

With drawn revolverg. three
masked boys held up w. J. Fulton,
a street car conductor. and w A.
Boerig, a moiornan Of the Madrona
Park street car, at the lake ter.
minus ~ the line shortly before 10
O'Clock last night
That the highwaymen we're rank
amateurs but were determined TO
hold up the crews Of several street
cars was evident from their con-
yerHauon while they we're robblng
Fulton and B0erlg.
When the car reached the Ter.
minus. Fulton went 10 a telephone.
q short distance from the end Of
The line. to report his arrival 10
the night dispatcher OF the Seattle
Electric Co.
10 Held Up.
IN the meantime Moiorman Poe
rig bad gathered up the controller.
reverse lever. a block 81 wood and
the sander" With HIS hands frtsa
and the block under bis arm nA
rig started through the car TO In
forward end. He had walked aboat
half cars length when be heard
the command Hands up"
Boerig wheeled, 10 face a leveIed
revolver in the right hand Of a
masked boy Boerig raised hsa
arms az high AZ he could under the
circumstances and the youthful
highwayman went through his
pockets Fifty cents represented
the total amount Of cash BoeFlg
carried This the highwayman
took. He also took the m0torman's
watch. but. after looking IL over,
decided that IL was not worth car
FYing away
Hoerig complained that his arms
were tired and the masked youth
gracionsiy allowed him 10 place the
controller and tools" on a car
seat
Now then. hands up again for
YOU. came from the highwayman.
And Boerig obeyed
Fulton is Caught.
In the meantime Fulton had fin
ished hts report 10 the dispatcher
and started back to the car. When
within 10 yards Of the rear end
Fulton saw a masked highwayman
approach him on the west side of
the car Fulton ran halfway around
the car only TO face a second mask
ed highwayman. who ordered him
to throw up his hands into the air.
From his pockets one Of the high
waymen took about $40 in loose
change. hut overlooked Sc In silver
which was tied in a small canvas
bag The highwayman then grab
bed the conductors watch. but do
clded that II was not worth TAX
Ing
Fulton was next ordered TO enter
the car where the third highway
man still had Boerig az the point
OF revolver.
Wait for Next Car.
Now. you fellows stand stu
and shut up" said one Of the mask
ed boys, who apparently was the
leader. We are going 70 get this
next car when II gets here"
The highwaymen were assured
that no car would run TO the ter
minus while another coach wss
there. After some argument. the
spokesman ordered Fulton and Boz
rig 10 go 20 the forward end Of
the car.
Now, you fellows, keep on look
ing just the way the cars running"
ordered the highwaymen.
Boerig turned on the iuice and
ran the car a few blocks before
Fulton turned % see II the high
waymen we're stu aboard. They
had evidently ridden but a few
yards, as Charles Yauger. a conduc
tor, found one Of the masks near
the Madrona Park car platform
this morning. The mask was
made from the black lining OF a
coat
we drew two weeks pay YES
terday but fortunately placed our
money in the bank in the morning.
said Fulton this morning.
The fellows who held us up
were mere boys. why. the fellow
who pointed his gun at me was
shaking like lcaf."
II Is believed that the highway
men live In the vicinity OF the
scene OF the hold-up. The police
are investigating.
Ed Larson and w Pomeroy. sus-
pected OF completely fin the holdup.
we're arrested by Detectives Mo
Clurg and Peterson this afternoon.