The San Francisco call., 1910-12-29
THUGSENTER Home
OF SOCIETY WOMAN
Residence of Mrs. Henry L.
Dodge Scene of Daring
Daylight Robbery
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an upstairs maid and the colored coach
man were in the house at the time
AS soon as she realized that there was
rushed into the dining room. which
opens in Jackson street, and screamed
loudly for aid. and Annie Carroll hur-
ried to the phone. and in spite of the
presence Of the burglars at her back
succeeded in calling up the police sta
ton
Little Is Stolen
The men had little time to carry out
their scheme of robbery, and escaped
only with $3.50 belonging to Hang. his
spectacles. the household keys and the
scarf worn by Mrs. Gale when con-
fronted by the men,
The two armed men rang the bell
at 1;20 sharp. When Hang opened the
door they asked If Mr. Robert Smith
lived there. On being answered in the
negative they asked the name of the
owner. Before Hang could reply they
We're on top OF him.
If you make an outcry we viii shoot
you," the taller of the two said, hold
ing pistol to the frightened man s
head What we want is money"
There is no money" the Chinese re-
piled, knowing that Mrs. Dodge did
not keep any large sums in the house
Seized and Bound
Well we want money. and We're 60
ing to have it was the reply and he
was seized and bound and searched
Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. Gale were still
n he 1areo L f.
usual sounds. Mrs. Gale walked into
the front hall. At sight Of the bandits
she ran down the hall screaming.
Both men Immediately gave chase
threatening to shoot her if she did not
stop.
I'VE viii not hurt you if you shut
your mouth the taller robber said
We want money, and we viii have
money"
4 have no money" Mrs. Gale yelled.
Then hold your tongue the man
answered
ROBBERS ESCAPE
Il won't" Mrs Gale said as the man
caught her by the scarf She wrenched
herself free from his grasp and heard
as she did so her sisters call for help
Annie Carroll, who was at work in the
kitchen. and who also heard the
screams ran out TO the telephone and
rang up the police station. When the
robbers sa wtheir game was balked
they took to their heels at once. but
not before Annie Carroll had a good
enough glimpse at them to be able to
identify the pair.
The men are described as wearing
dark clothes and having dark eyes. One
of them was about feet inches. the
other little taller. and while neither
was really poorly or shabbily dressed
there was something seedy in their
general appearance
As this is the fourth or fifth house
robbery in the neighborhood within the
last fortnight the residents are thor
oughly alarmed and a number of detec-
tives have been detailed to watch the
neighborhoOd for suspicious characters
few minutes before the robbery two
Of the sleuths were directly across the
street and had only Just moved I'm tho
block when the men. evidently finding
the street free, made their entrance
The door of the Dodge home is on the
side Of the house and between il and
the Lillienthal home next door there is
a stretch OF garden. Therefore. there
Was considerable privacy for the rob-
bers al their work. as the doorway is
barely noticeable from the street.
POLICEMEN ARRIVE
In response TO the telephone message
Policemen Gable and O'Connor went out
at once to the house at 2015 franklin
street. but could find no clew TO the
robbers. Detectives Lambert and Bailey
have been detailed on the case The
men are supposed to be the same that
have terrorized the fashionable dis
trict by their robberies for the last few
weeks
When seen yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Gale was almost prostrated from fright.
Il was so angry at the time" she
said that my fright took the form of
defiance. Now I see in what grave dan
ger we all really were. The men were
desperate for money and Were vidntly
prepared TO take any chances In this
big house their efforts would have been
successful If my sister and / had not
been near enough to hear the first out
cry