Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
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Men WERE fOILEO
Seehers Fled From Lew Miller's ssere
without Booty BUT Go, -Four Gent.
from Granville Smith.

ss0V wut Got -Four Cents
from GRANVILLE Smith.
Two bold holaaps occurred IN this
|eity Thursday nigl,, bat the amount OF
money secured wouldn't buy even a
good cigar teosnSe II was only four
cents, and from the general descrlp-
ton given of the two masked robbers
Il Is believed that both acts were com.
mlttet by the same men.
About els o'clock two men came TO
the little grocery store OF Mr.. Lev,
Miller on past King street, near High.
Mr. Miller had gone TO bed upstairs
aud his wife was lying on couch in
TIE sitting room, while their daughter,
Mas Fannie, was tending the store.
After turning out the gas light at the
store door the two men walled in and
, locked the door inside. Then both
rointed their pistols. at Miss Miller
and grufiy demanded money or her
life Zach fellow had his face con-
ceaied by a red handkerchief and his
cap pulled down over his eyes. Miss
Miller, though nearly frightened 10
ceatn, made no outcry bat ran out OF
the house by the back way and thence
20 the home OF Mr.. William Mona.
CHAN, on South High street. and call.
ed for help. Mrs. Miller. aroused by
the precipitate flight OF her daughter.
followed her out through the garden
end then returned to the house. When
Mr.. Monaghan and Miss Miller got to
the store the robbers had fed with
out getting any booty. The police
headquarters were at once notified of
the hoidnp.
Miss Miller says the robbers We're
of medium height and weight aud
Vere white. One Of them drorped his
handkerchief mask on the street near
the store. II ie red cotton article
white border and 10 a duplicate
or that worn by the other robber.
Who they were or where they came
from fs not known and the handker.
chief is the only clue.
Mr. Smith Held Up.
The other holdup occurred about
10 o'clock and Granville Smith. con
Of Mr.. Charles g. Smith, was the vie.
tim. The young man was returning
home at the time from his fathers
commlssary store on South Raleigh
street, and was walking alone on West
John. When he rached College
street only one block away from his
home, he was suddenly confronted by
two masked men who stepped ont
from the darkness. pointed pistols In
his face and told him TO bold I'D his
hands azd demsnded his money, at the
same time warning him that IL he
rads any flss or cutlery they would
blow his brains ont While one OF
the robbers covered AIR. Smith With a
revolver the other went throush his
clothes. even his sooka. but. .there. was
lafhtnE desns. except. four cents. be
had in his pants pocket The dis
Evsted holdnppsrs then let Mr.. Smith
80 hin ray. gently. admouishing him
that II he made any noise ar he walk
ed along he MIGHT get bullet through
him. Tho young man prudently kent
quiet Till he reached home and then
related his experience to his father
who teiephoned the matter to police
headquarters.
Mr.. smith says both robbers wore
handkerchiefs over their faces. con.
cealing their features. but he IL sure
they were white men and one little
taller than the other. Miss Miller
describes the two men at her hous4
10 being poorly dressed, though Mr..
smith didn't notice as to that. bur
there Ia no doubt that the same fol.
lows committed both holdups.
While the latter episode was going
on the police were getting busy. OF.
fcers Hough and Mcdonald, Constable
Wolf and Citizen G. w. Kline started
out to roundup the robbers. and
though they secured a good portion Of
the town. they failed to find them.
omcer Hou9h says he saw two fel.
lows on East John street, at the
bridge near the old water works. and
that they shot at him and he at them.
but the bullets all went wild. The
Fellows Ned down along the Frog Hol.
low railroad and escaped in the dark
ness.
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