The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-23
SLUNGsHOT AND
PISTOLS PREVAIL
Two Bold Hold-Ups Occur
In Heart of City in One
Night
NIGHT CLERK KNOCKED
SENSELESS BY BLOW
Pedestrian Faces Drawn Re-
volyer and Very Oblig-
ingly Hands Over
His So7 Roll

Night Clerk Jack Howard. of the
Seaboard Air Line freight department
was one of the two men who told
the police of the First Station thrill
ing tales OF hold-ups by highwaymen
Thursday night. The other was A.
II. Conner, Of 1222 North Twenty
seventh street.
Night Clerk Howard told how a
lone highwayman knocked him into
unconsciousness and took $22 from
him. a. II. Conner said he was the
victim of two bold midnight robbers.
who stood him UP and took $97 from
him.
Both victims of the robbers were
able TO furnish descriptions to the
police. although those given by Mr..
Corners were rather haxy in regard
TO the height and build OF the men
who attacked him.
The police, of course, have been on
still hunt for the trio ever since
the hold-ups occurred. put soma OF
them are inclined to think that the
man who held up Howard has van
ished. AS for the pair that robbed
Mr.. Corners, they may be caught
almost any time with ordinary luck
the police say.
Tall. Gaunt Man
NlGHt t.tSIk NAyA Ilat ne
was alone in the freight depot at 2 so
o'clock Friday morning. when a
xteaithy tread made him turn hastily
around, Near him stood a gaunt. tail
man. at least six feet tall dreese q
in a light. striped suit and n dark
cap. Night Clerk Howard had just
time to note these things In a fash
when he was struck down, He fell
unconscious and then the robber pro
ceeded 20 take from him s22 that he
had In one of his pockets Howard
did not know this until he mad search
cd himself. The ss2 had been on
his person when he was struck down.
IL was not there when ne recovered
conscionsn ess. Obviously the gaunt.
tail man In the light, striped sui,
and the dark cap had robbed him
after luliing him into slnrher with a
tap from "a stocking filed with n piece
OF Lead pipe or some similar weapon.
When he was able to walk Howard
went to the First Police Station and
told OF the robbery. anG the desk
sergeant made a note OF IT
Second Hold-Up
A. II. Couners OF 1922 North Twenty
Seventh Street was homewnrd bound
early Friday morning and Mt I2:1f
o'clock had reached the corner OF
Twenty Seventh and Leigh Streets
Here two men confronted him witt
drawn pistols
o. Don't make no noise and shell ou'
watchuh got" declared one sternly II
ungra III maticanv. Then they backed
Mr.. Connors into a corner and rap.
idly searched him. He uttered no pro,
test. They found his wad and they
took II. ssT all told, Then they fed.
Mr.. Connors sadly went to the FRS
Police Station and reported his loss
He said that one man was a heavy Sc
fellow with red hair. he might weigh
le5 pounds or possibly $50. He nigh
be Ave feet six or perhaps little
shorter or little taller. He though
he had on black suit. black derby
q black shirt. Anyway he had on {
white tie. The other man, Mr.. Con
ners said. was perhaps five feet two o.
three. he might weigh t25 pounds ant
he had on a light check suit. darl
cap and dark bushy hair.
The police are not inclined to be
lieve that the short man in the ligh
suit Is the same robber who held vi
Night Clerk Howard even II he di'
wear a light suit and a dark cap. Still
they agree. ne might be.