Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-10
STATE SENATOR HUNTER is
WOUNDED At SIOUX CITY BY
AOLD.uP MAN.
"RED kERcHiEF" BANDIT
RoBS THREE VICTIMS
While Police Trail Crook He Seriously
Wounds Senator Hunter, Who At.
tempted to Eseape-Two Others Lose
Money-One Victim Beaten Into
Inconsistencies.

Sioux City, June 10.-The Red
kerchief' highwayman last night shot
State Senator Robert Hunter at the
very time the police were making fran
! tic efforts to run him down. He had
( held up two men at different places on
| the west side a short time before.
! The police have no clew TO the rob-
! Der. who has been the principal in
| other holdups Of the last few nights.
The highwayulan wears a scarlet hand
kerchieI as "a mask.
! Senator Hunter was near his home.
| ~ Center street, shortly after ~
| q CLOCK, when he was approached by
| the robber Mr.. Hunter was carrying
an axhandle.
! Hold up your hands." the high
; wayman commanded.
Nil Hunter attempted TO comply
with the order. but was unable to lit
his right arm above his head. The arm
had been injured some time ago.
Explains Injured Arm.
The command was repeated and the
robber added that he meant bust
ness and would just as soon shoot as
not. Senator Hunter then told him
about his injured arm
'-Tur,. Your tacl: 70 me and hurry up
about II. so l can go thru your peck
cts the h!ghwayuan said.
Senator Hunter turned and started
g -: .av-ard thu house The robber
fired. The bullet entering Mr.. Hunters
RICH, shoulder. Then the roboer ran
away The victim was able 10 get 10
his house, where The police and Dr.. j.
y. Warren were called.
The bullet rad not been found al
o'clock this morning DR.. Warren de-
ciareC he did not expect serious results
from the wound.
The police were in the neighborhood
at the time Of the holdup OF Senator
Hunter. The highwavr.an had success
fully com pleted two holdaps before his
attempt on tt1e state senator
{ E. Ioff Another Victim.
Z. Iloff .29 Bluff street, fireman at
the Mondanin hotel. was held up at
West Fourth and Perrk streets at Gas
! O'CLOCK The highwaylnan stepped from
the shadows Of & tree and thrust
+ revolver in ilcfTs face.
/ Ilotf handed over 81. Then the
] highHayr!lan ordered him to turn and
run as fast az possible. and not 10 stop
/ for al least six blocks. noff complied.
He reported the holdup 20 tae police.
( who hurried To the scene in the police
motor car.
Within fifteen minutes Of his irst
hoidup the robber surprised c. H
jenssesen near West Fifth ard Cook
streets Jensen. thinking that it vas
a JOKE of some friends, laughed and
told tne robber 10 quit YOUR kidd!n'. :"
Don't monkey with ne; I'm despe--
ate: run Up your hands as far as you
can" tne h.g.1v:ayu2an said. He pressed
the gun nearer Jerssen,s head.
The robber ransacked Jenssen's
pockets and obtained s. anc some
small change. Jensen eft the -oane,
/ in tr.e same manner as loft did
Descriptions Tally.
{ The description given OF the t;gh-
w -lan by his victims doverail- He
is t. small man, with pale face,
black felt ha- and suit and IS about
i've fest two inches tall. HIS COM
ulards are given IL a squaakish tone Of
voice.
Edward Godfrey, so9 Cook street,
was he'd up by the same -obber al
West Fourth ard Cook streets Thurs
day night The -obber shot al Godfrey
Both bullets missed their mark. Cod
frey lost Sc.
The police and residents Of the
ne,gaf5orhood searched the reighbo--
hood ,ast night without results. The
police confess thai he is smooth
4 worker" but persisted that they would
\ be able TO catch him before many
hours.
While the robber was working the
West Side and the police mad their re-
serve forces in hot pursuit Clarence
Wolinger, of LeMars. was slugged and
robbed of 81 at sixth and Jackson
streets.
Wolinger was attacked by three men
who sprang from the shadows and
! struck him or the head and face sew
/ eraI times. He fell unconscious to the
II sidewalk and the robbers enptied his
pockets Of money and letters.
Found Unconscious.
WoIirger was found lying on the
marking at the southwest corner OF
sixth and Jackson streets shortly after
- o'clock by two pedestrians, who
turned the injured man over to Pa
trolnan Gardner at Fourth street,
Woinger's clothes were covered with
blood. He was taken to the police sta
ton for the night.
A thief walked into the Hub Dairy
lunch, Fourth and Pierce streets, at
$50 O'Clock, and carried away pair OF
} tan house slippers belonging TO H. j.
Best, an employe OF the place. The
thief ran out the door and escaped in