The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-11-15
VICTIM TELLS OF
BANDITS GOODNESS
Mrs. Murphy Held Up by Lone
Robber and Forced to Give
Up vaIuabIes

Contfnaea From Pase 1
evidence that the man who made the
getaway at Richmond is pal" Of
Manuel Cabral. ex-convict, one of the
men held in Oakland suspected OF
participating in the holdup of the
southbound freight train and the Mel
rose electric train in Oakland Thurs
day evening. Conductor Curtis of the
freight train has partly Identified
CabraL. declaring his eyes to be
strikingly like those of the robber.
HOBO TELLS HIS STORY
According to Burk's story. he APP
preached the bandit at Port Costa.
"f asked him for four bits" Burk
said. because he was jingling money
in his pocket. He was standing near
the light by the water tank. I'm going
to deck her myself, he replied.
asked him why he didn't ride the
cushions, but he didn't say. He
crawled up on the second car; l went
and / saw the shack come up and
grab him. They disappeared and I
didn't see anything more of my friend
on top"
According to Kindelon. who worked
on the case all night with a score of
his men, the bandit will be appre-
hended with the aid Of the tramp's
story.
Burk says that the bandit will not
weigh more than $50 pounds and has
q chubby face, instead of slender,
Ratchet face, AZ Conductor Weston
described him.
Kindelcn says Burkss description
tallies in general with that given by
trainmen.
LIST OF VICTIMS ROBBED
Following are the names of the
victims and a list of gifts to the
bandit:
geles, mother of Luther Murphy of
the Pacific Mail Steamship company
Diamond sapphire ring. 5000: watch,
$40; cash. 50.
o. III. Guliek and wife of Honolulu,
Key Route Inn, Oakland-Cash. $50.
Frederick Young, $50 Jones street.
San Francisco-Jewelry, $50; purse
containing $3.50.
DR.. A B. Clark of Honolulu. $40
Realty building. San Francisco
American Bankers association check
for $40.
william Ames, Pullman conductor
Company funds. $50.
Elliott T. Wright, brakeman, POST
High street. Oakland-Watch, $50;
small amount of cash
T. r Clark, porter-Cash, $3.50.
Harris c. Watson. conductor, Oak
land. talked holdup man out of his
jewe1ry.
1t was q long train, heavily loaded,
that came out from Ogden and the
east
At Port Costa q man came out from
the water tank and swung on the
steps Of the Amazonia, the tail Pull
man car.
REAR BRAKEMAN SAW HIM
Rear Brakeman Elliott T. Wright
saw the men pass under the light at
the water tank at Port Costa as they
swung aboard the Pullman sleeper
Amaxonian-
When the train was booming along
Wright opened the vestibule and
hailed the man who was riding with
out ticket.
Come down out Of thatr' he yelled.
And the man came.
The brakeman was planning to
pan" the tramp before assisting him
to alight from the speeding coaches.
The tramp" dropped catlike to the
spring, and Mr.. Wright felt cold
steel barrel under his vest.
shell out quick" and Wright
shelled
NOW. march through ahead OF me
and be decent" the gun man added.
and inside they went.
THROWS GUN ON CONDUCTOR
Conductor Ames was nearest. The
gun went into his stomach. and out
came money and valuables In both
hands.
Then the FIVE passengers became in
terested.
Keep your seats. be quiet!" the en-
tertainer admonished his audience,
The porter was Jared loose from
his tips. and then the passengers con-
tributed.
Mrs. Murphy decided suddenly to 20
into the drawing room, but changed
her mind when the cool bandit put
the revolver In her face and invited
her to pass over the spark1er."
CALM, BUT SOMEWHAT HAsTY
The robber did not seem to care
mitch for details. He overlooked con-
siderable cash and valuables by being
In a hurry. although very calm and
collected about his every action.
Train Conductor Weston tried to
keep the visitor on the train until it
reached the Oakland mole.
Weston talked with him for several
minutes and jollied the bandit out of
taking his diamond pin. He pulled
the signal cord many times and the
train made no response. but a final
lab from the revolver convinced wes-
ton he had better give the proper
signal, II he valued his life.
n IA mt he ho q
was busy in the car there was not
the least confusion. Not the least
excited. the bandit went through the
members Of the train crew. SKINNED
the pockets OF the i've passengers in
q hurry and, after letting the con-