Evening journal., 1913-10-25
IS
LAST VICTIM
OF HOLD-UP
Highwaymen No ReSpeCter Of
Persons, Attack the Rev.
E. W. White
WOMAN BEATS OFF
NIGHT ASSATLANT

Following publication yesterday OF
Tour robberies and one hold up, have
come reports Of other depredations bv
lawiess element, which seems to
have the city in its grasp, and as the
highwayman, or highwaymen. are
still at large, there is a probability
that the depredauons will continue
The "stick-up" who is roaming the
streets of the city, in search OF prey
seems to work without fear, and as
the roDDerles are reported from all
sections OF the city, he is not confin-
ing his field of operations to any one
/ section.
Because OF this new wave of law
lessness, many men will not venture
forth IN the lonely sections of the city
after dark, unless they are armed, and
women are afraid to go about unless
they are accompanied by escorts.
shortly before midnight last night
two highwaymen knocked down and
robbed the Rev. Edward w. White. a
local clergyman, who lives at No. 81
/ Rockford road.
Mr.. White was struck from behind
by his two assaiIants, who used
their fists in the assault. After he
had fallen to the ground the two
men, who we're white, searched Mr
Whites clothing. They secured 25
cents from his coat pocket and part
of his watch chain, but they did not
| get the watch, as the clergyman
struggled gamely against the over
whelming odds and held his watch
so tightly that the links of the chain
parted. As Mr.. White had then re-
covered from the blow he began to
cry for help and his cries frightened
the highwaymen before they could
secure the watch.
-Ihe hold-up occurred in front Of
the Convent of the Visitation at Gil
pin avenue and Grant street while
MI. Wnlte was returning to his home.
Inc men we're walking in the same
direction Mr.. White was going and
came up on him from the rear.
Without a word they attacked him.
and one. OF them struck him a blow
with his ist at the base of the brain.
The clergyman was felled and both of
his assailants pounced upon him. One
Of them endeavored to stifie his cries
while the other went through his
clothing. However, he. succeeded In
partly releasing himself. and shouted
for help.
Then the Aighwaymen made off,
gaining only a part of the broken
watch chain and twenty-five cents in
change. Dr. White said he would not
be able to identify either Of the men
for he did not have time to scrutinize
their faces. He knew that both we're
white men.
Mr.. White was assisted to his home,
and is suffering severely from the
shock. The spot where the holdup
occurred is one OF the darkest sec
tions of the city.
Another holdup took place on
Tuesday night. when Mrs. Elizabeth
d. Lafferty, of No. 405 West Eighth
street. was attacked by a young white
man, at Eighth and Orange streets.
Mrs. Lafferty fought gamely against
her assailant, striking him a blow in
the face with her fist, and she succeed
ed in holding him off until Frank
Shaw, proprietor of a saloon on the
corner, came to her rescue.
Mrs. Lafferty believes the high
wayman had been watching her, and
that he suspected she had money in
her possession, as he started to fol-
low her at Seventh and Market
streets. She had been waiting for
West Eighth street car, but as she saw
none coming she started to walk to
her home. The stranger approached
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