Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-05
YOUNG BANDIT
R0BS RESTAURANT
YOUTHFUL RosBER HOLDS UP
EATING HOUSE ON EAST
MAIN STREET.
MONEY AND WATCHES.
At Point Of Pistol Might Walter ID
Held w and Cash Register
Pilfered Shortly After
Midnight.


Nichols, situated in the 800 block on
East Main street. was robbed last night
at about 11:45. The robber succeeded
in tapping the cash register for gold
watch and eight dollars and thirty-five
cents In cash. Not content with this
he relieved G. A. Glore, who was In
charge of the restaurant at the time
of some twenty-seyen dollars and q
gold watch, and has since evaded cap
ture.
The evening trade had Stacked and
Proprietor Nichols and Mrs. Nichols
retired to their apartments upstairs.
leaving G. A. Glore, Mrs. Nichols father
In charge of the restaurant as was Gus
tomary. About half an hour afterward
a stranger stepped in with the appear.
ance of having no other intention than
that OF satisfying his inner man.
Walking by Mr.. Glore he stopped at
the cigar case. The cash register Ia
at the side OF the cigar case, and
reaching this the robber turned to Mr..
Glore with command to unlock the
cash drawer and covered him with a
revolver.
Mr.. Glore told the robber to open
ed. The intruder pushed the no sale
key and helped himself to the con-
tents of the till at the same time keep
ing the revolver pointed at Mr.. Glore.
Held Up Flunkey.
After the robber had helped himself
to everything of value in the register
he gave the march signal to Mr.. Glore
and at the point Of the revolver con-
Quoted the man in charge to the rear
Of the building, occasionally reminding
him of his presence by jabbing him in
the back with the barrel Of his re-
volver. When they had reached the
back door Mr.. Glore was held up for all
he had, which totaled twenty-seven dol
lars and gold watch and one pocket
knife. The latter was dropped by the
robber before he left the building.
After he had finished unloading Mr.
Glore he attempted to 60 out the back
door, but being unable to get 1t open
he returned through the restaurant
and departed out the front door. He
is thought to have gone down Main
street to Jefferson, turning south there.
AS soon as he was released from the
custody of the robber Mr.. Glore hur-
ried upstairs to notify his son-in-law
and proprietor Of the place, ]. G. Mich
OILS who had retired thirty or forty
minutes before. Mr. Nichols rushed
downstairs in his night clothes but
was unable to catch sight Of the
visitor.
Made His Escape.
The police were Immediately sum-
mon and Mr.. Glore was able to give
the following description of the in
truder: He was about Ave feet ten
inches tall, dark complexioned, smooth
face, about twenty-five years Of age,
weight about 160 pounds, dark suit soft
Mr.. Nichols and was taken out OF the
watches taken was seventeen jewel
Elgin movement and gold filed, open
face. The other one which belongd to
Mr.. Nichols and was takn out Of the
register was a Hamilton movement
watch. So far the authorities have
not struck upon any reliable clue but
they are working upon the mystery
Another hold-up was reported to
have taken place late in the night in
the city park, but the police state that
no record Of such robbery has been
reported there.