The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-25
Bold, Bad Masked Bandit Walks
into Store and Compels Z.
Brock to Deliver at Point
of Gun
MARCHES OFF WITH
STOLEN TREASURE
With Brock and Boy Heading the
Procession -Treks South on
Rock Island and Leaves
No Trace

Entering quietly. yet when duls
started. proceeding in a cool, Geliber
ate manner, a masked robber held 4
iirock, grocer .and meat dealer
South Second and Oregon avenue. NJ
AZ the point OF gun last night at Z 80
and relieved him OF his personal be.
ionengs including something over $50
in cash.
No one was in the store but Mr..
Brock aud his son, Gilbert. aged about
4, when the robbery was staged, ana
So quietly did the proceedings move
that Mrs. Brock in the residence. so
feet AWAY. knew nothing OF the occur
renee until her husband had been re-
leased and had returned.
Mr. Brock has usually closed the
stofe shortly after Z O'Clock. but last
night was unavoidably detained When
the man entered Mr.. Brooks back
was toward the door. and he hardly
heard the muffled command to throw
up his hands. Half turning his head
ne saw the man with the gun leveled
at him. Il said get them hands up
and do il quick said the robber. All
possibility OF the affair being joke
then fled from the grocers mind and
he very readily complied with the
command. Nov Daddy. I don't want
to hurt you. all want Is your money.
SO don't try any funny business" con-
tined he Of the black mask and gun.
4 have no intention Of starting any
thing funny" said Mr. Brock. "and II
my money Is all you want. just help
yourself"
You generally have a pretty good
roll on you, don't you. Daddy2" asked
the robber.
Sometimes do and sometimes
dent" answered AIr Brock
1ae robber would not allow his vic
tim 10 face him, but marched him to a
counter made him lean over and place
his hands on the top, admonishing him
70 remain in that position until fur
Their orders He then proceeded to
20 through the grocers pockets. ex-
tracing therefrom his money sack.
his knife and keys and smaller bag
containing pennies. Mr. Books watch
Ta- in a show case On the opposite
side Of the room and was not found.
Keeping him covered, the robber
went through both cash registers but
found nothing, as their contents had
been emptied into the sack just prev
iously.
When festivities started, Gilbert, the
boy. ducked behind some packing
cases and was observing proceedings
through a crack. Incidentally, he
skinned his nose against the corner Of
a packing case in his haste TO get out
Of sight The gun man presently dis
covered him and forthwith ordered
him out and bade him join his father
at the show case Not satisfied with
his first search. Mr.. Brooks pockets
were rifled again. after which the rob
ber said, Il guess that1l be about all
Now you folks get on your things and
come along with me- He marched
his two captives east on Oregon ave
nue. to the station of the Magnolia Oil
company. At the start Of the journey
he said, Now if you go along and be-
have. you won't get hurt. but if We
meet anybody, don't either one of you
open your heads. II you do III have
TO hurt You" Enroute, he halted them
under an arc light went through the
bag containing the pennies. and lind
ing no coins of larger denomination.
returned them to their owner. Gilbert
sidled off from the line Of march, pre-
paratory to makhig a break for liberty.
but was ordered into line by the rob
her
Arrived at the Rock Island rai,s -sad
tracks, the party was halted and held
several minutes. Presently the high.
wayman said, Now you can go back
and tell them how it happened" He