The Dickinson press., 1915-05-01
HOLD Up ARTIST
- -; MADE POOR JOB
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RELIEVED SBPT. w. J. LITTLE.
HALRS OF 2Oc SATURDAY
NIGHT TWO DOORS FROM
HlD HOME,
Five Hour Chase Followed. Revolver
and Pocket Book are Later Found
But NO Rohber Identified.

The people OF this city have had
real helslU 10 AaIk about the past
week, and all kinds of stories have
been floating around, but up to date
the robbers revolver is all that has
been found.
Supt- w. J. Littlehales was the
victim Of the hold up Saturday night
at II o'clock. He was returning to
his home on Sims street from down
town. Just as he reached the corner
in front Of Mayor ALT. Whites house
a tall stoasE looking man stepped from
behind the electric light pole and
placed the barrel of a revolver against
his cheek, and ordered him to hold up
his hanaS. lar. Lttlehales says that
he thought some, one was trying to
play a jeke On him at first and COM
menced to laugh, But the man who had
handkerchief over his face, told him
to be q,1iet and hold up that other
hand or he would blow his head off.
By this time the waterworks superin-
tendent thought little more seri-
ously of the affair and told the
stranger to take what he could find.
The rufRim then proceeded to go
through his clothes, taking a bill book
from his inner coat pocket, a little
change and yanked his watch out,
breaking the chain in several places.
Mr.. Littlehales said to the robber that
the watch was a present to him and
he wished he would give it back which
he did, and in the morning the owner
picked up the missing parts of the
chain in the grass.
After the robber had finished his
search he covered Mr.. Littlehales with
the revolver and told him to keep
still and get out Of the way. Mr.
Littlehales walked north past the
next house and turned into his own
door of his home and grab his gun
and give chase, but the door was
locked, his son having preceded him
and fastened the doors for the night.
By the time he had wakened his fam
lily, the robber had good start, ap-
parently running west on the street
south of Mayor Whites house to the
alley and going down the same west
Of the McGillivray house.
The authorities were notified and a
number of citizens joined in the hunt
which lasted until day light. The
hobos around the railroad yards were
searched, all outgoing trains were
carefully inspected, but no holdup man
was Unidentified. Several times the
searchers thought they had the fel-
low but they were doomed to disap-.
pointment.
Mr.. Littlehales says that he had
just So in his pocket when he went
down town in the evening and as
near as he can remember he paid out
$1.1O for roast, 60c for a game and
1Oc for a cigar, which left zoe in
change for the robber. The bill book
contained past due water rental bills
and receipts. He thinks that he
would know the mans voice if he
hear it again.
The following day the revolver, Il
cheap 38, was found behind the Dick
inson Motor Car Co. sign board in
the alley. The pocket book was also
found here.
It is thought by many that the rob-
ber was after the city's chief execu-
tive, as he was known to have taken
a roll Of checks and bills from busi-
ness house in. the evening for deposit.
The mayor went home at an early
hour but the holdup man may no:
have known this and mistook Supt.
Littlehales for Mayor White, they
being about the same height.
T. L. Beard went home between 10
and II O'Clock Saturday night and
says that big fellow appeared to be
shadowing him but when he quick
ened his pace just before reaching
home the man disappeared and he
thought no more Of it until the
holdup was reported in the morning.
The authorities are working on
every available clue and may get the
holdup artist in time. He may have
been a local man and may have been
an outsider. Evidently he was
poor fellow for such work as Mr..
Littlehales says that his hands trem-
bled and he seemed quite nervous.