The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-31
ErnestSnider Owner of South
Cape Restaurant, Has His
Pockets Rifled.
BANDITS FLEE UNDER
COVER OF DARKNESS
Victim First Thought "Stick-up"
Was JOke-P0lice Get No
Trace of Pair.

Two highwaynen, one of whom was
armed with a revolver, last night held
up and robbed Ernest Snider, proprie-
tor of the South Cape restaurant at
South Fountain and Mape streets, a
few moments after the latter had
emptied the cash drawer of $18 and
was preparing to close his place for
the night.
The highwayman carrying the gun
marched Snider to the rear part of the
restaurant, where his companion gave
the restauranteur the "once over,
took the days cash receipts and then
both fled out the front door, after
commanding Snider not to watch their
departure.
Snider was unable to tell in what
direction they fled after leaving his
place and a general search in the
southern part of the city last night
proved Intellectual.
The robbery is considered by the
police as one of the boldest that has
been attempted in the Cape in q long
time
Snider said he was in the front part
of his restaurant behind the counter
about SIS o'clock when the two men
entered. The leader of the two ap-
peared to him to be a man about 80
years old. He was of medium height
and weighed about 140 pounds. He
had on a dark hat and wore a dark
suit of clothes. His hair, Snider said,
was moderately long and dark.
The second to enter the door was a
boy of about 19 years. He appeared
to weigh about 120 pounds and wore
a gray cap and dark clothes.
They stepped up to the counter
behind which Snider was standing and
the younger man ordered a can of
tobacco. Snider got the tobacco and
placed it on the counter. They then
asked Snider if he could furnish them
with a packet of cigarette papers.
Snider turned around to secure the
packet of papers from a counter
against the wall and when he straight
ened up and turned around to face the
men, he looked down the business end
OF large revolver.
"Fut up your handsw the younger
man, who held the revolver, ordered.
Snider said he first believed he was
being made the back-stop of q practi-
cal joke and did not hasten 20 comply
with the mans request but placed the
cigarette papers on the counter in
front of him beside the tin of tobacco.
"Put them up or I'll kill you" the
man commanded, and he stepped closer
to the counter, bringing the revolver
to within a few inches of Snider's
body.
Snider abruptly gave up the notion
of a practical joke and elevated his
hands.
"Walll back to the kitchen" one of
the men ordered. Snider moved from
behind the counter and made his way
toward the kitchen with the two high
waymen pressing closely behind him
in such a manner as to prevent any
chance passer-by who might have
looked into the restaurant through the
window from seeing what was hap
pening on the inside.
In the rear end of the restaurant
the men made Snider face the wall
and the older began rifing his pockets.
Snider said that as nearly as he could
remember he had about s1S in change
which he had removed from the cash
drawer.
When all the money was taken from
his pockets the men ordered Snider to
keep facing the wall and remain in
that position. They then made their
way back to the door and in another
moment, Snider said, he heard the
door slam behind his back, followed
by the noise of their feet in running
away.
He Immediately ran to the door
door and looked up and down on Foun.
tain street, but said he could see nc
one. He then ran next door to the
Southern hotel, where he telephonee