Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-15
BINDING BANDIT"
IS CAUGHT In ACT

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and told Ravitz 70 walt on the customer.
III you make a crack about this, I'll
blow the top Of your nut off," threatened
Moore. as he pocketed his gun and LET'S
urely prepared 70 follow the storekeeper.
Reaching the entry into the main part
OF the establishment RavitE spun sud
denly on his heel. and knocked Moore
flat. with blow on the Jaw The latter
whipped out his revolver, but kick on
the wrist from Ravitz. sent It spinning
across the room. The bandit then man
aged TO get his feet. before the store
keeper could pounce upon him. and fled
from the place with Ravits and Berg
In pursuit
The race continued past the home of
10. @. Israelson. 2e11 North Twenty
seventh street, who in answer TO tho
pursuers cries for assistance. secured
his revolver and Joined in the chase. IL
finally dwindled down to Just Moore and
Israelson. over fences. through alleys and
rear yards. with Moore gaining slowly.
Israelson noticing this stopped and fired
the bullet striking the ground few
inches TO the rear of Moore, and throw
ing particles of dirt over him. The shot
proved effective in bringing the holdup
TO a dead stop. and covered by his cap.
tors weapon he was taken back TO
Ravitz' store.
Soon Confesses.
The police. after bringing Moore TO the
station. required but o few moments 10
persuade him to make a clean breast Of
his activities.
lie said he lives In Council Bluffs at
Bryant and Broadway streets. one-half
block from the Bluffs police station. He
is an ex-convict. having served a sentence
at Pontiac. ILL.,. IN 1905 and In 1919 was
sentenced to from one TO seven years In
the Nebraska state penItentiary for
breaking and entering the home OF d. 9.
Mcdowell 2O04 Locust street.
After serving eleven months ne was
paroled to Samuel Roberts of Council
Bluffs He has been a police character
off and on, according 70 local authorities.
His confession covers all Of the Jobs
In which victims have been bound and
robbed during the last few montAs, nu-
merous sneak thefts and a number OF
which the police have no record.
Long List of Grimes.
Following is a summary, starting with
William Riesenbergs shoe store at Six
teenth and Corby streets, where he bound
the man in charge OF the store and made
away with $40:
The Standard OIL station, Twenty-ninth
and Harvey. Bound Joe German and
stole s4O
A coal office at Thirteenth ana Mason
streets. Bound office man and took S22. -
Missouri Valley Oil company's station,
Twentieth and Harney streets Bound
clerk and took sec.
Charles Blinds butcher shop, Twenty
eighth and Leavenworth streets, secured
sl2, but left hurriedly when butcher
threw knife at him. Knife penetrated
his coat apd cut him on the right hand.
DR.. T. ]. Dwyers office. Creighton
block; bound DIR. d. Guilty and got $3.50
]. Duffs real estate office in the South
Side; secured % after binding occupant.
Etchison Coal company. Thirtieth and
Boyd streets, locked clerk in closet and
got s22.
Inkwell stops Him.
@. W. Robinson. sos South Sixteenth
street; failed TO get anything because
Robinson threw inkwell at him and Of
fered fight. Il could have shot Robin
son." he said.
Charles Nicholson. grocer, Twenty
ninth and Tarnam Streets secured s14
Merritts drug store. Twentieth and
Farnam streets. SO Here a stray col
lie dog followed him into the store. ''This
is a trained dog" he told the clerk. II
you move he =, tear you in two
After leaving the place he circled
about got rid OF the dos and returned
to the Bluffs
Fairmont Creamery company. Twelfth
and Jones streets, walked in and sneaked
/ SO from the cash register.
Central Coal and Coke company's Of
| flee, Sixteenth and Pierce streets. stole
tl2 from the safe. which was open.
! Reynolds Coal company. Sixteenth and
Manderson streets. sneaked watch,
which he pawned for S..
/ Would Return Later.
| H. j. Heinz company. Sixteenth and
lizard streets. went to rob. but seeing two
men In the office applied for Job. Saw
the safe was open and decided to call
again In the future. as It looked easy.
This was last Saturday night
Monday night visited the Keyes Coal
and Lumber office with no success. Stole
stamps from the same place last week,
| Blake's drug store. Sixteenth and Lo-
Gust streets. bored hole through rear
door and made away with t5S.
The police are certain that Moore will
come through with confession as to
other robberies, as several bearing the
earmarks of his work are still unac-