The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-10-28

s'hOAtis aAeSt ~ NtONh tAAo HAo-
ing two unknown bandits held up
George Kabra. well-known Italian
resident OF Fremont county, and
robbed him OF $4,000 in bank notes
and specie. which he was taking 20
Pueblo to pay Wholesale merchants
for merchandise he had recently pur-
chased OF them.
The robbery occurred two miles this
side OF Beaver station and II miles
east OF Florence in a lonely spot un
the main highway. between Canon
counts il was one OF the boldest rob
berries OF the kind In the history o.
the Arkansas valley.
Rbra conducts general store n
Stringtown. near Rockvale. and start
ed to Pueblo about S o'clock this
morning in a Dodge truck carrying
with him a large amount OF money
principally in bills. Of $40. $50 and $50
denominations. which be secreted
under the cushion OF the car.
At the point mentioned, while Ks-
bra was driving at fair rate of speed
he saw about 100 yards ahead OF lim
n couple of men with guns coming
toward him. but paid no particular At
tention TO them as he supposed theS
were hunters residing in the neigh
borhood
When Kabra got to them they mo
Il ned for him TO stop. and as ne
stopped over to apply the brakes of
the car. one OF the men covered him
with rife and demanded that he sur
render what valuable he had with him
The other fellow ordered Kabra TO
get out OF the car and be searched. a
command that he reluctantly oheyed
With the gun of the other man
pointed directly at him Kabra was
compelled. with his hands raised high
over his head to submit TO the rifiing
OF his pockets and the lining of his
clothing for the money. After the
hoid-up had completed his examina
ton for vaiuables supposed to be hid
den about Kabra's person. he turned
his attention to the automobile and
began an Investigation there All OF
the time the other bandit held his
rifle leveled at the victim of the rob
berry
On removing the cushion on the seat
Of the car the money was revealed
and taken possession OF BY the band
its. After locking the automobile so
as render il useless for pursuit. the
two highwaymen took the key of the
car and started of to the northward
in the direction OF the Cooper noun
tains. They said nut little during
the robbery and kabra did not rec
ognize either OF them.
Kabra remained In the roadway.
half dazed by the suddenness OF the
crime, until a motorist came along
from the east and took him to Flor
ence. After short stay in Flor
ence. during which he related the par
ticulars of the robbery. Kabra came
to Canon City and informed the au-
thorities of the affair. A. few min
utes later Sheriff Newoomb and On
dersherin Fulkerson, strongly armed.
were speeding away TO the scene OF
the hod.up. determined II possible TO
apprehend the robbers. dead or alive.
Great excitemen was created
among the people of Florence by the
was talk of the organization OF a
posse there to 20 in search OF the
highwaymen. The belief prevails IN
official quarters that the robbers had
In some way received tip that
Kabra was on his way TO Pueblo with
q large sum of money. and thai they
were hunting for him, instead OF four,
footed game, as the victim had at firs,
supposed.
Kabra stated at the sheriff's office
this morning that he was In the habit,
OF making trips to Pueblo by automo.
bile and usually brought back with
him goods of various kinds to be sold
Mt his store.
81 usually take considerable
amount OF money with me on such
juorneys to pay for my purchases,
but never carried so much as I start.
cd with this morning" Kabra de
clared He said that he purchased
most OF his merchandise In Chicago
and Kansas City, but when his stocks
ran low anw was In hurry to replenI
fsh, them he bought of the Pueblo
wholesalers