Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-17
R. c. TABB BARELY
ESCAPES DEATH AT
HANDS OF BANDITS
B ullets Rip Through
Clothes While He Crap
Piles With Negroes.
BOLD ATTEMPT IS MADE
ON DENNY STREET, FULTON
James Saunders Held Up Sat
urday Night by Masked
White Men.
HALTED. on WEST FRANKLIN
Thugs Waylay Youth in Heart OF
Richmond's Fashionable Resi-
DENTAL Section.
BOLD ATTEMPT is MADE
ON DENNY STREET, FULTON
HALTED on WEST FRANKLIN
Thugs Waylay Youth in Heart OF
Richmond's Fashionable Resi-
DENTAL Section.

Two daring holdups we're staged
in Richmond during the last three
DAYS. 1t became known last night
The first. which took place Friday
evening in Fulton. was the boldcr
OF tho two. Robert G. Tabb. 1904
floyd Avenue. had miraculous es-
cape from death. when two negro
bandits accostcd him in daylight on
Denny Street, between Gillian and
Marshall Streets, ordered him to
throw up his hands. and when he re-
fused, fired four shots at him, two
or which ripped through his cloth
ing. The robbers were frightened
OF before they could get his money.
In the other attack James Saunders.
youth. who lives at 41U North Lom-5
hardy Street, was held up MT IN.
peints of pistols by two masked
white men Saturday night about
1890 o'clock. lie told the police that
he was walking along West Frank
lin Street. in the 100 block. whom
the holdup took place. Eight dol
lars was taken from him. he said.
While the police are confronted
with the task OF running down the
bandits in the two holdup cases, the
mystery surrounding the murder OF
iohn y. Minson night watchman ar
tho sand wharf. below the Tredegar
iron Works. Saturday night, January
s. is as deep as II was when the
mutilated body OF the aged man was
iound the morning after the crime.
Two Men Drew Revoivcrs.
Mr.. Tabb who is n collector for
the metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, said that he was in FuI-
ton last Friday making collection,
Tor the firm. He said that he was
III store located at the corner of
filliam and Denny Streets and had
Just received some money. The girl
In the store gave him a $40 hin
"hich he changed. When he came
out he started down Denny Street.
lie saw Two negroes. short dis
lance away. cross to tho side OF tho
street he was on and stop. When he
came TO them. one negro walked nm
"head or him and the other followed
aione behind. The ono who was
ahead suddenly turned and said. .r
want to see YOU" Mr.. Tabb asked
him what he wanted The norro
replied that he wanted his money
ana while saying 1t showed n pistoI
In his face. The other negro who
had been in the rear, came I'M and
joined IN He also had a drawn
revolver.
Mr.. Tabb acted as though he wa.
going TO throw up his hands. but. in
stead of doing so, suddenly nusba,,
the negro aside. Angercd by this.
according to Mr.. Tabb. the negro
pulled the trigger and the bullet went
ripping through his raincoat ana
clothing. Before the bandit could
get ready again To aim and fire Mr.
Tabb closed in on him and pushed
him. The highwayman fired. and
tins shot went through his clothing
also. on line about even with his
heart. BY this time he was shouting
Tor help and persons began to pour
OUT of their houses. The neeroes
were frightened off and as they ran
down the street turned and fred two
more shots at Mr.. Tabb
When talking about the attemnt.d
robbery last night. Mr.. Tabb said
that two policemen had passed him
about fifteen minutes before the
holdup took place. He said that
his cries for help did not bring any
response. After the attack he went
to nearby store and called up the
First Police Station. He said about
twenty minutes later a policeman
arrived
Robbed In weat Franklin.
James Saunders was the victim of 7
the robbery which took place Satur-
day night. According to the police.
the young man was walking along +
West Franklin Street about l0:30.
when two masked white men, armed
with pistols. stepped out and de.
inanded that he hand over his money.
The, youth. who Is about IL. years 4
Of age. was stricken with terror. and
the bandits took all OF HIS money. p3
which. he claims. amounted to IS,
After the holdup he went to the
Second Police Station. where he r..
ported the robbery. He stated that
The two men were dressed In dark
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