The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21
WILL MOORE VICTIM
OF 5. F. HOLD

Will Moore. who with his bride re- |
Gently visited his mother, Mrs. Sarah |
Roberts, in this city. was a victim of |
the "crime wave" recently. After |
leaving here Mr.. and Mrs. Moore went |
to San Francisco. where Mr.. Moore
secured employment on the Exam |
iner
A personal letter to the editor of
this newspaper tells the story, In part
as follows:
Last Tuesday night when | was
coming back from the Boy Scout
meeting | got off the car at Market
and Ninth and started to walk to the
apartment house where we are liv-
ing. 1t is only about two blocks and
a half from Market street. In the
second block from Market on the
right hand side there is only one
building-a big apartment house
with big vacant lots on either side of
it. Just as | started to walk down
the second block street car passed
me on the left and / wasn't noticing
things much on the right
| Just after the street car passed me
noticed two men standing at the
corner Of this apartment house and
only about fifteen feet in front of
me. There wasn't anyone else in
sight on either side of the street in
this block. l had a hunch that they
looked suspicious. but still didn't
really think there was any danger.
Just then one of the men stepped
away from the building. blocking the
sidewalk. The other fellow at the
same time reached under his coat.
| knew something was up then and
started to turn and beat it. but be-
fore my feet could get the message
| was sending them the fellow reach
ing under his coat brought out a
revolver that had barrel about
foot long and said: Stand still or
I'll kill you" The next command
was Put 'em up"
| did-both!
Then while the fellow with the gun
held II about six inches from my
stomach the other fellow started
through my pockets. He cleaned out
both my pants pockets and the inside
and side pockets of my coat He ran
his hands over my vest looking for a
watch. but I don't carry one.
Just about then the fellow with the
gun said Put your hands down"
When / did so I held them out from
my side and that didn't suit him so
he told me to put them down against
my sides. The fellow that was clean
ing me seemed to be hurrying and
right after the fellow with the gun
told me to put my hands down he
told me to beat It,"
That was real sweet music TO my
ears and l didn't stick around wait
ing for a second invitation. As
! was leaving the spot / glanced back
over my shoulder and the two hold
up guys were beating 1t across the
vacant lot to an alley that led to a
street.
I had to go a block before I could
find a place open where l could gel
phone-this was about ten o'clock
at night. There happened to be a
special cop" at the corner of the
block and reported the case to him
He called up headquarters and in a
few minutes the "black Maria" rolled
. up and out filed about half dozer
cops" I commenced to think they
were going to arrest me for getting
held up. but found they were go
ing to search the neighborhood fol
suspects.
One OF the cops and myself wen
back to the scene of the holdup ant
followed the route through the darl
= alley where the hold-up men proba
bly, ran when they left me. OF cours
= we didn't find any trace of them.
III While these hold-up artists were go
!: ing through my pockets / tried L
keep cool and get a description o
the man that held the gun on me. a
he stood where street light shon
right on him. Neither of the me-
wore masks. / was too busy watch
ing the guy that held the gun on m
II wondering If and when he was go
ing to pull the trigger-to get mucl
of a description of the other fellow
The police arrested a fellow on sus
picion the next day and brought hin
around for me to identify. He WASH
II the man that held the gun on me, 81
III could not identify him.
ii Believe me. boy, that sure wa
some experience When that fellow
H showed that gun up against my stom
ach the Queerest feeling l ever ex
II perienced in my life swept over m
from head to foot. 1t seemed a
though l was watching a play wher
someone else was being held up In
stead of being the victim myself Sur
was scared. / did not say wor
during the whole show. and | douh
II could have. either. II one of ther
had happened to ask me question
was without any weapon Tor de