Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-13
FLASHES GUN IN FACE
OF PROPRIETOR AND
CUSTOMER
FAILS TO GET CASH
- VICTIMS MADE TO RAISE HANDS
WHILE ROBBER RANSACkS
CASH Box-WAS uNMASkED
AND WORE CovER.ALLS OF
BLUE DENIM

An unmasked overall clad bandit
fully armed, and apparently unmind
full Of chances of being captured, Sat.
urday night held up the Elmer Jobst
grocery store on North Chestnut St,
but obtained nothing in the way of
yauables for the risks he took. Using
big revolver to intimidate Mr.. Jobst
and man customer in the store at
the time OF the unwelcomed visit. the
bandit held his victims at bay while
he searched for the stores receipts of
the day.
The hold-up entered the store at
9 o'clock. short time after the money
taken in during the day had been
locked up by MIR. Jobst. The proprie-
tor and the customer, whose name
Mr.. Jobst refused to dvulge, were
chatting over the counter, when a
stranger entered the door. Mr.. Jobst
walked forward to wait upon him
when revolver flashed in his face
with the command hands up and give
me all the lose change that's around
here"
Goes Thru Pockets.
While the stick up took him by sur
prise, Mr.. Jobst retained his COM
posure and informed the bandit that
there was no money in the store, as
he had been to the bank just few
minuts before and deposited the cash
there. Evidently angered at the pro-
prietor's faiure to be properly Impress
ed by the vicious looking gun in his
hand, the robber then ordered Jobst
and the customer to approach him, all
tha IN
fully levelled for instant use. Leading
them to the front Of the store, both
with their hands pointed heavenward
the bandit searched their clothing for
valuables. Finding nothing that he
wanted he ordered them to get out of
his way and walked behind the
counter He ransacked the cash box
and other drawers but found nothing
he wanted.
Slams Door In Anger.
He then walked out of the place
slamming the door after him After
he left the store he went south on
Chestnut street
According to description given of
the holdup man by Mr.. Jobst, he was
about 5 feet 9 inches tall weighed
about 165 pounds, wore new suit
of blue coveralls and slouch hat.
He wore no mask and was smooth
shaven, He had just been shaved.
He wore cover-all suit of blue
denim
The holdub was not reported to the
police.
Ice Boxes Raided.
Is Ottawa in the midst of a crime
wave? People are beginning to think
so from the large numoer of house
robberies, holdups and burglaries that
the people have been victimized by
in the outskirts and residence dis
tricts of the town
Last night new kind of robber
came into being when the hitherto
obsolete icebox and larder thief
sprang up again, this time on the
south side Residents of that district
this morning were telling each other of
what had been pilfered from various
iceboxes over the night and several
people had light breakfast as the
result Of thieves who carried off their
food before they had chance to get
near it.
At the Fred Sanders home the
thieves lifted about all the contents
of the ice box and carted them away.
Eggs, milk, cake, steaks and just
about everything else the epicure
robber desired for his repast. At
least three other boxes in the neigh.
borhood were raided.