Show PADS mil NIB A report of an all attempted holdup hold bold up was given the news the other day which is rather late copy but illustrates the fact act that footpads may operate within our own peaceful city and most of us never know anything about it according to the report mr air wm win allred was proceeding along first west street between first and second west in the evening of december esth when he noticed two parties some distance ahead of a sudden they vanished and as lie he approached the second west intersection a man stepped steppe dout out from behind a tree and demanded ml all AIl ATI reds money and letters which was accompanied by an oath and threat to do him injury and at the same time the foot pad struck mr air allred over the head bead with a heavy instrument which dazed him but not sufficient to prevent the attacked man from grappling with his assailant mr air allred was struck another blow over the head and face and the man went to the ground in a scuffle ar air allred finally succeeded in throwing his assailant off from him but was dazed and when he arose to his feet both men were nowhere to be seen lie retraced his steps uptown and reported the matter to the officers then went back and met marshal burt near the scene of the encounter to whom he be detailed his experience lie he had an ugly cut across his upper lip and a great welt over his right cheek eye and forehead where lie he had been struck the officers have been making a diligent search for tile the man who staged the holdup hold up but have found no trace of him as yet the description given of the individual was that he was a big man wearing a soft dark hat and short dark overcoat and dark trous arous ers the holdup hold up did not in a getting any money from 1 I Us vi tun |