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Show DARING ROBBERY ' ON TH STREET As ho decended from the White Elephant gambling room, whero he had won a sum of nioney, John AV. Jones, an aged man, was beldup at the foot of the stairs on Twentj -fifth street at 10:30 o'clock last night and robbed of $20. The holdup man trsed no gun and secured the money by exerting ranln strength and determination In the mixup, two $5 bills which the holdup attempted to take from his victim were torn to pieces, .loues retaining less than half of each greenback as cldencc of his encounter. Jones' assailunt escaped and at midnight mid-night the police had secured no trace or him, although they have his hat to aid them In a search tor the thug. It Is supposed that tho holdup man was on eyo witness to Jones' good fortune at the gambling table and waited for his prey at the street entrance en-trance to the resort. As Jones reached the bottom of the, stairs, he was suddenly seized and In spite ot the fact that he fought his assailant, the man slipped his hand into Jones' pocket and extracted the 520 goldp'eee Up 'next located the two ?5 bills, but their owner refused to relinquish his grip on the money and as a result each man retained a portion of the 510 After securing the money the nervy footpad made his escape by running ncross the public square toward to-ward the corner of Twenty-sixth and Grant The police have a a cry good description of the man. |