Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-07-12 | Page 2 | 'Frisco Thug Founds New Holdup System

FRISCO THUG FOUNDS NEW HOlDUP SYSTEM Makes M akes Victim Lie Flat F Face ace Downward Instead d of Holding H Hands U Up San Francisco Jul July An 11 An entirely new method In practical and applied robbery has been introduced hero b by an and elusive thug With the advent nd of the bol bold robber Into local crime circles tho the passage of man many of ot the tho old fn fashions In n is foreseen fore fore- foreseen seen by the tho police The founder of the tho nc new system still unknown to the tho scientific world ha has completely done AWa away with the worn- worn out form of or compelling the victim to hold his hands above abo his head while being relieved of ot his v valuables The latest mode Is to command the victim I 1 to lie flat face faco downward The Tho money and valuables I are then garnered G. G Mitchell a grocer was wan the first to be Introduced to the new custom Henr Henry who conducts a delicatessen store has also been Initiated Each lost 25 by b- the experiment The police are eager to interview le ef the up to rob rol her ber 9 ft t