Show TWO iWO MASKED MEN LYING IN WAil James M Thompson of San Francisco Shot Down Upon Entering His Office I Ian San an t April 17 James M II vice president of the theY Y Md cOmpan D DIng Ing tag his office today with a sack con dOn containing taming 32 fl which he had just j t drawn from the Bank of California dUcov ered his bookkeeper tied to a chair On turning his head Thompson was con confronted confronted confronted fronted by two masked men one of whom shot him through the chest in inflicting a serious wound Grabbing up the sack the men made mad madea mada a dash for tor a buggy near by which one of the robbers with the money entered while the other made his escape The fleeing man was pursued by b policemen in an automobile and was finally cap captured captured captured During the shooting William received a stray bullet but was not seriously hur butt Thompson had obtained the thc money for the purpose of paying oft off of his men When he be stepped Into his office he no noticed noticed noticed immediately that the was disarranged and his bookkeeper was seated in a chair to which he had been ben secured Thompson looked to toward toward ti ward the door only to face fa two re revolvers revolvers revolvers held by a couple of men wear wearing wearIng wearing ing black masks A shot was fired by byone byone byone one of them th m which pierced Thompson through the tha right breast b He has an even chance of recovery The chasa ehas of the robbers proceed to Market street In the tho heart of the th business district The Th buggy eventual eventually ly was stopped by obstructions placed in its way by Here the man was captured and placed pla td under arrest He later was identified as Francis H Gorman Mh wh recently was released ed from San The money was found intact in his possession p |