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Show Robbed Store in Presence of Crowd Four Hen Hold TJp Customers and Clerks in Chicago Storo, and Loot Register. CHICAGO. May 2S. A bold robbery was committed tonight In less than .a minute at tho shoo storo of'Frazln & Opponhclm, 1(5 Madison street, ono square from tho city hall and the central police station. There wore fourteen four-teen customers In the storo and six clerks wero attending to their wants, when four men entered tho place In succession, oach about flvo feet behind tho man In front of him. Ono of tho clerks started forward for-ward to meet the supposed customers, when throe of tho men drew revolvers, each robber having two wenpons. and ordered or-dered tho clerks and customers to the roar of tho store. While the peoplo wore hastening to obey, tho fourth man took all tho cash from tho register, fSSl, and then tho four robbers ran out on Madison Madi-son stroct and disappeared. Tho storo Is slightly below tho street level, but whllo tho robbery was In progress prog-ress tho doors wero open and peoplo passing pass-ing along Madison street had a plain view of tho Inside of tho store. |