| Show HOLDUPS HOLD UPS ABROAD last friday evening c u 3 he was going homo home from hie shop mr 11 C the tailor experienced a holdup hold told up at the point of a revolver held so dost to his noso nose that he bo could almont smell tto the po powder ader it was between nine nice and ten i and mr reached the boundary of 0 ME his premises just a few rods north from his gate when a tall tail man stepped in front ot of him a and aad ad she ing tho the gun into his face commanded him to throw up his hands and dellver dellier hla his money mr bir Christ lansen had bad his cano cane in his hia right hand and the left was thrust into his pocket he thought the affair a joke someone was perret perpetrating rating on him and just laughed in response to the command the holdup hold up repeated hla big words again but mr still stood with one baad on his cane and the other in his pocket twice more he bo was wag told to throw up his hands and bo be tood perfectly still neither arguing nor attempting to get away buc but refusing to comply with the demands of tho the thug whoever he be was but he be kept big eye on tho the gun which waa within an inch or two ot of his visual organ and ho he could plainly see sec into the barrel four times and no compliance evidently discouraged the man for he turned on his heel with the remark ill get you yet and began whittling etling a a lively air and strode off down the street I 1 leavins his ichim go on into his home mr air sacs bays that a man was concealed bellind behind a tree about in I 1 the e same pla ethe night before as he came home and he could see his eyes glaring at him as he walked past but there were some parties a little farther up the street and the fellow made no attempt to molest him after he had gone past a few paces the fellow stopped stepped out into the he middle of the walk and shouted once or twice then walked up the street the man who held up mr christian n was taller than he and spoke in a soft oft voice voice ile he wore a sweater but had nothing over his bis face for a disguise mr was too busy watch ins ing the point of the gun that almost scratched hi bis s nose however to take the fellows measure so that only a 8 vague description can be given the officers were notified immediately and a sharp lookout is being kept for an in individual dIvidu at that tallies with the description aur furnished ri dished ills his threat that he would yet get mr carl st lansen is evidence that thai he knows something of the habits odthe of the gentleman in coming home at night and ahn living as he does far down la in the southern part of town evidently feels that be will be successful sometime Bome time or other in ia get ting something sir mr stated that be had no money on an his person to speak of and cannot understand why some borne force wa as s not used to make him obey ills his coolness baffled the fellow who evidently thought by pro producing ducin 9 a revolver volver the gentleman would woud hand band over everything he had the man Is undoubtedly a novice at the game |
