Show HELD UP AN ELECTRIC CA women fainted and children cried in terror but the men passengers made a bold fight until the police came chicago dec 26 holding up a crowded ashland aven electric car at thirty sixth street last night six armed men fired a score ot akots through the windows and root and were engaged in robbing the passengers including several women and children when the trolley polo was removed from the wire by tho conductor and the bandits were left struggling in the darkness after a battle in which the invaders were pitted against the men passengers and the car crew and in which several persons were trampled tiam pled upon in the frantic rush that was made for the exits a wagon load ot policemen arrived and five ot the robbers were captured the prisoners gave the names of edward lenahan edward cornelius murphy wm starr and michael houlahan Houll han they were all severely bruised and scratched two men boarded the car at thirty sixth street they leaped to the front platform and holding revolvers at the head of the motorman mo lorman jas callahan they forced him to stop the car four accomplices then got on the rear platform and while one of them covered jas link the conductor with his weapon the men entered the car everybody hold up your hands we want your money and will shoot the first man who tries to stop us said the leader of the band evidently hoping to thoroughly frighten their intended victims before risking the wholesale robbery the trio alred repeatedly through the windows and the roof several women fainted and children ailed in terror when the uproar and confusion were at their height the conductor striking away the arm of the man who threatened hi life pulled the trolley rope and the interior of the car instantly was plunged into darkness callahan the motorman gave battle to the two men on the front platform he struck one of the robbers a blow in the face staggering him he followed up his advantage by lifting the controller handle and bringing it down upon the bandits head the injured man fell to the street but abose and fled his companion went into the car to theair of the three men who engaged in a hand to hand fight A passenger who escaped from the car informed the police who came in patrol wagon entered the car and drove the gobberg from it at the points of their revolvers the bandits exchanged shots with the policemen but were overpowered |