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Show FALL OF SOCIKTY MAN TURNS BANDIT AND IS KILLED IN FIGHT. Former Wall Known Cltlien of California Cali-fornia Town Holds Up Fashionable Club Houu, But Falls to Get Away With Booty. A masked man, armed with two revolvers, re-volvers, entered tho rot.ms of the Del Moule Social club In San Joso, Cel., at aa early hour Sunday morning, and, after lining up against tho wall six men who were In the rooms at the time, took a diamond ring valued at $900 from one nf thn men, grabbed $nr,n or $too fiom the table, then barked cut of the room. After a pursuit pur-suit by rltlr.ena and pullco lasting over an hour, during whlih over thirty ahota were exchanged, tho rolilior waa finally killed. L'poa Investigation tho dead man was found to be Ilert Thorn-dyke, Thorn-dyke, a prominent young mnn of Ban Jose. Thorndyko wni one of tho best kenwn young men In the city, he having hav-ing resided In 8nn Joso for yen re. He Is well connected, his . mother-in-law being Mr. O. M. Ilriicn, a wenlthy widow residing on Stockton avenue, with whom Thormlyke. his wife and lltlle child lived. Thcrndyke'a mother Is a wenlthy widow nf Stockton. He has a brother who la prominent artist art-ist on tho New York American. Formerly For-merly Thorndyke waa engaged In busi ness with K. II. Wcmple & Co., grocers, gro-cers, and for the pant year hna been a partner and foreman of tho A. C. I'alon ft Co., large priming establish- rucuL |