Show BANKER ADAMS HELD UP three footpads attack him film but got nothing of value about 10 sunday night lion iron LB L B adams was held up by three men on twenty fifth street just east of adams avenue although the tile fellows did not get anything any thine they band handled I 1 ed tho the ba banker very roughly aly and would undoubtedly have relieved him of everything of value about his person had they not been frightened away by the timely arrival of a gentleman who was walkin walking up the street at the time of the arlel attack and was attracted by mr lr adams cries for h heip e sir adams was returning from a business visit on the bench and as so lie passed the entrance to the alley on the south side of tho the street near the tile block three men jumped out and grabbed h him in no gentle grasp eras p one of the footpads clutched latched the throat a second held his arms behind him while t the lie third proe proceeded ed to attack him in the front evidently with tile intention of doing him bodily injury mr adams called loudly tor for help and continued to make a respectable noise even after the fellow at his throat had almost cut off wind the noise of the tile attack and mr adams cries tor for help had the desired effect and as a gentleman ran toward the scene of the encounter tile would be robbers let go all hold s and fled down the alloy alley and through the tile block to twenty sixth street thoy they all seemed to be young men and must have been amateurs from their mode of attack |