Show chauffeur blackjacked Black glac hitz jacked ched dares thugs saves car new york max locker worked years to acquire the taxicab be drives with a robber thrusting a pistol I 1 against his abdomen and another beating him with a blackjack he be looked them in the eye and announced he be would not be robbed no ile was wag not about three as he be was returning to manhattan two men stopped him at forty first street and fifth avenue gave a brooklyn address and asked him to drive them there ile he protested he had to get back to manhattan but both showed him chauffeurs chauff ers badges and one said were chauffeurs too and weve got to get home tie ile agreed to take them as a favor in thirty ninth street near eighth avenue one of the men stepped out on the running board pointed a pistol at him and ordered him to stop and get out locker obeyed we want your money and this car the robber then said go ahead and shoot it if youre game gaine enough locker said pin im game too As the robber hesitated his big companion drew a blackjack and hit locker on the head why are you yon beating me the chauffeur asked Is that the way you yon return a favor then he began calling for help the robbers fled locker after a physician had treated him remarked 1 I worked all my life to buy this W cab and I 1 going to give it up without a fight this fellows gun mean anything to me having a gun prove he had nerve enough to pull the trigger |