Sacramento County CA Archives News.....Sacramento Evening Bee January 27, 1905 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kellie Crnkovich markkell95@aol.com September 24, 2005, 4:21 am Sacramento Evening Bee January 27, 1905 Sacramento Evening Bee Friday January 27, 1905 STRANGE CRIME AT COTTONWOOD Store Robbed and Manager Temporarily Kidnaped by a Masked Man COTTONWOOD (Shasta Co.), January 27 - A very mysterious robbery took place here a little after 9 o’clock last night, and while the masked man who was the principal actor in the affair secured only a few dollars, and a gold watch, the people of this place are much interested because of the peculiar incidents connected with the crime. As Arthur MUNTER, manager of the store of Carl Munter, who conducts a similar establishment at Anderson, near Redding, was on his way home about 9 o’clock last evening, just after he had locked up the store for the night, a masked man, with a pistol in his hand, halted him and said: Your name is Munter; go back and unlock the safe.” Munter at first demurred, but the robber threatened to shoot him if he did not obey and be quick about it. A small amount and Munter’s gold watch were secured. In the safe the stranger found a watch that belonged to the late Frederick WILSON, but he did not seem to fancy it, throwing it upon the floor and leaving it there. With his pistol still in his hand, the masked man told Munter he would have to accompany him down the road until it would be too late for him to give an alarm. There was nothing for Munter to do but obey. He was compelled to walk a distance of about three and one-half miles, and then was given permission to return to town. This he hastened to do and promptly gave the alarm on reaching here. To-day he is at Anderson prostrated by the shock of his experience. One of the strange features of the affair is that William ADDISON, a local blacksmith, witnessed the hold-up, but failed to interfere. He says he could not have done so without attracting the attention of the robber. He waited until the fellow had started down the road with Munter and then ran around to the different saloons and other places open to give the alarm. But the singular part of it is that no one would believe him. They thought he was trying to perpetrate a practical joke, and it was not until Munter returned to town that they were convinced a robbery had been committed. Men then started out on a scouting expedition, but failed to run across anything of value. The Sheriff’s office at Redding was notified. Whether the man who robbed the Munter store was a stranger or someone well acquainted with local conditions has not yet been determined. There are so many mystifying incidents connected with the commission of the crime that it is hard to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion. Vineyard Association Elects Officers LODI (San Joaquin Co.), January 27 - The Board of Directors of the Woodbridge Vineyard Association met this week and elected the following officers: J.C. THOMPSON, President; Frank PERROTT, Vice-President; F.B. MILLS, Secretary, and J. BRACK, Jr., Treasurer. The stockholders met and signed the by-laws and at the same time received their stock. One thousand shares of the par value of $100 per share were issued. The promulgators of the co-operative scheme feel that their scheme to obtain better prices for their wine grapes will meet with success. There is talk of other growers in districts adjacent to Lodi starting co-operative wineries. Strikes a Peculiar Gas Well on Sulphur Creek COLUSA (Colusa Co.), January 27. While boring a well a few days ago, Tilden JONES, who conducts the Sulphur Creek Hotel, about twenty-five miles west of this place, was astonished, on reaching a depth of 200 feet, to hear an explosion. In a little while gas, water and rock came forth, being sent several feet in the air. A singular thing is that these explosions are being repeated every half hour to the minute. A lighted match applied to the gas causes a bright flame to spring into existence which continues to burn until extinguished. Marysville Citizen Stricken With Paralysis MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), January 27 - Andrew MEYER, a well-known citizen of this city, who has been in the tailoring business here for more that thirty-five years, was stricken with paralysis this morning, and the attending physicians say he cannot recover. His entire left side has been rendered helpless by the stroke. Part of his right side is also affected. New Mining Town MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), January 27 - The furniture for the new hotel at the site of the W.P. HAMMON dredgers on the Yuba River was hauled from this city yesterday. The naming of the town which has sprung up there in the last six months has been postponed until the return of W.P. Hammon from the East. Fifty Days in Jail MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), January 27 - Fifty days in the County Jail was the punishment Judge RAISH meted out to Charles HALL yesterday because of his appropriation of $40, the property of Kid YOUNG. There was no cash alternative. Additional Comments: Used with permission of Transcriber Betty e-mail address: betty@unisette.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sacramento/newspapers/sacramen36nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 5.6 Kb