Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1914 — Bean Bag Foils Two Youthful Robbers in Boston [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Bean Bag Foils Two Youthful Robbers in Boston

BOSTON.— -Bean bags proved more fearsome weapons than revolvers in an attempted hold-up at the store of Fred B. Poole at 358 Beacon street, Somerville, the other night. And the bags held genuine Boston beans.

A lusty heave of a bag at the head of one of the two boys with leveled revolvers put both to ignominous flight. As they departed they fired several shots, but no bullet holes were found in the woodwork and there Is a suspicion that blank cartridges were used. According to Poole’s statement tc the police, shortly before ten o’clock two boys entered his grocery store. Closing the door carefully behind them, one passed over a dime to

Poole, asking tor a yeast cake. Poole turned to get one from the ice box and was brought up short with a command, emitted rather tremulously, to throw up bis hands. Poole wheeled around and found himself staring into two revolvers. He threw his hands forward instead of up and closed over a bag of beans. He hurled this at the head of the nearest boy, who dodged and, losing his nerve, backed toward the door. His companion followed, while Poole looked tor another bag of beans. Poole is sure he heard three or four shots and until a close examination of the woodwork was made he thought he had heard whistling bullets, but he is not certain’’of that now.