The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-23

Ii@hway Robbery uHd iSuypgsed A5zuctt9u-
A man calling himself }. p. Swayze horse
dealer from Plymouth, Ct, came to the tavern of
Samuel Miller, in Elizabethtown, on Monday
afternoon last, stating that he had come to meet
person named Phelps, who had picked acquain-
tance with him at the Courtlaudt street Ferry, n,
T., and had proposed to sell him some horses
which he had in Elizabethtown. He remained
till Thursday, and Phelps not coming to Elizabeth
town on Wednesday, as had been agreed upon,
Swayze came to Newark, where he sad he met
Phelps, who apoIogzcd for not keeping his engage
nrent, and said further, he had business that day at
halfway, and If he Is gayzt) would meet him at
clock that night, at the ElizabethtOwn Depot he
would show him the horses. Swayze accordingly
returned and went to the depot at the time ap-
pointed, when Phelps invited him to 90 to his
uncles, where he supposed his brother was with
his horses They proceeded down the railroad.
and shortly after passing the bridge, Swayze was
struck down by blow from d third person, and
robbed OF $500 in bank notes, and silver lever
| watch, with a gold guard chain. A person. pass
| ing about II O'Clock that night, discovered him
| lying upon the ground, and took him back to Mil
| Ter Hotel where it found that he was badly
injured, and his mouth filed with dirt. Physicians
were called including DR.. Searns who found the
back part Of his head much indented, apparently
with slung shot His pocket-book was found
| the next morning, near the spot where he was
found.
A p7onissory note for $1,000, which it originally
contained drawn by Timothy Atwater in favor of
J. 2. Swayze, dated June 81, 1870, and endorsed
by Luther l., Tuttie payable at the Phunix Bank
Hartford was brought to ElIzabetht0wn Yesterday
by an lrishman, with woman, who said man
met them Railway and handed it to them, sta
ting that robbery had been committed in Eliza
bethtown, and that he himself had been robbed in
NewEor5. In his poCket-book were two other
notes $500 and SG6) drawn by Asa Bartholomew,
dated December, Sl5, telegraphlc Dispatch dated
at Springfield, Massachusetts, also an account of
May, Brothers " Co., with Atwater Y Swayze, of
several dates, from July i, to Sept. l3 for Mer-
chandise,' for $40 % another with G. Sigourney
" Son, for steel wire and drill rods" for S67 Sc
and three certificates of 20 shares EACH in the New
England Live Stock Insurance Co., on which Is
per cent. had been paid, and s. secured all dated
| 18th May, 1870. That he had the money he repre-
sented he was robbed Of had been apparent in more
cases than one
Swayze remained in bed in n helpless condition,
as DR.. Scarns (who him last at 10! o'clock
| last nlght,) says. But this morning he was gone,
with every article Of his clothing, except his sus-
| penders, and has not been seen since Much ex-
element prevailed and J. II. H, Sayre, Esq, the
| Sheriff OF the borough and others, have made
search for him in every direction, bat as yet with
out success. 1t is thought that he has gone off in
deranged state, or that he has been abducted and
murdered by the perpetrators of the robbery for the
| purpose Of eluding justice.
| Ihree young men, the oldest about 81, , and the
others II to 10, were apprehended at the depot by
| the Sheriff yesterday morning, who, with another,
all strangers, had lodged in the same house on the
| night OF the robbery, and one of whom was
| found new dress coat and pantaloons stolen from
| the bar-keeper OF the hotel, concealed under his
| shirt. They have been examined before A. NJ
| Elmer, Esq, add all of them relate contradictory
! stories. Swayze, while at the hotel, stated that
| his mother resided near Watertown, N. Y, and
that his father formerly resided at Hope, Sussex
| county, this State. where he has