The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-07
WEST SIDE HIGHWAYMEN.
4 TRIDEsMAN KNOCKED DOWN AND
ROBBED OF $4,000.
w ntchina n Mon While he Draws Money
from Bank Following i'm In the street

w ntchina n Man While he Draws Money
from bank Following i'm In the STREET
Cars-Is this q Dormau n. Eaton Cnsst
Michael Tobin has been butcher in this city
seventeen yeors. He Is person Of medium stature
and pleasing address. His residence is ~ East For.
" seventh street. He has sleughering establish
ment at 400 Fortynth street. He is In partnership
with his brother. Az about I O'Clock on Saturday
afternoon, Mr.. Tobin took e5O0 from . safe In his
residence. He went to the slaughter house and gave
the $500 and fss additional 10 Mr. Cox, the book.
keeper. He gave this money to Mr.. Cox to pay OF
the men. Az the same time he said he was going TO
Albany to buy sheep. This remark was heard by
the men. He then ret urned 10 his residence,
changed his clothes, took over $4,000 from the safe
In his residence, placed the money in eide pocket
Of his coat, and babe his family adieu.
the TROUBLESOME CHECK THAT nIeBr HAVE SAVED
hin.
Mr. Tobin next went to sec william Learry, in the
Centre Market, In relation 10 q check, but Mr.
Lesry was not there He then went to the Bast
River Bank and drew ts,60o. In paying him the
money the teller asked Mr.. Tobin whether he would
not prefer q check. Mr.. Tobln replied that he de-
sired the money because be might be delayed In get.
ting II cashsd. Mr.. Tobin pot the money into the
same side pocket OF bis coat where he had put the
other money which be had taken from the safe In
his residence. There was now $4,000 in that
pocket.
were standing near tbe talkler's counter; and
some Of these pereuns heard what the cashier had
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ths conductor the time, and learned tina. II was
HALr.PAsr sIsk o'cLocx.
He carefully looked sbou, the car to see whether
anybody was IN y whom be know, because be
thought that possibly lie might meet some OF the
butchers there, like hmref going TO Albany, or In
that direction But be did not single person In
the car whom he knew.
When the car reached
IHIRrI-foURru STREET AND SIsrH Avenue,
he got of on the right hand side. ficing north As
he went across Ninth avenue to the lett corner,
southwest OF Thrty.iourth street. he saw two men.
One about five eet seven inches In height. the
other about Ave feet ten inches In height The fret
was email man and the other powerful man. The
small wore blue elotle-: the powerful man
heavy, light oyercost. with slouched hat.
AZ Mr.. Tobin sterTcd up near the powerful, man
tho same turned his face away from Mr.. To0in.
Mr.. Tobn next the men on the roadway OF
Thirty fourth street, and In q second anerward he
srRrcK FULL on rHE HoCrH
and nose by the larger Of the ruffan-. lie fell
his back and also struck the back OF his head on
the ground. That stunned him. ana he la' uucon-
ground two small boys approached and asked what
he was lying there for. He rose Just as policeman
came along.
:" h.ye been knocked down BY some Ono," said
-, whom :" inquired the onicer.
sum OF money. Ho put his hand into the side pocket
OF / is coat whore the money had been. and II Nas
gone.
Capt. C1nry's detective officers are searching for