The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

STREET CAR INVADED BY FIVE HIGHWAY
MEM PACKAGE CONTAINING THIRTY-sIx
HUNDRED DOLLARS VIOLENTLY sNAroHED
FROM A cLERK-Two OF THE PASSENGERS
FELLED TO THE GROUND WITH PISTOLS
ESCAPE OF THE ROBBERS IN WAGON
One OF the mosG daring highway robperies wit
messed IN this city Tor long time perpetrated
IN broad daylight yesterday in a horse car on -Four.
teenth street by gang OF desperadoes, ave in mum
ber VINO had evidently plotted the affair for
days and perhaps weeks beforehand. From the
circumstances as below narrated 1t seems almost
incredible that the robbers should have made
their escape, so open and unconceaed was tha
crime and so inopportune the time and place OF
It's commission but such Is the fact, and, from
present appearances, they are not likely to be
brought 10 justice.
at about hal-past eleven O'Clock yesterday
morning Mr.. Cheney the Treasurer OF the Arch-
tectural Iron Works. on Fourteenth street. near
avenue C, despatched one OF his junior clerks.
young man named William P. Golden, to the Elev.
enth Ward Bank, corner OF avenue D and Tenth
street. TO draw 50, 500 IN small bills, with which 10
pay or the hands at the foundry, yesterday being
the regular weekly pay day. Golden has performed
this duty every Monday Tor many months, and IL
regarded by his employers as above sus-
presented his check and received the required
amount done up IN d paper parcel, wnlch he
put under his arm, and Immediately aiterward
he lett the bank and jumped into Belt Line car
to ride to the foundry The car comfortably
filed with ladies' and gentlemen, every seat but
one or two beng occupied. AS he got he
noticed four men running for the car, winch they
boarded shortly aiterward, one remaining in the
rear. going the front platform while the
fourth took seat next 10 Goiden IN tue centre Of
the car.
There was nothing particularly noticeable about
the men, and they probably would have escaped
his eve altogether mad IL not been Tor the fac,
OF their running after him, which attracted
his attention. Just as the car had turned from
avenue into Fourteenth street-a stones throw
from the ARCHITECTURAL Iron Woiks-and while the
conductor sas IN the front collecting tares the
man VINO sat beside Golden seized hold OF the
package, wrested Ii violently ron his hands and
rushed opward we rear qoor WIN H. Go,den
STOP himn and started IN pursuit, several OF tho
passengers who had witnessed the robbery follow
ing Tue instant the roO0er had reached the plat
form his confederate stationed there neld the door
closed on the passengers, thus gaining moment's
quickly pushed II back.
The two thieves who were on the 'front.' Platform
watching the outrage then jumped 10 the ground
TO render assistance to their associates, and
lioht open wagon that had all the time been fol-
lowing the car, driven by anotner oil the gang,
drove up ana the money was thrown into IT, tho
robbers scrambling In immediately after ward.
TWO Of the passengers had bY TINS time rushed to
tine horses mead and paced their nanas on the
from the wagon and struck them over the heads
with pistols, telling them both 10 the ground, alter
which they quickly reEalneu tnelr seats
and the horse was driven III wild
gaop up Fourteenth street pursued by
the excited passengers shouting at the top OF
their voices. After running some three blocks all
the men, excepting Golden, gave up the chase,
the latter following them at his best speed but
PROBABLY losing ground. When the team reached
Union square, Golden Dstng several blocks behind
II stopped, aud four OF ne men cot down and
separated, each going IN a different direction and
the wagon was driven away ana lost to view.
superintendent Walng notified of the
robbery and repaired Ia person 10 the place, bui
could get cleW to the perpetrators or the
daring crime.
PREVIOUS GOOD LUCK.
In conversation with the treasurer OF the iron
works that gentlem sisted TO the writer That q
similar attempt at ro0olng their clerk was made
aOout two years ago, but 1t was not successful
Tie amount stolen. S., COO was The lowest sum
taat nAd been drawn rom thu bank on pay days
IN many years. In some seasons 1t reacaed as
hgn as $4,000 The ROBBERS, he thought mad
been watching their opportunity for a iong time,
knowing the TACT that the money was carried
from the bank to the oundry. Usually TWO clerks
were sent amer II, out yesterday Golden was the
ony one available al the time the money was
needed.
he were conH onted with them.