The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-24
CLAUDE DUVdL COME A0.fIN
Of uiuhwaymcr Biackheath
Are They Practical Jokers.

Torn me London Telegraph
So far as has been asccrtained, the police
do not appear 10 have Obtained any clue to the
perpetrators of the recent outrages on Black
heath. This does not tend to aay the excite
The nnI Il " y"rY pr"babr Bnck
heath Will not for some time to come, Mt least
offer many profitable opportunities to footpads
in that charactcr-for the public opinion Of the
district is divided as to whether robbery or
practical joking was the real object in view
Upon further inquiry. it appears that the first
gcncray beuevcd. Mr. W H. H I i" one vol Of
the Treasury solicitors. residing ia Granville
Park, Icwisham, was returning with his sister
and niece in hired convcyancc from visit
ing Blackhcaih by u very lonely road
they were startled. about 10 o'clock. near
the gravel pls by r Giry Of sIIog +, "a
face. appeared at one OF the windows of the car
rlage ana; prgsf,nting plst2l demanded Your a.,
the driver 70 20 on rapidly, but the horse was
then brought To- u stundstll. and the driver
who is man " 81, years 81 age, said he could
ond man, wearing "A similar mask. presented
himself Mt the other window also pointing u
accounts. had put two f5 notes and 81 in gold
into his pocket IN the early part OF the day. but
had not carried out his intention, and this sum-
along with some loose change he had in his
pocket, he was obliged to surrender. No de-
mand Tor Icwclry was made. Both men are de-
scrihcd by the ladies as rather under the middle
height, slender and smarty dressed. md from
their manner Of speaking they gave them the
impression that they did not belong TO the hum
bier classes. At first the occupants OF the car
riage thought the affair n practical Joke. but the
persistence and the threats with which the de-
mand for money was urged soon made them
change their minds
Mrs. Poole. Of The Redlnnds. Shootors-hill-
road and her mother. Mrs. Trottcr were driv-
ing near the same lonely spot shortly before /
o'clock, when their coachman, Thomas Cawse
who was accompanied 10y fOotman. frederick
Baker. SAW two figures rise out OF "A ditch and
swiftly approach the carriage, IN which were
two very spirited horses. With the shout
Stop one man rushed to the horses heads
while tho other presented pistol in the drivers
face, Cawsc sashcd the two men over the
heads AMI shoulders and. first causing his two
horses To- rear st on at iuriuus pace, and saw
no more Of the maraud"rs. Mrs. Poole dist met
~ saw a pistol held by one of the men. upon
whom the light Of the carriage lamp fell. The
description given 10y Cawse and Baker OF the
mon who molosted them exactly cores ponds
with that of those who stopped Mr.. Hodge on.
Cawsc thinks the y Stol presented ut him could
scarcely have been loaded. or the blows ne dealt
would have been resented. Had the threat sue
cccd,d in this as in the first instance, some
Icw,lry might have been got, but NJ money be-
You'd some small change. In consequence Of
the earlier outrage considerable numbers OF
police have nightly patrulled the heath. and de-
tcctives hay been busy with inquiries. hut so
far with no result