The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-16
CAPT. PHIL. ABSOLUTE.
He is GarrOted and Robbed "a
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Capt. Phil. Absolute, who, on the 12th
of last January, lost his steamer Caip-
met by the ice break, and during the
sinking Of which he suffered the break
ing of three of his ribs, was the victim
Saturday evening of another misfortune,
whereby he lost nearly SO, 800 at the
hands OF some daring highwaymen, who
attacked him on the north side OF East
Front street, east of Butler, garrotsa
and robbed him. We let the Captain
tell the story in his own graphic style
as follows:
On Friday and Saturday had drawn
nearly 81, 900 from various banks. kept
lit in the hotel safe, and paid out from it
until l had thirty.seVen hundred and
some odd dollars left. l had arra"-.,a
to go up home, to Wheelin" S.turSay
night, ! was to sl..t TO-. on the $50 train.
Aaec Upper, shortly before half-pastT z
WoIooI4 started from the hotel. I had
me. valise there he Captain pointed to
"a large, plethoric valise. heavy with
its contentsl in my right hand, and
my umbrella in my LETT. had
tne money, nearly $500, in
my INSIDE vest pocket. l had q few
| uolIars IN my p0cket-book. 1 was To
stop at the southeast corner of Frnnt
street and Broadway, to get INV tictst
Tor wheeling. l walked down To tha
corner OF Fifth and Walnut streets. and
look car, and rode down to the corner
""f Pearl and Broadway. Thence I
walked down TO the southeast corner Of
Broadway and Front street, to the
saloon kept by Gus. Clark and Bill
Trainer. There | met several acouaint-
ances. That has been a regular sto,-
ping place OF mine. l was there most
OF The day yesterday. Up stairs.
over the saloon, l have los
of things stored. Well, got NV ckes
and paper OF tobacco ami sa; ar md
there tor while, until Trainer s..f ,tIf
you intend to take that $3.50 train yUa
had better start" l saw That it was
time to 60, so started up Front street
toward the Little Miami Depot on the
north side, with my valise in my right
hand and my umbrella in my lett. When
got to the bridge pier, where the rail-
road bridge passes over Front street.
three men jumped out on me. They
struck me twice. The first lick gave
me the bruises on the cheek and nose.
and the second on the forehead I
think. They took me by surprise in
such a way that l could do nothing.
They were mighty quick about it AS
they struck me they crowded me down
to the ground on the sidewalk, and one
of them got hold OF my throat ami
choked me until thought never would
get my breath again. They did not give
me any chance to tight them or to yell.
They did not say word, and they did
not let me say anything. L believe i
did manage TO get out an attempt at Q
cry tor help, but it was certainly a very
weak one. While they were striking
and choking me, and holding me down,
one OF them rammed his hand into ny
inside vest pocket and took out my
pocket.book. Then he tried to get
my watch by pulling at the chain, bas
the watch, which as you can see, isa
hne one, timer, for which l pai0 S3oa,
happened to be pinned in, in the wa,cS
pocket OF my pantaloons. The pulling
at the chain resulted only in the break
ing Of the ring, and they did not get
either the watch or the chain. Then
they ran away, into that open Place TO
the left there, where there is railroad
switch and some cars. AS they ran, 1
sat up and saw them going. could nos
say anything, for csuld hardly get my
breath. THey had given me an ugly
choking. When l got up to my feet 1
was weak and confused. L rselea
around there for awhile, aud thea
started to go back to the sa.
loon. AS l reeled along met two po-
licemen. They thought l was drunk or
u very suspicious character, aud were
going % arrest me. got them to take
me 10 a saloon, where told Trainer and
the rest what had happened to ms.
Then l went up TO lhe Hammond-street
Polioe Station and gave the in .ormalioa
there and TO the Chief anu the deteSi-
ives who called ou me at the hotel.
Two notorious characters, named
Fred. Friend aud VIM. Manning, wepe
last night by Lieut.. Birnbanm
on suspicion OF completely in the rob
berg, but this morning, when confronted
by captain Absolute, 1t was HE opia-
'oA that they we're not The men.