The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-26
HIGHWAYMEN IN THE CITY.
NOONDIY ROBBERr At EIFTH .tJENrE
IND TIIRIJE7U STREET.
From Moynmcnsing Prison to New York only
to Fit Himself ror u Term IN slug sing
sngncity that Wen Deserves Recognition.

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to FIT Himself ror II Term IN sling sing
sngnci,y that Wei Deserves Recognition.
Mr.. John y. Moore tls retired gun manu-
facturcr. who dwcls ut 1874 Madison avenue.
bought. on FRIDAY last. Missouri Pacific Rail-
road bonds representing s3l ono. and number
ing from 1Gl to 19j inclusive. He paid sl7.jOO
in cash. Yesterday he went tO the conpanv's
oflncs nj Bowling Green and Registered them.
On his return he entered a NJ Nth avenue ear ut
Wesley street. and rodcto Thrtcth street From
Tn" ear hc walked up Thirtirth street toward
his home. holding the bonds wrapped in brown
pnpcr secured hy india rubber elastic. in his
lett hand and somcwhat under the arm. II
, marked VNacty | o'clock ON the Twcntv-nnth
street Church dinl when he reached the north
rast corner Of Fifth avenue and Thirtieth street.
suddenly he felt u twitcli on his arm. and the
brown paper package containing the bonds was
pulled away. H. turned in time to soc II we'll
dressed man wearing an Alpine ha, run ding-
onay across the street with the pnckngc. Mr..
Moore felt for his revolver. but 1t was not in his
pocket. Then. unmlndful " his ~ years of ngc.
! and shouting Stop thief" NJ the top OF his
lungs. pursued the hghwayman. The fu-
| -iliv" dushrd down the south sidewalk Of
Ihirtl'th sir'rt unit u" r"n'h"d thr unlln,sh%i
apartment house. about half way between Fif'h
| nvrnu" and Brnndwav aud there n" disappear
cd in the winding passages in which the ear
! A. Mr. Moore r'nrhcd tho house In which tho
| highw!yman had disappeared. q man stepped
"u, nnI s@ re- % nqm" pis y ay
| through the apartment h"u-r only TO Ind tho
! rrnr blocked Ivy now tom" -omr ten or tw"lv,
J i"t high. Ihuhing u impns~ihl. mt the thini
had cli mlisd So high a structurr. Mr.. Moore sus-
| p"'fcd ihg; the dtopring the bonds story had
/ been told hy n confederate ~ throw him nH
! the srrnt Therefore ne l"can To- search the
/ apartment house. \ pnlirc officer who had soon
! The chnSr now ,oinod him and the two wont
.rttf sHHfs lft Il
| WIS frutlcss. and ~ length thcy went out to tho
street md wrlked townrl broadway.
| ling Twrnty-ninh srreet had h"cn told by an
! o' servant lady that thrr" was irouhl" IN the
apartment house ~ she had seen mn old snn-
| trnltn rhh-" ruimwnv INTO H. t"nin'lurlnE
| That Tn" fugitive woulh prnhnhy iry To- cscup'
through III" building 10 Twenty. strc Is
! there wis space hHtt,r, lay only TIRE. irnc's
/ behind th" church officer King hurried ~ rut
him ~. II. had mot .rce-"d Fttli HVnur Do
| lore tdr thief lelrrl the third ifu'' INTO the
street. nearly a hundred warts in ADVANCE. The
officer pursued him along Tw"niy.ninih street
Drondway hr hishwnyman WIS nj to- hr seen
| Seeing a ear coming down the street b
occurred 10 the officer that the fugitive had
! taken r'fug" therein. hoping lint 10" miglii
rsrglpr. IL the cnr WI, gons IN = direction up
L.sitc to that ia which o." hid l""n running;
/ Whom 1t passed him. Officer Kim. als stepped
into the ear and. n'frir. thai one "i ~" ir- +,
s"nE"r~. who wore u rou .lrNit al - H~ d" mad
/ observed uu the man h. hat chn..'i. iuru"d his
hrat. evidently T. rswp' r.rugniiion. he
| tonrhrd his shoulder and -nii ~ VENTURE.
| Conc. tn" man might easily nave huti"l
! him, King saws. m h." WAS hN no means certain
| that he was in IN" right hut ins;"nI ~ doing 80.
two detected thief followed the officer ont ~ th"
car The .,li.er and his prisoner can" face To-
fac" WITH Mr. Moor" and his crinp1uion ue ii"
latter iurng! int Brondwnv from Thr'iih
stroot. nnl Mr. Moore instantly recognized the
ihi"i, Then offer King pulled the pa kts" ~
bombs FROM out ~ thr breast porSr' "i lis
prisoner cont
The ,hi"l. having hrcn taken hofor, JUSTIN
/ nuny, described himself ~ G"Org" Mercer ~
~ East Seventy. fourth street. wood carver.
He WIS committed.
Tho ppli,r r,rogna, tho prisoner ne George
Myers. and say that he was r'i"r~"i ON the 9TH
| or 10th inst. from the MoVHnira. ~. PRISON.
Mr. Mnor" WIS born IN i7H1. From 1872 until
1897 he wis N tho who'll SAFE and retail Eun
trade. in broadway. inst below fulipn str'i.
tune. II" f, the hero of an encounter with
rullrrs that had not 49, for;unA't - Termination
as that oi yesterday In 1866. nn in" .1i
~ March. his house was 'ninr'! hv burglars.
and bonds national and raiiwn, and n"elfia' i'
."rurit,rs {" IN" ynlun vt sjpIu Wcrr taken.
In the cour>" - some weeks three II the stolen
! bonds w"r" offered as security for n loan. and
he .r"kcr t. whom th"v iinl h'"n N red NJ
Nr Moore on IN" truck. The hnnl,- wrrr 'r ie,.l
toa lrwrIirr who hi,i borne good reputation.
and %" ~uiH that gee hil r ivt.i tlru from fWp
= .t"i rrn ~ni'n nnurd iu'' 'inre Hnd .Hs.
Dennis. Bonds vtlu'i ~ ;-' moro wrr.'
found at ~" r. ',,Irt-.pg ihr,,upTsra THEY
there WINS MT rviGru e. iu 'ungi ftu"rl. \ Huut
Il year ucp. Glars klll"l hinsrlf On Steamboat
ns she wns entering Now fay"n harhor from
IN : 'ity. The preceding summer, Dennis, after
/ rohlfus lou-" IN fllii'fh -fr"t stepped
across 90 tho coping 81 i.ir lnHr oi tlr ilnu-''
adjoining. Tn" -ion" glv' way. nna H. ."ii
him. Mr. Moore, after thu bps" of months re-
covered nearly all his stolen ~ fuerty. but not
until he had "Xprnd'd oY'r nMp,
Mr. Chnr"- h 'ini"ldt oi ~ William street.
while walking through hrur street, near Con.
tre. early yrst"r Inv. was inocked down and
robbed by three hlsAwaymrn.