The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-05
VOL. XLy.--N0. $50.
BEFORE A GAPING CROWD.
rrHTHiR DETifLS or That ASTON
r,HfNG ROBBHRr ~ NINTH iTENJE.

r,lalr a.
Leaving no Trace nncr Turning the Corner
A.. = II Storc the cashier 90 Unle's
W. ..,,. ,,,,s ro,,,,d IN broad d,v.
piano ~, . w. ~ 40 ooo s,,o,, vos,or,o,
hhn' ~" ~. a., ,y...,e,,,r Stn,s o,d ,bo
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ol ..,,,o ,,, ,,oo,-ro doscrin,io,, NJ ,ho
aoio " NJ, ,,,',ooa ,,,'or hi,, ,ror, h,hi,d
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anu W." 49, 80. 90, iii, ,,,,ir horrs
~. ,o~,hors ,I,o f,cc If tho
"""' u ,''''' -, ~. ,',,,,sa., AMI a,oot n
","' 49,, ~ -, .,.an,1 do,rr Ninth
pe'V' :" ,r. ~ $500. y, ,,,irr, siyc with
-, .',',,",,,o, ami a hin sallow
.'".N 'i ~ A.. ,,,,o,s r,scr,blnd tho one
i"o" nio',o. y, ',I oldcr and ,vora
WIN pls',i' t,n ,,oro soft hlocl, hats
:" 'u'' IN 81 ,,,o,r forohoads This dcscrin.
~. ~. ..,,, ,ho, .,,,on nv som, of tho
uon .",'''' ,i'a horso n, A6l Wcst
, ,r,a.... ,,,,',h s,roo, in from, Of which
ih'i'S .,, - ch,r,os rmy ,ho
the h7s"vt ""s ""uo' ~
messenger boy. remembers that one oil the men
,rore a lirht check suit. None of the robbers
"Vi' -. -,..ar,.,,, h.,-ro,.or I'm, ,ho, n
was so clearly ops'tV'u' however p"' oi"'
slight disguise would make him unrecogni2able.
rho Twentieth Ward detectives are positive
i". -. -. -. t,,,.,,,.,I ,,o, 49,,
Of the city, and that they had only studied Mr..
e,.,,s ,,o,c,,cnts Tor n short limo Tho off,
sum 80, A.. 49, ,t,S, ,,,,, ~ 81 r,,ars
,f the Planet Mills cashier in Brooklyn were
- oo,,,,rcd oud that tho mon who nerpe-
ho''i ."p'"' u'"" w ~ -, -
uated that robbery figured in the Thlrd avenue
ear attack and in the assault on Mr.. Stone
Tha Io,ost roll,orv cvccsas either If tho othors
mo I"tes' '""poiS oNV0." % ,
In audQcity. the place selected Tor the assault
heinz less favorable to escape. Thirty-fourth
-. ho,u,o,, Nir,b ara 1'srth ovenues ia
street. between Nlh'h anu ien.n avenues 10
solidy built up, on both sides being substantial
,.,,i. ho,,eos r,arv ~ ,b,m occunicd nv tbeir
'''-'' - -, =, ii a, ,a,n,u.. ~
owners ana DINERS ny weh-to uo 'o"an's' ho"s
OF thrifty shade trees line the curb on either
.id, - mo s,rae, Tho s,reet il broad
eNo -. ~" -, :, - -,
and although more quiet than Nlnth ana enth
n sr, 10 So..'e'1'ns " - 80 ,;
" :, -.
for'y-secohu s'ree' "ai'ronu run 'ntougn IT.
,,tn,,,as ,rhor, ara no ,.oca,, to,s or ,iiovs
,ilnueo a.o NJ '",,'''' us ~. ~
through which escape could be speedily made.
The point of attack selected 10y Mr. stones as
saiIar,s ,to -, ,b iao,,,.',, - ,ho
st, w az he MN, 81 ,e W in ne
WI T,,b a uoDu. n,r
the North R riyer' The spot is within stones
mm L 81 M S,o,,, resiuchco at fo' west
lnm,ty.lour.n stieeli, NJ c.,,,o.,, 49,, ..a,,,,
oors psd han5 V d -. ne AMI ene p1leS
u,heds ,nu ,, nusu y -L he ,h WIN VII.
MAJ AZ r IA n v
Mar. a. noon A. s,ans ros 500" " H., ~ ~
~. -. So - .,..,t,
tne DanR az Lsht avenue ana ln,sydouIIn
% WI Nj s ,o,',, ; ~, -, ~, ~ ~
N dnth syfno Of S4ng , ana wk ,S
hnnH Notes haine in naner ynor liz arm and ,n
nmnntty Of silver in paper rns in bs noc rnf
annIics' otIicsr saT}y hared :" lie norph
sde of the street going east. The of,icer turned
men ,rho hal Stood ON The northeast corner nf
Ten,b nyepue and Thirtv-fourth stree, heran
Tbi iv'H 9onriS s,ro.t nan ,noun,nd ,he rod
bn,cbSr,s cart ~ witch was oitnchcJ n isyo y'
tst trown horse nni drove alone, Tenth ayenne
int rbirty fourth straot Street oars ,yrr, COW,
Inv o IN nncS lev as n,S ,
berinc along and pedestrians were on both sides
of Tho street Tia but"i,"r's art coins, enst on
tbe so,,th side 81 the s,reat moi fhe io WAGON
md car CONC west The driver Of the Sgrt
and MA 10, 10 coutd moi mas ON thar sde
N" car witch was brought To- n malt. Simul-
taneously with the tanele Of the teams the two
men on he north side OF the street crossed over
10 tho onnosite sidewalk lust rs MIR Stone pnssed
Charles Filly. the bright little telegraph mos
seneer. tells what happened as follows " was
walking along a little behind Mr. Stone whom |
saw The Two men come across. They stepped
on the sidewalk right behind him One of the
men grabbed him around the neck and kind Of
bent his arms back The other one mt his
hand in, Mr.. -, st>ne,s pocket and took
out the rolls of silver Mr.. Stone called to mo
and tried 10 throw me tho package in his hand.
II fell In the gutter ] stopped to pick il up and
as | Strengthened up the man in the butcher $
cart jumped out snatched the package from
my hand and threw me down. Then he jumped
into the cart and picked up the reins. The m en-
holding r. NfnNN suddenly N
60 and Jumped in the hind end of the cart One
Of tho men drew n pistol and In reatened 10 shoot
Mr. Stone MIR Stone lodged back mad then
ran on after The cart The horse was rnllorinr
Nnih avenua mi tmrynnd down ''0 e"i' H'' 10
John Schaaffer. who keeps a fruit stand nj
Ninth aven1e and Thirty nth street saw ths
man with the pistoi distinctly' and would NOV
tnoWla 1sw car trnS and MALI scb , yar,
turn AT the corner that TIE man with the pisfbl
cana near fallinp over Tho tailbo"rd "' III dei
.,rihas hin, ne iha IN laced man Win dsrl
hair and mouetanba ''- -'''- WAN "'iN
NJ Stonn's rnrsni, in the nassing exnross
WAGON was arnndoned after "a sbort chasip ,bo
rohhers' horse heinp So daet os 70 giwe thsrn
time to Get out and adms, an unbucSled stran
In the hSrnoss In oi9Sn,, Nin.h aver,'n ypi,i Il
wa s,' iuiI of teams tbo crv ~ ",stnn ibinfi"
was nassed from onn 10 another mo roh
hers fearing they would be stonnod further
on turned into Twenty-sixth street and sned
toward Eiphth avenue A. thew turnrI Ire n,r
nor tho driver Of n grocery wagon tried To sinn
them by driving In their pnth He chanred
his nurposn however. when he saw that tIey
intended Ia run him down
Tho most singular part Of the affair was Mr..
Stones unaided struggle with the thieves VIII ile
n score OF men looked on and made no offer N
assistance. MIR Stone is a small slightlv-built
man and his two assaiants were large and
muscular. Yet the street ear drivers and CON
ductore and other nareOus stood mud watched