The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-24
nom ROBBERr IN THE STREET
uishwnymen In Brooklyn Taking $500
from "a uookkceper In Brond Dmy.

A bold highway robbery was committed at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at President and
Hoyt streets. Brooklyn. hy two men. who assault
ed Warren Lane. the bOokkeeper of the Planet
Mills Manufao turing Company. and took from
HIM a pa 'kagc containing 80 500 in greonbacks
and silver The Planet Mills is a carpet factory
in President street. between Hoyt and Bond,
where nearly 200 girls and men are employed.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Warren H. Lane OF 134
First place went TO Now York Us usual with
Daniel McGinncss u trusted laborer about the
mills to draw from the Corn Exchange Bank
1900. the amount Of the weekly pay roll. They
put $500 I'm bills and silver IN package
They left the bank soon alter o'clock. crossed
the Hamilton ferry ana took SAckeu street
Sackcu and lloyt streets. two blocks from the
mills. about 2 o'clock, and started sidSby side
W Hoyt street with the package OF money be-
tween them.
The street along. which they passed is sparsely
built w on both sides for two blocks from the
factory. Between President and tnien streets
there is the public school building NJ. %. on
the east side of the street and row Of two
story hous,s hut there nre no houses Of any
dos rription IN the opposite side Of the street.
As Lane ana VI Ginnrs- reached the front Of
The puhll' = hou budding, two men whom they
had seen approaching and thought wTr" labor
cr- uidrnA -ir nE toward th"m. ON struck
Lane pow r'ul n.N ln th' Va 20; AMI 'N"'N'i
nrid him llrh ~ Nlil' h'- "Nt,n J.. ll'H tr'm
Iaur Oh D. .a-r containing tlH 'NNArs. T. i.Uu
STR g. warrr uaAt llumlcr w.-uu. iu wli-h
two n,n wore 49, i. wa- in WaItn- iNf ihNu.
The his' w3m.n lnmp ni, IA We Hnl
w.r' driven f'l.ty down hoyl -, l.i,,
got upon his feet in an instant, uLd sti ri ! WIN
NJ Glnn"-. atrr Tho wagon, ,rvIL.' ~ p
thiril' az the top of his voice. \ thronc soon
Joined in the chase A swIit-iooirl brown
horse WIS attached to- ,he wagon. and tn" pur-
suers on foot w.r' distnn ed.
Capt patri X l. HavN of the Butler street po-
lice Wis IN pcLraw street as the wagon dashed
hy. He saw the ihrong rhas ng the wagon, ana
supyosin ihat some person had been run over
he led the chaSr haloo. NJ 10 ihr men ia ne
wagon 70 stop. Tn" Captain said subsequently
that had he known the facts he would have fired
upon the men without hesitat.on. lie ran alter
them. and srw tham turn into Warren street,
drive rapidly up that street TO N"N.ns, and
thence al full -llcrl to Fulton stret turning M
the corner io - NJ that street He was unable
10 pursu' th n further. as he had already eN-
| hau-trd ii- SIR usin. aud he hurried AZ once to
rolcr Srhirai ON To have the officers at all
the icrrl = warned.
The, DIS gyi on which the Captain Obtained
| from Ltn". VI ,uuur7-, and others waa that Of
was about iu ais % 49,. oi stout build & fcri
tall. with black side whiskers the 4thor WAS of
| about tn sam age. lr't inches tail. wear
| ing heavy hl.i X ~lda Whi-krrs. and blue cali e.
co jumper. OF short roat, one OF thr m, II in tho
wagon was about 35 years OF age feet inches
| tall and thin in the face. He wore n blnck
moustache and small side whiskers. There was
no description OF IN" fourth man, except that he
| like the other men. WAS dressed ~ "A lahOrer
| The faces OF Ne m,n VINO computed IN" as
| sault were stained brown, and tho whishor-
| they wore seemed to be- false.
| MI. Lanc. who is about 23 years old. said last
| night that he had 5000 wrapped up In pi,c,
| Of paper. and tied To- his thumb by a stout cord
| The 500 was in silver, 800 Of which MoGln
Miss carricd IN a. bag under his arm. aud s2ll
in a small bag IN ~ - n. ON" ~ the thi'Nri
| struck Lane in th,- hnck Of the head with ;
| with mustard - 4 shot. one OF the nirn Lut 10
| front OF him ~ he WAS getting to his feet an,
| struck him in the mouth ~ ia pistol.
| Mathew Bcmorr. lanitor Of Tie Iuhllc 'hoo
| building, SAW the encounter When he " 20