The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-29
HIGHWAY Robbery.
Mr. JAMES II. wHFArLEY is KNOCKED DOWN
AND ROBBED IN SIXTH AvENUE-HIs AssAIL-

Mr.. JAMES II. wHFAiLEY is KNOCKED DOWN
AND ROBBED In Sixth AvENUE-HIs AssAIL-
ANTS ESCAPE
At iittle before SIX O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. james H. whcaIiey, oil No. 172 Remsen street,
Brooklyn was Knocked down Oh sixth avenue, In thus
city, robbed OF large Of money watch
anu chain. So mucn OF startling story came 70 tho
HERALD Office yessrday and, as the police had iaed
1--WE the report oil the occurrence TO tue press
quiry was made in other quarters. Inc lrsl ver-
Sou OF the story was that Air. wheatley walking
nloag sixth avenue, when he app cache by TWO
men. oi wnoE ut the moment oil meeting gra>ped
Mr.. Wheatley's watchcnsin. Al tho
that gentleman ieit a stunning 0low and lost
scouspess. When he recovered he ougd that $40 600
winch he had In his pocket moment before was
gone, ana that his assaian too had disappeared
msment aitcrward saw a policeman. aud,
summonin MIN TO his assistance, he told him what
had occurred. the policeman asked him 10 20 with
him to the Ninth precinct station house, viii oh he
did story again to The Sergeant onarge
Mr. Whcaties shoed MIN $l2,vOo more that no
had In aasther pocket, IN the shape OF Lake Shore
certificates and other unooubteu securities. The
Sergeant nnding that Mr.. wneailcy was hurt teic.
graphca tor a surgeon, VINO took HIM urst to the ST.
took INN MS residence, in Brooklyn, on ind
ing that he not seriously hurt
wHKArLEY SAYS.
Mr.. Wbeatisy was ioana last evening nj his resi-
dc uce rst refused To say anything about tho
robbed. He said that In dong mus he was following
the of tne police. wno, seems, advised nam
to and them 10 conccaiing occurrence dis grace
full to them, on the pretcxt that II The pubic should
learn hts chance oil recovering the money or
any part of 1t would he greatly essencd. Alter Int
tie Conversation however, Mr.. Whcatiey consented TO
answer lew questions, and then appeared that on
Tuesday afternoon he was waking quietly along on
business errand He nad gone little out oil his way
In order to ooK at the eievated railroad aud look
ing that ana various other things "taxing notes."
He was aware OF three men approaching him,
but did not take notice OF tnem aud
could not describe them, further Than 10
say that they wore, he thought, dark ciothcs
He supposes that there other people around ana
that stores IN the neigh Uornood were open Tor
was sixth avenue near Carmne strost, and IL was
a htte before * O'Clock IN the afternoon, but ne
could noI say positively ,nat any one was In tho
neighborhood, Tor he not noticing.
RoBBgHY
As the three mon met sezsd hold oil his
gold watch cnaiu, ami al the same instant ho was
stunned by blow. Hc thinks II was delivered below
his right ear that spot sore atterward, az well
the back OF hts nead wbich was PROBABLY hurt Ia
falling All he knows Is tnat he lay Tor time IN
sensible. How long tho WAS he cannot
say, but when ne recovered consciousness ne found
that he mad been robbed. He refused ~ say what
he missed, but said empnatically that u was
no such 100000 among the tnings taken
were checks payaDie TO his ordsr and not indorsed
which, oil course were OF no use 70 the rooocrs anu
no loss 1 him.
Seeing policeman he called to him and told him
his story. After taking a fow mnu the policeman
asked 10 To the station house and report the
facts to the Sergeant. Further than tns no quee-
ioning would induce Mr. whestley 10 talk but he ex-
pressed great regret that the matter should have been
rnsda public a. ALL