The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-25

II Where thu thieves waited
t-Nhctc the wagon stool
EN-. fnne, i1s @ M TSr ,S ws G,T ,hcy were going
Warren Lane and Daniel Mctiinness, the
two employees Of the Planet Manufacturing
Company Of Brooklyn. who were assaulted and
robbed OF 5000 on Saturday had yesterday
partly recovered from their injuries. With
detectives they visited this city early in tho day.
and were shown the rogucs' gallery in the Po-
lice Central Onlcc. They positively identified
ono Of their assailants. Capt. Leavy thinks that
II was one OF the bcst planned and executed
robbcrcs In the Brooklyn police record. and
the work OF Professionals In this he is sus-
taincd by the detectives
Tho latest version Of the robbery is that on
Saturday morning Mr.. Warren Lane. the book
keeper Of the Planet Mills. and Daniel McCiin-
ness. another employee. went TO New York. as
usual TO draw from the Corn Exchange Bank
$500. the amount of the weekly pay roll. Three
thousand dollars Of this was in bank notes.
which Lane carried under his arm Tho rest.
500. was in silver. and was carried by McGin-
ness. Five hundred dollars he carried in n bag,
the Brooklyn side at about leo. There they
took Sackctt street car. These cars turn
from sackci, street int iioyt' at the
there Lam and his companion quit
the err and Proceeded up H2yt street,
On reaching tho intersection Of President and
Hoyt streets marked j. they were suddenly at
struck on tho head with "A bag filled with shot.
The package NJ money was taken from him.
ani Then combined attack was made upon
McGnncss, who was attempting 10 escape;
Here the robbers were met with II determined
rcsisiance McHinness baked up against the
boldly At his aSsaiant- with his unoccupied
hand. The repeated blows dealt by the Inter.
fcll 70 the pavement Even while lying pros.
trair. according 70 the testimony OF eyc-wt.
nrssrs. he refused to surrender the properly of
his employer. He crossed his arms over tho
ba.; Of coin, and did not relax his hold upon it
unit he had been kicked unconscious;
Then the attacking party made n dash for
wagon that hn been waiting for them at the
point c in the diagram md in which there
down Hoyt street. and. though followed 10y sew
ultimately escaped. Mr.. Francis Eias. n drug.
gist., who has storr At Union and lioyt streets.
mark Hi Is ON tAe diagram. irrls confident that
he could identity at least two Of tho highway
mrn. lie saws that for nj least two hours pre-
vipils 10 tho robbery tho wagon which he de-
scrih's a- pumher'S wagon. WAS waiting in
front Of his store Harnrssed To- it was II lnrgc
bay horse. Two ot the men sat uuon an IRON
railing On tho Union street side OF lis siorr.
Ihrir companion remained ~ the wagon. All
looked llk" " llNln[ men. Their face. were
e., hats
n 'front.' ~ which the assault took pla"c. snid
heard shouting in the street, and ran out to
see see " wha' w,ts Eo'ng on several men were
med ~ the bookkcrpcr of tho Planet Mills
stood uPnu iir corner shouting and ecst uat,
ing wildly liy the time | got down. several
m"n Were jumping upon another man who was
down. Before could recover myself. they left
me- Iro,irhte man ana AZ bu, 4ne, ,1umpcd into
"A wagon stnndlng near tho curb. This man was
very stout Xpd hal g. be DRAGGED IN by his COM
panlnps. rhe party III drove on
Mrs. Juhn Purcell. who lives next door TO the
scno"'i SAYS slo saw lwn men follow Lane AMI
his companion rs they. walked by her house.