The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-25
JOHN L. WooDRUFps STORY.
What he Now Tells Friends OF the Affair
Refusing to Talk 60 the Omcers.

Mr.. John L. Woodruff, tho agent OF the
that he was assaulted and beaten by robbers at
233 Broadway on Friday afternoon. was found
~ n,s no"' ~ we. i'ese"sn e.ioos 'oosolu ,. ,s
afternoon. In ac 'ordance. as he says with tho
advice of his friend Mr. L. L. Sisson and DR.
A piorva,, ha had dariod hin,solt 20 ali ,n,or.
.', Wv ''.. ~ a, ,N,..,.e a., 80,
viewers even TO Detective Golden OF the Police
Central ONCE who was sent on Friday night by
sunerintendent WaIling 10 ,vork IN tha case
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MIR. woodruff appeared In his shirt sleeves. He
anu oonpleAion, ana angular features. "A hRn'
awny moustache curled over his upper lip.
and on his chin was beardof two days growth.
His white shirt front yns badlv crumpled. and
IN ,ha u,aor ,a,,' 'hond CORNER ,vo. = hiood.
stain. His head was bandaged with cotton
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kept IN posluoh Dy Dlue Blk nhnukercnleI
tied round his chin. He spoke In an irregular.
hood ne ,hov,b ho bad sor,a IA o1orl,v Jn r,oci-
nuau' % 40 '''Ous" H' ""u 'OiliS Nii"0u' III i'S0i-
leoung'
Il had about 800 In here. he said pressing
his left hand rocket 1T was all in t5 and 40
ht,ia ,,,.a,,as -, H., . - ~, - aS,.s
oors "s ,o,ov u - ,So, 49, TaO, waanNSs
Sser, Mr. Peter 5. Baylor. asked me S' for $40 to
chimes, which we were sending 20 SYRIA
Greece | pulled out my roll OF money, which
thcn amounted to about si40. gave him the
required amount. not taking any receipt, as /
knew he was a trustworthy person. On Thurs
day and Friday | carried the roll In. the same
the pocket Of my coat was my account book,
containing q check on the Hanover National
me by the throat, and pulled me over backward,
l tried to twist around in my chair and
raise my hand to free myself II was
while they held me over backward that the
blow was struck. Ibid not see what II was they
hit me with When | recovered consciousness
Ny account book. containing the check. to-
gether with other papers was In the side pocket
Of my coat. just as had left 1t. had nothing
brass buttons. which. Of course, they did not
care for. In my right-hand pocket was about
sevcnty-nve cents In change which they also
took"
Mr.. Woodruff exhibited the check which WAS
Northampton Cutlery Company and endorsed
on The back rs follows:
Pay to the order of Wheeler Sewing Machine cqmPsny
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regular course Of business BY a man named
Schlmme,, ne admitted that u was singular
thet lhe thieves should not haye searched ms
less. ne then removed me bandage from
MS head ana showed MS INJURIES. Ihe
swelling mad gone down Almost entlrey
and the cut or rlpngitudlnal scratch.
swathe through his hair. in the midst Of
| whlch could ue detected a sort oi J4sgei pro-
tu9erance run running three or four inches from
po1nt ldSS i ,S 0yer tg ,b rgu hn "pi1 5 ,ng
| centre OF the PACK OF tne heAu. Az thlS stot
there was sun some suppuratlon Nisioie' Out
| ths nole was was eVllenuy h,v,hilnng ,, rFapiuly. ..,
During the interview Mr. ~ l.. sisson entered
tne room anu ouleet,vl 70 tue the patithts SAYING
anything iurther; Mr; SlsSSon 9xh.pited great
eNcltemeht ana t9ld Mr. Moo1run IN u loud
tone OF voice thgt II ne talked any more 70 ine
| reporters ne Aolssohl,, WouIu nave nolhlnH
turther 70 % win nm;
ME- Moolrpu COMPATIBILITY denies that he
uhu urtn uIluklnk -uuTlnk tnt week. or nhl
taken anythlng on Iuesday except a glass OF
| beer al lunch;, lie says that ne is iuliy able to
account Tor all the moneys received py MN from
the company ana thht ne intends 70 make up
the tlOO stolen by the iootpads out oil his own
pocket. ,,,
Sergeant Gay OF the broadway SQUAD said that
when ne hrst entered the sewing machine once
on FRIDAY afternoon n alady standing back OF Mr;
MoouruH whlspered 10 MIN that the latter had
peeh urlhkihg, Ihis huGHseteu ueilrlum tre-
mons nnu ih9 -, p1sS,piliS ot tne pa'ehs nay
ing ihniMcted M We % lnlutles on i'ILlsei' acIorui
ttnEl{s salu tte SS1lseddpp.' Iaiseu w his nthd
by pacihs my hahI Ion On hiS R I0rvhehu; hhd issAnl ~
hau @ @suuuen5 ~, -" tt ~ { Syu u1 , w A. ne ne