The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
EXCITING SCENE IN THE BOwERY.

TWO HIGHWAY ROBBERS UNDER ARREST
ACCUSING THE sYMPArHIEs OF MOB.
There q scene Of wild excitement in the Bowery
early yesterday morning caused by the attempt of
desperate crowd to rescue two highway robbers
tho custody of the police James C. Board of No.
SIG Eighth avenue employe Of the American Dis
rrict Telegraph Company. sent late on Saturday
night to transact some business Oh the east side
of the city. between twelve and one O'Clock
yesterday morning. whom he his way
home. in passing along the Bowory he incautiously
displayed his watch ut time when.two hard-fcat-
ured men cycling him. They simultaneously
attacked him. John Laydon. one of the highway
mon. caught hold Of Boards watch CHAIN and after
pulling the timepiece from his vest pocket snapped
the chain. He then passed the watch to bis confed-
crate. Joseph Smith. Tho robbers then tried es-
Smith returned to aid his compapion and both beat
and kicked their victim. He In turn raised loud
cries OF Police. HELP. and the like A
Smith. in his efforts to-rescue Laydon. dropped the
watch. which citizen picked up. Detectives Wade
aud Hess OF the Tenth precinct who wore in
civilians dress. arrived while the desperadoes were
still struggling with Board. They promptly took
the highway men into custody. The hitherto passive
crowd now became an indignant mob. II full
of sympathy for the r1ffans. Cries of ''Take them
away from the perice. don't let the cops lock
them up wero uttered. and ,the prisoners. en-
couragcd by these assurances that they had many
sympathizers. resisted the detectives: At this
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Hess had no clubs and the prisoners struggled with
all their energy. Stop by step along the Bowery
the detectives fought their way through the crowd
As the distance to tho station house gradually de-
creased the cries OF the crowd became louder and
their opposition more marked. On the Of
Canal street and the Bowery young man named
John Wilson came prominently to the front. bran-
dishng large clasp knife and threatening to make
of it upon Wade and Hess. Another
young man named John Lewis. by his violent
language and actions. encouraged the crowd to
ture the detectives. The station house in
Edrdge street at length reached. but the crowd
nothing daunted. followed. hooting, cursing and
threatening. to it's very doors. Foremost in the mob
were Wilson and Lewis. They stood at the steps OF
the station house melting the excited 10 make
last attempt to release tho prisoners. Police
man Brady, who his post
by, came to the detectives assistance. Before
had strong hod on the coat collars of both Wilson
aud Lewis and in very short time they side
by side ut tho Sergeants desk in the station house,
with the highwaymen they had attempted to rescue.
Tho clothing of Wade and LESS was torn. In tho
Essex Market Court few hours later the pris-
oners were arraigned. Smith and Laydon for high
way robbery. Wilson for brands hing knife accom-
panied by threats and Lewis for melting the crowd
to do the detectives bodily injury. Smith said he
was . clerk living at No. lis Mott street. Bail in
their fixed at $1,000 each. Justice Duffy
then said to Wilson and Lewis:--
You belong to numerous class of young men
who on the slightest provocation join In attack
on the police. Now. intend, as far in my power
lies. to break mp this system. Wilson and Lewis.
put you under $500 bail each to keep the pcace Tor
six months. impose upon you fine OF $40. and in
default of the bail named send you the Island for
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