New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21
VIOLENCE AND CRIME.
poRRpRIFs ON THE WEST SIDE.


from the Twenty second Police Precinct. Shortly
before O O'Clock Yesterday morning George Post a
retired merchant living at No. 1919 Broadway,
was attacked by two bighwaymeu while walking
in hist between Seventh and Eighth-aves.,
and robbed OF a diamond pin valued at 81 200, The
assault was unexpected and so violent that u
completely took Mr.. Post by surprise. One OF the
men, who had been approaching hun from oehlha
without attracting his attention. suddenly struck
him violent blow on the breast while the other
seized his arm. Before the surprised man had time
TO make an cutlery or defend himself, tie assaah'S
ran away. and Mr.. Post. glancng down his torn sh1
crunpled srt-front saw that he had been roooeu Oh
bus diamond pin. Tie men were stu ~ slgh,, anu
he followed them as fast as his legs couu carr ~
him toward Scventh-ave. shouting STOP 'hiel'
ct the ton Of ns voice.
Two men who had just came out from me houses
Nos. 2l0 and 211 FOrty-ilih-st. made an attempt
TO "trip up the thieves WITH IN uihoreias out
failed. and the robbers turned INTO Broadway
An old colOred man there attempted 10
stop them. but Intellectually, and although
the street was filled WITH people who were made
aware of the trouble 10y Mr.. Potts cries and ges-
tnrrs no one ventured thereafter 10 assist him,
and the robbers turning up ForvsiXth-st. and into
Sixth-ave. were soon lost to sight. Nh. Post re-
turned, exhausted and indignant, 10 the Forty
seventh street Police Station, and there ienolted
his loss lhe pin a cluster OF - old mine" dia-
monds, and highly valued by HIM. Officers were
sent out 10 took up the persons VINO had Witnessed
the flight of the thieves IN Crdcr TO obtain uil de-
scrpnon Of them. Both were Young men, tail
and dressed in dark cothes
Twelve hours before tins occurrence at half past
eight Friday evening another brutal Outrage of the
same character had been committed WltaIn han
dozen blocks of the scene OF the assault on Mr..
Post A defencoless old woman was knocked down
upon her own doorstep, and ROBBED OF the savings
of half lifetime. which she carried about her.
The robbers were two in nomber. Tho facts were
sixty wears, who lives at 737 Tenth-
ave-. with her son. an employe III Ninth
Avenue packing house. WA, vas returning
found two men waiting at her door. One. who was
outside opened II to let Mrs. Jones pass Inside an
other seized her by the throat in the dark, and
sitting her cries with one hand, throw her on TIE
floor with sucn violence as To stun her partly. The
blow bruised her cheek. With the aid OF the other
man who had entered the hallway and closed the
door he searched her pockets aud finding nothing
there tore her clothes from her body. Mrs Jones
carried in belt strung about her. waist
a bag containing some old family, jewelry
and $500 in bills which she had been un-
able to dc oosit i'll a bank, aud of the existence
of which she did not think any one beside herself
was aware. The thieves knew of ii, howe yer, and
securing the bag. ran away, leaving the woman
helpless and exhausted in the hall When the
neghboIs lad been reused the robbers mad escaped.
Mrs. Jones was Frustrated yesterday with fear lest
the thieves should return for her bank books. which
she carried in her bosom at the time of the assault
The thieves in their haste overlooked these. A
TRyBtrNE reporter found Mrs Jones al her house
last evening, and obtained from her an account Of
the attack
ing back alone. had 500 with me, most of it
being in bills. and a little silver l
tered the door at about $50 p. m. Two
men seemed 10 be waiting for me at the entrance.
One of them, q dark man of middle height, opened
the door, and tie other closed 1t behind me- Then
they spraug upon me, chOked me and threw me to
the floor. They tried my pocket first, and tore my
clothes off TO find the money. They took the belt
aud also my jewelry. They were 50 quick that l
could hardly notice their features.
II haG made no mention OF the fact that ] had
the money, and vet the men must have known II,
for they were lying III wait for my return. Ny
son aud his wife sitting in room
heard
down ana took me up stairs. The ran
through tine yard aud out the back way, evidently
being acquainted with the premises. The detectives
arrested one Of our family tnenGs to-day, but my
son had him discharged this evening. He could not
have been gully OF the assault Inc police 9aye
another man, whose description resembles one OF the
robbers. He Is stupidity intox icated. and Will be
examined when he becomes sober"
While George L. PhelaU. of No. 439 West Twenty
thirdst., was passing through West Twenty fifth
ST., between Seventh and Eighth-aves., at 2'30 a.
who asked him for 20 cents lie handed the stranger
the money, whereupon he was struck a violent blow
in the iaee and teed TO the. Sidewalk. The mal
held lis hand over Mr. Phelan's month and shouted
to a woman, who was waiting across the street for
assistance. She ran over, aud throwing herself on
Mr.. Phelan, held him until the man had riied his
pockets and secured So. She thea made her escape,
the man holding Mr.. Phelan until she
out of sight. He then attempted to get
attracted the attention of Officer Price, of the
Twenty min Precinct who secured the robber aud
took hun to the station, where be gave his name as
al
was arraigned before Justice Smith at the jefferson
Market Police Court, and pleading not guilty. was
held default of 50 600 bail to await the action of
the Grand Jury. He refused to divulge the name OF
the woman
REVENGE OF CONvICT'S FRIENDS.
A YOUNG WOMAN BELIEVED TO HAVE BERN Pol
soNED FIR TEsIIFYING AGAINST BURGLAR.
Sarah Walsh, the young woman who is said to
have been Daciously poisoned by neIghbor Fri
day evening returned to her home at No. "a Henry
st., yesterday afternoon from the Chambers Street
Hospital She had suffered greatly during the
night. but had improved in the course of the morn
ing. Dr.: Wright, the house physician made
2 careful ANALYSIS ah;s OF the water which
tain antimcny. This superstition proved 10 be |
false and then the water tested with view to
finding traces of arsenic or mercury. Up to late |
hour last night however. no satisfactory result had
been reached. DIR. Wright told TRIBUNE reporter !
that in his opinion the inflammation of the patients
Tissues could only have been produced by a strong
dose of a metallic poison.
The account OF the poisoning given by Captain
Petty of the Seventh Precinct Police Station Is as
follows: Nellie Winterbottom. a married woman,
separated from her husband, and rented apartments
with her sister, Sarah Walsh at No. "a Henry ST.,
short time ago. Both were hard working women,
and earned scant livelihood doll-dressers AT
the beginning of the month they CHANGED to see
man lowering number of clocks by means OF
cord, INTO the vault under the tenement IN which
they lived. This man was Charles Smith. alias Pat
Mcguire. a notorious thief. and the clocks
we're the proceeds OF burglary committed |
1t Bachelor jewery store, the Bowery. Mcguire
MAS arrested a few days later by Captain Petty
Who on learning that the two women had wit
messed the incident mentioned, caused them TO
De subpGn ad for the prosecution. So reluctant
we're the grls in estlfying IN the case that the Cap
ain was obliged 10 threaten them with the House
Of Detention. Mcguire was meanwhile released on
bail. A few days later, Mrs. Wlntcrbottom VISITED
CAPTAIN Petty and complained that one Docherty.
friend of NJ gnire, who occupied the floor above
Ter rooms had first used threats to intimdate her,
md had finally attacked her ia a dark passage and
,eateD her severely Acting upon the Captains adj
,ice, Mrs WinterbottOm caused the arrest of Doch-
rty on a charge of assault and battery. Owing,
however, TO some misunderstanding the prisoner
was discharged and returned home only to
continue the persecution of she sisters.