New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-23
BOLD ROBBERY IN THE BOwERY.

Bowery Yesterday morning at n quarter to 4 O'Clock,
party of sly rufians got on, three on the 'front.'
platform and three on the rear. Ihe7
acted roughly aud the driver, Charles A. Parker,
rang 10 the conductor to collect the fares. Wheh
tho conductor asked for the money OF the mon on
the front platform they began to joste him ana the
driver about, picking the pockets Of both
of these while doing so. Parker lost
Fl 40 and the conductor, John Marks. new
man on the road about the same amount The
thieves then starred through the car and their
Mariners on the rear platform also began operations
The car was frl OF passengers at the time, there
being twenty-five or twcnty-siX persons on board;
but some of them were asleep. They went through
the car jostlng against and waking mp tho passeh-
gers. Az hey did so they robbed several OF them
of watches and number of them of their money.
The passengers, just awakened out OF their Sleep
started up greatly frightened. Those who had any
presence OF mind thought 1t was only a drunken
aua rel, and they made no attempt TO resist the
thieves
There were several passengers on the rear plat
form. One OF these seemed to comprehend lmmedl-
atcly what was going Oh. and when one OF the
thieves pushed against him he erappied1
with bim. In the struggle which ens%sd e,for1i
to the ground. As he was getting mp the thief
kicked him severely in the chest The car was
stopped at Grand-st. aud polleeman came up
None of the thieves made any attempt to run away.
| The conductor and the passenger VINO had peeii
hurt called the policeman to arrest the men, Dut
] the officer made no attempt 10 40 So Inc urIver
said the officers name was Jackson. The car was
then started and three of the party even got Oh II
again and rode down to Chatham-3quare. The pas
sengers all ran away except SIX.
TIE DRIVERS STORY.
Parker. the driver, said last night to a TRIBUNE
reporter: They went through the ear like wlrirl-
| wind You ought to have seen the
.pug' hats fly. The passengers were
half frightened to death. One man went out
the open window, while another slipped out of the
door and ran down side street RS
if he was afraid he was going TO
be murdered. one old German, who had
been spcpipg of the effects OF his bcer woke mp in
the row. stood MP on ne seat and iooKInG KIN around f
| This p One passenger on the rear platform
| tried to resist, and got in q regular fight with
one of the gang He was kicked and knocked down.
and was pretty badly shaken up lhe car was
| stopped and policeman came mp. AS he did so
one of the crowd SAID to him, That's all right Jack
THE policeman did nothing. and the passenger
who had been Knocked down called upon hln
to arrest the men Ie oGvr Threo maze of tba no me as
left the car then, whIc the other three stayed and
| rode down to Chatham-snuarc without paying their
| fares | never saw such an Impudcnt crowd
They came forward ana began c.o TO
| abuse me. There was a passenger on the front
platform %e" ood Jd'y watch cH' and chain. When the
mon hcpau TO iostle me | resisted as well as could
yyith he reins In my hand, and in doing this cot IN
| their wav so that they could NOT touch this man;
lie i,nn of the car as soon as the began, and
| so save his watch. | think the thieves were MAD
because they didn't get this watch. and they al1 1t
| oil to ne; bit TOOK out hN caI-hooh anu ,"cS
| finally LET me alone"
:" WIy didn't you stop the car and call enough
| polIrcmcn aid have these three men arrested r
| :. What good would it have done we mad trled
IN net one ~ cenan to arrest them, and he wOuduL {
do IT, Wccouldn't wait on the track al! night, SO
told the conductor w,'d better dnye on .
| .I,;, l. ~ oil
lame man who got the ear Just above the Bowery
When these men were rght IN the mi'ist OF
their operatons he fp'd TO the rEsy fU%ancU ars
n GOOD party. They have only been up town and
drunk q htte too much. Then 1T was he who
| finally gave them the order to keep quiet fhlni1
he got on first to see If the CROWD
was worth going through, and that he
gave his party the word TO board the car ] don {
! know now much they stole. think they probably
Got two or three watches aud pretty nearly all the
| spare change in the car. have been driving on Il
night car for TWO years, and IN that time l nave
| had to lick drunken men, drunken women and
| crazy women, nIggers. sailors and ChlDaman; but
| never struck such a crowd as tnat was.
WHAT OFFICER JACKSON SAYS.
Officer Jackson, OF tho Fourteenth Precinct, was
asked last NIGHT by TRIBUNE reporter what he
knew about the alleged robbery. In reply to the
rouiries made by the reporter, the officer told the
following ncolerent story
IL was patro.ing the Bowery early yesterday
| ave. car suddenly stop in front OF Delaney st.
hoard some one call out that somebody
| WAS being robbed. rushed up to the car and saw
wrl.-!ressed man being put off the car by several
others | asked him what the matter was, and ne
| rcv.icd that he was dong nothing and that he
| was a gentleman. called out for tho conductor,
bIt ne was nowhere to lie seen. then ran through
the ear and asked the driver what was the cause OF
! tne d,sturbance lie SAID: There goes the man
l. l,ta
back cud of tie car. L Jumped on the
front platform. but could see 10 one except the
Messengers who had got ont OF the car. just then
| man ON the rear platform complained that some one
had struck him. saidi Ny friend VINO has
struck You! :, He pointed toward Delancey;st. ;.
and said There goes the mau. | looked, but
could SEQ 10 one. At that moment the conductor
III denly appeared. and gave the signal for the car
10 go on aud the ear started on.
"Who told you that somebody was Deiha
robbed n asked the reporter.
heard someone say so. but dld not see VINO
il wasD answered Officer Jackson.
| Did YOU not ask the persons VINO were eIrcting
| n mau from the car their reasons Tor so doing
No; but asked the man Iilmself and he SAID
| thai he WAS DONG nothing. lie was a very gentle
| manly looking man, with n large Dlack mous'acne
ana am sure he was no thiel" .
Did the persons who we're putting MIN OH hahe
| any complaint to YOU n
'No. they didn't say anything at all,
| Did the man who was being elected make any
complaint Y
Were these persons under the influence OF
liquori'
| ''No sir"
'.Did the man who was struck bear any marks o.
violencep
| NO sir" m
"Dd yon take the number of the carp
"No. SIR"
"Dld YOU hear anybody In or around the car MAKE
a compaint OF having been roDp'u
| mo. SIR" go
did anybody call YOU by namef"
mot that know of but l am so well known tt
, 30 many that 1t is very likely some one may have
called out my name"
"When the conductor came b ick to the car di'
/, you ask him why hs had absented himself, or VIII
, was tue cause OF the disturbancep r.
No; | was so excited at the idea of robber
being attempted my beat that scarcely knew
what | was about"