, 1881-07-16
Intense Excitement on the Upper
Floor Of the Produce
- Exchange,
Tho Work Of Constructing Tie Tunnel
Under tIe North River Proceed.
Ing Satisfactorily.
Edison Rapidly Completing His Arrange.
ments tor Lighting by
Electricity.
Ninth Trfennial International Con-
ference Of Young MEMS Chris
tian Associations.
A DARING ROBBERY.

A DARING Robbery.
+ A 1lnEWEn BUFFERS 4 r.Oss OF 39,G
Sptesas D4spateA 10 1hs Chicago Tribune.
New Yotlg, July i5-A daring and sue
cvssful robbery, rvaling Ii, nudnclty tho OK
ploEts Of r0ad agents III the Far West, WIS
perpusrltcd shortly aftor noon Ia Lexington
avenue, between Forty.seyenth tnd Forty
eighth streets. Thu Victim was Charles
Messerschmlat, uBslstant bookkceper
lit the employ Of Jacob Ru-
pert, the brewer, anu the robbers
took from him SD,GN In currency, with which
they ,natie their escape. There wcrc three
nltli engugel III the robbery, nilt, as their
countellaAces weru part'ally coi'ceateu by
false wl,tsliers, ali accurate description Uf
tl,eun caItltot be obtalllud. Tho story, rs
toll BY A[csserschlliidt, is as follows:
This morning In WITS intr,'stett Will, ssACoo
In currency, 81 ,0oo III silver eun. ard c!.ccks
ai,d drafts to the amount Ut over S5.0oo,
which lie wns to ,depustt III the QernlniIlh, III
| tic NUwery. It was Usual for h[ni, wien
going TO tho bank to nuke depusIls. to
HIDE UN THE El.EvArED RAILROAD,
but, NJ llu llat. such Il Largo ninuiiht of silver
10 carry, 1t WIS decltletl better a1Nl safcr fur
| ll,l to rtllB tit Il wagon. y Concord buggy
WIS llitcctl up, uni Gnstuyu Aul,gele, Il Ger
lnnn Youth, was sett with Alr. Musserscllmttlt
| tu drive tho wagon. When Mr. Messer-
schmidt luft tile ulllcp lu put tho baMt:-buok
containing tilu checks al,d drafts III tho ill.,
side brc;,stpocket vi Ills coat. Tho package
containing the currency ho piace,l on
the seat of Z. thu wngon a1ld sat 0,.
II for bcttor secssity, while the silver
coin, tied Np III n Htout canvas bag and
Weighing nearly aixty pounds, was placel
ag,sllist tho dashboard aud lie rested ILLS feet
upon 1t. MessersclImldt a,ld ILLS companion,
lott tho brewery ut, Third aycrue an4
Ntnety-ilrst street. shortly before II O'clock
ai,u drove down t!Irf0ug, Lexington ayel.lo
without my Incident worthy Of Motice until
tncy arrived between Furty-seyenth and
Forty~eightll streets. THEY were coming
down tho ascent on the west side Ut tho
roatl, ntlu wera near tho corner Ut Forty
seventh street, when
4 IlcENsED VESDEIss WAGON
containing three il,elt drorB up forc1bty md
catno Into collision with tho wagon contat,l-
InR htesselsulrniut and his companion,
ami crowded. their vuhicle agninst the
curb. One OF the nicn spralig from,
tie yendcr's wagon Into the buggy, and,
selzng Mr.. Messcrscllmidt roughly by
tho shoulder, forced HIN back into his
sent, and pluc1,LK q revolver to Ills head
any @ outery or resistance. Tic iirst foDbef
aso nsS" ot 'o cuRsscy P0 on Which, ' Msssus: gssS:
scl!,ntlt Ind been sitting an4 threw
taken by tho second .robber, but It wins 10
aSaioei SaxS 'si IT, oRRSS ts II @ @ taSway e"s " f a
thru u,nn so1zel Atessersclltatlt's l,orse hy
the head md threatened with q sllarp knife
preySnt pursuit.. Wien tie hist robber llat
SECURED ths money i'e shouted, "A!l riglltl
Tllu two tueu sprung into llietr vulilei8 nut
|;rnte. Wll0n AIesserschnlAt entleavOred to
stnrt Ill pursuit Ao found that his lines Wert
cut and useless.
TIE rLACE sELEcTEp ny TIE THIEVES
for tile robtcry, was admirably tittcd for III
aps lot Will este liz IL WI Mis asos lvv
% Shd w fortysist ss 9''ESs strots. s0''{s0''! 81 Ii
Wsst s'e y n! tne lny 9yr,.a a'M d,,,1 .n,!
snrtei. partic,,lariy at ilis i,otir ta rubber,
i; was committed. When tla workrlcn at til
ast wots ,,t IT Gnnsr IT., .1I!;,,ny Es ayuHn @
as"siN a,ai Ntnsteeutl. @ 'sab-Preciet lid III
: police patrol ts OF rather inlcr'nittels
natuf ro r"sssry 1 q IS, sonrSt, ScSms
@ poare d untIl ll'' tl'o %aroI M md te issss wcs a.
r out OF sight III connection with the rol
J. l}ery. the barkeapcr Ut kspreFe3,a "a saloon. cor
SSftst ~ sst t s's; Ss su wv ~sss r ast
> 4 MAN ABOUT IS rEA.ts Of AuE, :
= Of stout build, md with n Lur.le .n,.stnci!t
D lln!l been III tho habit OF cnnl!uK IN til
@ suloun every morning except sH,Iday y!
%Ss tosS sos s h ts sSStf ss%twest eotsf yss 81 Il
saloon, Whore llo Go!nt!lan4c.i two window
luoklut. aut on the hrowery-yarE. llenlwa,
j. seemed engrossei III = newspapsrr, which i
s Sft9fS is tce v'T ih s ttG" ~ wy
:, lasvlnR tlu yard, w1icE, lo wntelet! tntentl!
;, ;, III tho afternn0n l.e would ottel, lesplli
70 II Inv whistle Rtye'. By II colnpani9i o
+ ffisaJ f and bct wu'Iti wslis otf tasythe
y llo Ind tho. appearances .oe n nuehanl
%St Of w9ES; |a% Ens pS!ce " ws1, a5s fo;Io'
~ THAT the rohbBrs wera professional tl,loy'
tlHrt IL nut tle slightest doubt. a1ul, ~ thu
nrp hut fpW criminals IT. this city WHO al
sa11 s st%a SSSa s IL s'ts e Ss eait IL staSes sse L
.E tho p0llco t1 run them d0wl'.
t. THE clrY KwAis1iEp WITH DETECTIVES
i, ta-l,iHlt III aenrch Ut ti1e vantiag'a WAGON.
y ,yas li.srked 40 mud D9Ea ,,x, alsp @ the a!ne
GsSSS ia n III 'cd tT Ill., 9ysa}' ",
10 his waEu!l tl!rte Weaka ago tn two stra.iI
From fills It Is Inferred tllat tho robbers, III
carefully nlHtutetts their p!nns, watchiI,
n 1kupprl'S bank messenger FROM slay to 4!
y. n1,tl looking tor n citance to attaek him. r!
~ l!tan Why obtained Ser!y m q jung l!esnsat
u. n. Stefan and h!s,rustaulIcs rs I'll 0real
5 ktreuL Ika WAS not Ruell t0'ilay. Tue tlibv
ut thp tlnlg Ut tile: assault fired 9 shut ny
lg tho l.eats .uf tie frightened clnrks. r.
st robbers were all ul9skea nlpd brandishea p
sJ sJ tols. .s !?
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