New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-29
BOLD ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
A BANK CASHIER ATTACKED ON A TRAIN.
THE THIEVES FAIL 70 SECURE $10 OO0-AN Xxx.
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attempt or three New-York thieves TO rob and
murder, II necessary a bank cashier. Their attempt
foied and the three desperadoes are In Gu stody
with prospect of spending from fifteen to twenty
| years In State Prison. The names given BY the
robbers were William Clark, John J.. Smith and
John Connolly. but they were recognized by Chief
Donovan. OF Hoboken, as Pete Emerson, Tip"
Farrell and John Nugent. Emerson aud Farrell are
welknown thieves and burglars, and Nugent
became notorious through his connection with tho
Manhattan Savings Bank burglary. when he was q
member of the police in this city,
The robbery must have been carefully planned
and the habits of the victim closely noted Thomas
j. Smith, cashier Of tho Orange National Bank of
Orange, N. j., has been accustomed for years to
come to toNew-York every Saturday and draw money
from the Irving National Bank with which to enable
the hatters and other manufacturers of Orange
to pay of their hands He was generall<
accompanied by messenger but yesterday he was
| alone. He drew $4,000, which he placed In hand
satchel. Then he started for home. He caught tho
10 o'clock boat from New-York 80 as to take tho
1918 tram on the Delaware. Laokawanna and
Western Railroad from Hoboken. When tho boat
arrived Mr. Smith walked into the depot and took
seat in the second from the rear Of the train
and about the middle Of the car.
STRUCK ON THE HEAD WITH LEAD PIPE.
Placing the satchel on the floor, he took
q newspaper out Of his pocket and had just
settled himself down to read whsnyhe received fouR
or five stunning blows on tho back Of the head in
rapid succession with piece Of lead pipe wrapped
up In q newspaper. The blows were struck BY
powerfully built, heavily bearded man who stood
behind him; his companions about two
seats back standing In the aisle Mr. Smith cried
out and struggled to his feet. although he was go
dazed by the blows that he was scarcely able to
stand At the same moment his assailant, who was
Emerson, seized the satchel; but Mr. Smith
kept Q firm hold Of it. aud the thief
was foiled. Mr. Smith. who first thought
that his assalant was q lunatic bent on
numbering him. now saw that the purpose Of sths
attack was robbery and cried out for help. All this
had occurred so quickly that the other passengers
in the car. many of whom were acquainted with Mr..
Smith. were unaware that ything unusual was hap
pening. number Of men responded to Mr.. Smiths
cries for help and crowded around the thieves Tho
latter seeing that there possibility Of sccur-
ing the money, turned their attention to making
their escape. As the crowd pressed around them
they drew revolvers, and placing themselves back
TO back, threatened to shoot anybody who barred
their way The aisle was quickly cleared and has
tening out of the the thieves out Of the de-
pot and over to a two wheeled butchers which
stood near the North Hudson County Railway Com
pany's passenger waiting room, which Is acroS
the street from the depot.
BALKY HORSE.
A crowd rushed after them out Of the depot, and
IL was augmented by passengers from ferryboat
which had just arrived and by the numerous idleI'
who are to be found in that neighborhood
at all hours of the day. The display Of
revolvcrs in the hands Of the thieves
deferred the crowd from approaching
too near, however, and the fugitives climbed Into
the cart Farrell seized the reIns and lashed tho
horse with whip; but the animal which, from his
docked tail and general appearance seemed to ba
thoroughbred, bad become excited by the noise
and confusion, and baked. He reared up on his
hind feet and plunged madly about, but refused to
start F. Bowers, well-known hst-nanufa facturer
IN Orange, more courageous than the rest, seized
the horse by the head and shouted to the crowd to
close In on the thieves. The crowd reluctant to
obey his orders, and Nugent and Emerson, seeing
that Farrelps efforts to make the horse start were
unavailing jun ped out of the cart aud ran diff
ferent directions Their revovers cleared passage
through the crowd for them. and they ran like
deer each one followed by number of pursuers-
at safe distance.
THE ROBBERS CAUGHT
Farrell who remained in the cart, fred shot al
Mr. Bowers, and the ballet whistled by IN such Gloss
proximity to his head that he Invountaly released
bis hold OF the horse. At the same moment Farrell
lashed the animal with the whip. and he
dashed at a break-neck pace through Hudson-st.
into Second-st. About the middle of Second-st.
be turned INTO an alley but the turn was 50 short
that the cart struck a tree and the shafts were
snapped off like ppe-stems. Farrell was thrown
out but he quickly reganed his feet and ran on
through Second-st. After running short distance
he overlook horse and wagon which was being
driven by two small bows Springing INTO the
wagon he seized the reins from the boys bands and
was about to apply the whip to the horse when
Special officer McGnness sprang into the rear OF
the wagon, and placing the muzzle of revolver at
Farrelfs head, ordered him to surrender. Farrell
had dropped hisweapon in the bottom OF the wagon,
and being consequently unsrmed, offered no resist
,noe Officer McGinness took him at once to Police
In the meantime Nugent and Emerson had been
captured After jumping ont of the cart Nugent ran
I'D Ferry-st pursued by Mr.. Bowers and number
If railroad employees. Near the corner of Wash
ngtonst the fugitive became winded. and placing
his back against fence, he kept his pursuers at bay
~ holding his revolver in front of HIM and describ.
ny semicircle with it. Some ran to the po-
ice station and announced that a man had been
hot in the railroad depot aud the man who shot
nm was then IN Ferry-st., surrounded by crowd.
soundsman Hayes and Officers Harrison and
laser hurried to the place, and as they made their
say through the crowd Nugent saw them, and,
eeing that further resistance was useless, he
ropped his revolver the fence and surrendered.
Emerson after leaving the cart, ran
D Hudson-st but had gone only short
istance when he met Chief of Police
donovan coming down tue street on a run. "There
Q goes" shouted Emerson but the Chief was up
that game, and selzlng Emerson quietly
,maIked: "You are mistaken-hcre he goes."
LOCKED UP IN JAIL.
The three prisoners were brought into the police
alton withe few inmates of eachother, aud weac
rongly guarded while their names and addresses
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