The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-29
BOLD ROBBERS BAFFLED.

BOLD kObHEKS BAFFLED.
BI0 JOE m re EREEsO0Txx0 Live
LANDS ER414 ROC UkS IN JAIL
Attack Up.~ . eRs Sa.ss.r :. n.a.as.-
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Shortly before u O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing two wheeled covered butchers cart drove.
out Of the ferry 4ouss at the loot Of Newark
avenue. Hoboken. crossed the street car tracks.
which end At that peint. and. going in close to
the fence which susrds IN kacka Of the Della
ware. LackawannA and Western Railroad
depot. stopped G'sAort distance east Of the
freight depot ThSeS va nothing particularly
noticeable about the cart. but uS6ple remarked
loft side OF the cartWas toward the fence. and
the horses head was turned up Ferry street
man sat In the can and held tho lines. The
horse was covered with thin blanket marked
with brown plaid stfipes and trimmed with
red br i'd. There was no name on the cart and
no number. On closR inspection they seemed
to have boen scraped aNfay and painted over.
For some minutes the cart waited there quiet
w, and the man occasionally looked over to the
train OF cars which stood on the second track
south OF the fence. TIN fence is low one Of
upright boards. and aabclie man could ensiy
throw himself over IL he depot Is a long.
low one-story shed inl3d lately adjoining the
ferry house on the south II runs along Ferry
street for some distat There are many
car tracks on Ferry strsBt and the cart stood
between the tracks and kAe depot fence. The
driver in the butcher cart wore q blue blouse.
He was heavily built man with side whis-
kers. He was afterward Sdsntined as Pete En-
40 kcc
overlook the fence into thu depot yard.
Within ten minutes the cart Was the centre
ct q scene Of the widest excitement. Pistol
shots were fired. men shouted Murderr" and
Catch thief" and after . berce struggle three
bold robbers were overcome and captured. A
desperate attempt had bSsn made to rob q
bank cashier OF large amount OF money which
he had with him on the train. and the robbers
had designed to escape with their booty In tho
butcher cart.
The cashier assaulted was Mr.. Thomas j.
Smith of the Orange National Bank. on Main
street. Orange. N. j. His residence is on East
Park street. Orange. He his been connected
with the bank for many yeats past. and II was
his custom to 60 to New Ycssk everv Saturday
morning to get the funds neslsd to pay off the
Ssn Mr. ss Is ss Il sS
build. and wears light sanck whiskers. On
these trips no had been acc1 ppanied before
yssters sSU as the bank s is Cork.
OF them being away on vacatlolA
tb se ss irsin m0THf e Vent MT drse
and carried with him q medt ne0teD4s III
leather hand yaiise. He oros Se Il
iona Bank. at 2s7 Greenwich Il. VII BE
4 rs SIS s$ sss s e. II:
he placed in his hand satoheI .vsikS ~
III n.s ssFs 9 to sk Ct ins 1910 tSSt 8
Hoboken he passed through the * ~ en-
rs and ESSEX sss' aiy Tatsn At
81 pi.e rSSq S. ys ss.t ap ts9%
upon 4; keeping the handle within easy reach
He noticed tall. stout smooth shaver man
In the opposite seat on the other side Of the
aisle. This man was atterward identited es
John MuGsn an n OF MsW hork
the robbery Of tho Manhattan savings institu.
tion. New York city. some, years ago. Mr. Smith
S%Hent Suddenly leit his scat and coming oven
toward him, struck him on the back Of the neck
wa Il Mas ss saS
other blows quickly followed. and Mr.
Smith. thinking that he was attacked by a
he .grasped his yalse. sprang into the aisle.
and ran toward the front door. NuGent fol-
lowed and continued striking him. TheIew were
some twenty other people in the car. and for a
time they were too much surprised at the sud.
denness OF the attack 10 do anything. Some OF
rel. and they disliked to interfere. Then one
Of them Albert Bauer. a halter of Orange,
pointed to pistol which Spg gen had drawn and
was meant. and they moved toward Nugent
who had now been joined by two other men
oyiOently COnfplerAteS.
sSonted "' Murd S and Police!' and the
ensd to get away. Two OF them ran out Of the
front door, One OF them fed up the railroad
r1% Wi the encs ana Climbed into
the back door, but seeing Conductor Thomat
ieeman. he turned back. Dr.. stiekel. dentist
OF Newark, placed himself in the AISLE but
stepped aside before the 70, leveiled pistol.
passengers shouted to Rundio to stop him; II
moment he WIS over the fence and had clam
and after him almost ut the same moment. anC
Mr.. Bauer and Conductor Harry Gardner Ners
close behind The driver OF the ,I cart
med BY shor Ne and
ins this Nnsen Ian and the driver Jumped from
the cart and ran away. pursued by several men
The third man remained IN the cart and draw .%
dropped the reins with alacrity. The man ther
| whipped up the horse and started at iuriou.
| pace up Newark street to Hudson street. ant
| then down Hudson street.
Emerson. when he Jumped from the wagon
| ming a the top of his speed. Chief Of Police
Charles Donovan and Mayor Tinker wer.
standing on the corner,ot FIRST and Hudson
| stopped him.
Whats the matter ?" asked the Chief. "WhI
| are you in such hurry?"
| Oh | had muss down at the railroad.
| answered the fugitive with perfect. cooness
| and got into fight and strucS fellow.
| guess you weren't in much Of a fight" he con
tinued as no seized tho mans arm. Il know
| you and Won ought TO know me- I'm Chic