New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-16
BOLD ROBBERY IN PARK-AVE.
A YOUNG WOMAN THE VICTIM.

THROWN DOWN AND ROBBED ON THE STAIRWAY
LEADING TO THE FoURTH-AvE TUNNEL.
Considerable excitement has been caused among
dwellers on Murray Hill by highway robbery
committed at midday at the 1hrty-eighth st.
entrance 10 the Park Avenue Tunnel. The efforts
made by the police to capture the rubber. who es
capped with his plumber after being pursued several
blocks in the sight of many persons, had not been
successful yesterday. The general slarm sent to
the police stations describes the highwayman Of
middle age tall and muscular. with blonde hair,
reddish slde-whiskers and blue eyes. lie wore a
dark suit and black Derby hat The description
was furnished by Miss Christina Isherwood, of No.
IL East Thirty -sixth-st., who was assaulted and
robbed by the She is a daughter of Benjamin
+. Isherwood, Chief Engineer IN the United States
Navy. who is absent from the city on official duty
HeI cousin. Miss Carpenter, of Auburn. n. Y, has
been visiting her recently. The two young ladies
left the Isherwood residence at noon on Tuesday
last, intending to go to house III East Fifty
seventh-st., where they had been invited TO
luncheon. They purpo,e1 taking Fourth Avenue
car. and walked to the Thirty eighth-st. en-
trance to the tunnel AS they were bearing the en-
trance they heard a car approaching. Miss Carpen-
ter who is more robust than her cousin, said she
would hurry down and stop the car. She ran
down the stone steps only TO find that the car was
going down town and that the mp was still long
way OFF. A man whom she aid not notice particu-
larly at the time. was standing on the platform
when she went down. and lie started at once TO 20
up. He met Miss IsherwoOd above the nrst land
ing. where the stairway wuds IN semi circ TO- at
that point the stairway IL rather narrow ana Il pol
son cannot be seen either from the Unnel or from
the street above Miss IsherwOod was holding up
her dress with one hand. In her other hand was
small reticule of alligator skin, which had been
presented to her By q relative on Christmas Day.
Ii bore her MONOGRAM ia gold letters and contained
o pair of opal earrings set with diamonds about
$50 in gold a1d sil yer ana four tickets to concert.
Miss sherwood was passing the man when no
seized the ieticule aud endcav0red to wrench u
from her hand. With scream she gra'ped his
hand aud struggled to retail pOssessiUn OF her
property. Clutching her at the throat win MS
irec hand, the iobber crush he'd her roughly down
upon the stone steps. Miss lsherwOod was Obliged
to let 20 her hold on the reticue. Having obtained
possession of It, The hlghwaymGn rushed up the
stairway to the street. Miss lsherwUod, although
shocked by the assault, was uulnJured anu sne re-
covered her sef-pOssessOn Instantly. Miss Carpen-
ter had heard her scream, and both young ladies'
started in pursuit OF the thlet; A man who was
walking along the avenue joined them. The r0bber
then running through Ih1rty-eighth-st IN thh
direction of Third ave. Miss lsberwood, Miss Car
penter and the man ran after him crying " stop
thief" servant, who WAS sweeping the sidewalk
In front of Of the houses in Thlrtyeighth-st.,
put out her broom and trlpped the roDber. He icll
on his hands aud knees, but was quickly on his feet
again. aud ran on. AZ Lexington ave. he turned
sou: inward aud after running two blocks, darted
toward Thirdave. agnn. HIS DuIsuers then lost
man visible.
Miss sherwood and her cousin returned hume and
afterward went to the police station in East thirty
hIth-st. TO report tine robbery. Police Captain Ryan
aud his detectives made no progress IN the case,
aud they were OBLIGED to seek aid from Superin-
tendent Walling. Several OF tho Police lieadquar-
ters detectives visited the place where ihe robbery
was committed. They learned that the thief had
been noticed lettering about the entrance 10 the
tunnel Tor day OF two previous 10 hs attack upon
MIz- Isberwood. He had rung several dooi ue $ IN
the ueighbOThOOd also, probably wishing to got ln-
formation about the occupants OF the houses. In
spoctor ByrUcs and Captain Ryan endrayored 10
keep tie robbery irOn being made pubhc. III IS
SAID that there has not been such a bold and sue
cessful robbery in the city since Mrs. DE Bdrys dia-
mond earrings we're torn from her ears by thlet
In Fifth-aye., several years ago Tho lhrty-eiehth-
-. entrance to the tunnel has long been re-
gnrded "a "a favorable spot for robbery but Cap
tain Ryan has never taken the precautlon to hhve
the place Watched closely by polio OF his com
maud. A reporter Of lHE IRHT who ycsiortiay
visited the l,herwOUd house was told that Miss lsh.
erwood had gone TO VISIT soma friends IN Bergen,
n j. 10 was said that she could identify the rob
Dor II he were captured.