New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED.
BOLD ATTACK on THE REV. JOHN o. BAcHE IN
FIFTY-PIRsT-sT.

BOLD ATTACK on THE REV. JOHN o. BAcHE IN
FIFTY-PIRsT-sT.
The Rev. John Owen Bache is the rector OF
Grace Church. in Harlem His home is at No 131 East
Fftysecondst and he has office in Libery7s, wnere
he ransacs much parochial business Late on THURSDAY
afternoon he left his office and took FOurthave street
for home At Fftyfrsst he got OF in order 10 go
the railway bridge at Fourhave. As he passed
vacant lot opposite the Columbia College buildings he was
attacked by several men, who threw him upon his lace
and robbed him OF 800 In bank notes. gold watch and
chain valued at $3.50, and three diamond pins worth
$3.50. He was left unconscious on the pavement where
at Gas p he found by g. NJ Houseley, OF NO. lO4
East Flftyfourth-st. Mr. Houseley was going
home when he heard cry. He found
Mr.. Bache with blood streaming from several
wounds on his face. policeman was called, and inc
clergyman taken to the police station in Flfty-rs
St. where he remained long enough to have his wounds
dressed, and then went home The money OF which he
was robbed secured in the watchpocket of his waist
coat by safetypin When STr. Bache was found, the
buttons Of his Overcoat torn off, and his waistcOat
was torn In several places, especially about the watch
pocket.
Mr. Bache was confined to his bed yesterday when
TRIBUNE reporter called. His head swathed In
bandage and several abrasiOns visible his face
His lower Jaw swollen. He said that he had no sus-
pcion as to who his assaants were and that he had
noticed no following him on his way uptown. He
had no opportunity to the who attacked him.
he thrown upon is face and kept there until he had
been robbed He said, however, thht he made desper-
resistance
Mr. Houseley, when asked about the case, said that
besides finding Mr.. Bache he knew little. When ne
turned into Fftyrstst from Madison-aye, before he
attracted by the cergymans cries. he saw four men
standing on the corner talking with each other with
suspicious show OF earnesness. They appeared 70 be
laboring men, all above medium height. One OF them
wore a cap.
Captain Mount detailed his two precinct detectives to
search for the robbers He said yesterday that while ne
had doubt that MIR. Bache had been robbed be was
still puzzled to how it possible for him to have
been attacked soon after O'clock The street at
that hour said the Captain, is thoroughfare, Wnen
Mr. Houseey called for assistance he found policeman
Madison within block of the scene OF the rob
berry Recently have had my entire precinct patroled
by detectives and officers In plain clothing to watch Tor
sneak thieves and it only five minutes before the
robbery committed that two detectives LETT the
station going toward MadisOnave. My theory or the rob
berry is that Mr. Bache followed from his office by the
thieves and when he arrived at the place where he was
robbed there being only single lamp the block, they
set upon him and garroted hun" .
James oliver, Waterman OF the new building directly
opposite the OF the robbery lives In East Nneteth
ST. He said last night that as he was turning
the corner OF FOurthave coming down to bis work, ne
saw three running toward Madis0n-ave. One or
them q cap. He went into the building, thinking
nothing of the occurrence until he was told That man
had been round in the street dead He went down into
the street and Mr.. HOuseey assisting Mr. Bache TO
his feet.