New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
HlGHwAYMEN AT WORK BY DAYLIGHT


KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED NEAR THE POST Of
PlCE-THE' SPECTATORS THOUGHT II FIGHT.
Iouis r. Smith senior member of the firm of
smith & Swezey manufacturers of linen Rulings
at No. lO5 Elm-s went to Police Headquarters
Yesterday 20 report a highway robbery. lie was
accompanied by Paul Hawthorne, young man
who has been trusted employe of the firm for sew
eral years. On tuesday afternoon Hawthorne was
sent 10 the Nassau Bank, at the corner OF Nassau
and Beck man sts., TO draw out $50. lie had drawn
larger sums from the bank for the firm many times
When he received the money he placed 1t ia his
waistcoat pocket and went in the direction of
Broadway, across Park Row and through Mall-st.
Of the north side of the Post once lie was wltnh
a few yards of Broadway, when he was approached
by two highwaymen VINO looked IKE respect
able business men. Probably they had
watched him while hc received the money at the
hank and had followed him. One of the robbers
who was tall and muscular, seized Hawthorne by
the throat, and the other thief. who was much
shorter slipped his hand INTO Hawthornes waist
coat pocket aud quickly took out the roll of bills:
Before the clerk had time 10 realize the nature OF
the attack the smaller thief was disappearing IN the
direction of the Aston House. messenEer boy
who was passing cried " stop thief" and ran after
the short man for half block, but without any re-
suit. The tall highwayman threw Hawthorne
down upon the pavement and pummelled him in the
face until the youths nose bled protuseLy; lheh
he ran away and was lost to sight in the throng IN
wagons was attracted 10 the struggle between law
thOrne aud the big tlfef, but they thought 1t was
Only fight yo O@e OF 5ee Hawt dhnsr1o
gained his feet and tried 10 pursue the robber,
The victim of the bold robbery went back to his
employers with bis face covered with blood ana
with severe bruise on the back of his head. He
went with vexatiOn at the loss of the money. Yes
terday he gave TO Inspector ByTnes good descTip-
lion of the man who beat him, but he said that he
was unable to identify the smaller man, who took
the money. lie believes that number of person wit
messed the robbery and thought II was an ordinary
street fight Some of them may yet be able 10 lden-
tfy both robbers If they are captured. The robbery
was committed about p IN, Inspector Byrnes de-
tailed two acknowledgements to investigate the
robbery and TO search for the robbers; Hawthorne
is nineteen years old and lives with his mother az
No. 344 Bloomfield-st., HOboken. Mr.. Smith said
that his face must have become familiar TO the
thieves if they kept watch upon the bank, ana
doubtless they thought that he Dad drawn much
larger sum than S35.
HEAVILY ARMED COUNTERFElTERS.
Two dark-hued Italians, charged with counter
feiting were taken before Commissioners Shields
yesterday. Several agents of the Secret Service
walked behind the prisoners and bore, beside va
weapons that had been found in the rooms OF the
prisoners. There were several large reyoiyers one
knives. One of the knives had blade fifteen
inches long and heavy spring in the handle so
that it was easily opened o and made ra most most
Commissioner Shields from G: D. Burger
that a man had entered his hquOr-storo several
times aud passed twenty -hve-cent CONS
The Secret Service agents watched me store, ana
fouud that the young man who passed the coins APP
peared 10 have business relations with fhlllp san
tori who was arrested year ago for passing count
erieit coins and was discharged. The two men
were arrested and the younger one gave the name
of NIccolo Vita Agent Brooks sad yesterday tnat
in the of the men, at No 49, East IhiIteenth-
ST.. were found large numbers of counterfeit guar,
ters many fve-cent and ten-cent pieces OF goOd
money. and various small articles such as boxes or
matches, which it was supposed had been bought
with the counterfeit money. The prisoners were
held III So, 600 bail each.
POISON AND KNIFE END TWO LIVES.