New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
WILSON And ELWooD OFF FOR TOLEDO.
ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE AT JERSEY CITY BY Xxx
CITING THE SYMPATHY OF THE CROWD.

ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE AT JERSEY CITY BY Xxx
CITING THE SYMPATHY OF THE CROWD.
"Joer Wilson and Frank" EIwood, the pro-
fessiona thieves who arrested In the Bowery
Monday dischargedin the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday morning, and Immediately
rested requsition signed by the Governor OF Ohio
and countersigned by Governor Hill At a. m. they
taken a westbOund train by Police Commissioner
Bolan and Detective MeMahon of Toledo who this
city for the prisoners Friday night Edison b. Baum
gardner, ofToledo who robbed in his house
the morning Of August a. accompanied the ocers He
recognized most OF the stolen jewcry which found
in the possession Of the thieves as his property. He
sso recognized EwoOd by his voice the r0bber who
entered the house. The account the robbery given
by Mr; Ba1mgariner and Detective Mcmahon shows
that Elwood the principal. while Wilson PROBABLY
acted as an accessory Mr. Baumyardners servant was
sSf asd she besan to cry for help The roSber put
revolver to her head and threatened to kill her she did
way to the chamber where Mr. Ba1mgardner, HIS wife
and their child sleeping The door OF the room
Locked EwoOd knocked on the dGor and whispered to
Baumgardner opened the door and was
EWood threatened to XII every one in the room Il any
noise was made. He then compelled Mr. Baumgardner
fore he away he said " If you make any outcry
within fifteen minutes will come back and kill all OF
His face WIS covered with the silk mask which tho
police afterwsTd found In his trunk, and he carried
dark lantern and small leather bag After he left tho
the bag Come over by lamp post aud I'll show YOU
the burglar answered cooiy As soon as the ocer was
near him Ewood his revolver the police
man In tho thigh. The officers wound a dangerous
one and ElwoOd made his escape Without much trouble.
Mr. Baumgsrdner's watch chain found IN Wilson's
pocket when the burglars were arrested.
Yesterday morning ElwOOd and Wilson were hand
eued toEeiher and escorted BY CSief Pitman and De-
tecves King and OConnor. marched TO the Bar
clay Ferry Tho detectives left the the
boat when Chief PitIonn and the prisoners reached
Hoooken they boarded horse-ear which took them
the Pennsylvania Railroad station in Jersey City. In
the meantime their friends had secured
vices Of lawyer william d. DAILY representing to HIM that
Elwood and Wilson were being kidnapped ard asking
him to interfere In their behalf Ne DAILY teeph mel to
Chief Police Murphy, OF Jersey City giving him tho
Information which 10 had received Tie Chief fastened
to the station. Before his arrival Wilson had created
sensation ia the station by shouting out in loud voice
that he and his companion being Kidnapped. aud
asking for help. In few minutes two three hundred
people bad gathered around. and the crowd
was beginning TO sympathze with the prison.
Chief Putnam was just getting alarmed.
when Chief Murphy arrived and drove
the crowd back. He then examined Chief Pitmans pa
pers and finding them all right told Wilson that he might
as we'll 20 his journey poaceabiy, nothing bat
writ from "A United States Court could aid him The
Chief stated the crowd that tho burglars,
who being taken Ohio be tried and that their
charge OF kidnapping trumped that they might
escape. Upon hearing this the crowd fell back. and O
minutes later the train started bearing the prisoners
away.