Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-19
treated with the evasiyc cxpedicnt Of !
mandatory Injunction.
LYON @. TYLER.
RoBBED At HIS OWN Door.
A Hank Director Relieved OF his Cash. Box

aNtuuc otsWttu AniIty -lilu anu lulItt-
sixth streets on Monday night almost
within sight Of a police officer, and yet
the thieves we're allowed. to escape with
their plumber, and up TO last night had
not been captured. Samuel Cardwcll
keeps n real-cstate agency at No. 532
Third avenue, and dry-goods
store at No. $50, two doors above.
He lives with his wife and children in
apartments over the dry-geods store. In
addition to his other business, Mr..
Cprdwell is director of the Murray
Hill National Bank. at No. go Third
avenue. and he keeps his money in that
institution. II has been his custom for
years to deposit what money or vslua-
bic papers he received after banking
hours in tin cash-box similar to those
used by the brokers Of Wall street, and,
as lac had no safe in his real-estate Of
flee. to carry the box home to keep over
night. II is probable from the occur
FENCES Of Monday night that this prac-
tice Of his was known to the thieves,
and that they had been WEIGHING for
an opportunity to put their plans in OPP
Grafton for some time.
On the night in question, accordingto
Mr.. Cardwell's story, he placed in his
cash-bOx certificates of stock of the
Murray-IIill Bank Of the value of sl3,-
SEQ, which were in his own name, notes
payable to himself representing about
$4,000, ami about $3.50 in money. lie
locked up his store a few minutes after
. o'clock and started for home. 1t was
cold, dark night, and though he had
but two doors to pass up the street, Mr.
Cardwell had taken the prccaution to
muflle himself up closely in his heavy
OyercOat. He carried his cash-box in
his right hand, holding it by the swing
ing handle.
A dozen steps would have brought
him safely to the door of his house at
No. $50 Third avenue. but before he
had taken half that number he felt an
arm from behind close tightly around
his throat and a hand clapped across
his mouth. At the same instant some
person from behind seized the cash-box
and after a brief struggle wrenched it
from Mr.. Cardwell's hand He resist
ed as well as he could, pnioned as he
was and almost choked by the pressure
Of the arm upon his throat, and
the box was not secured until it
had been torn from the handle. which
remained in Mr.. Cardwell'S hand. The
moment the box was secured the thieves
released Mr.. Cardwell and. turning on
their heels, sped rapidly away in the
darkness dOwa Third avenue. They
crossed the avenue and turned down
Thirty-iifth street toward the East
river, and that was the last seen of
them. Mr.. Cardwell could see only
their backs, and that they wore heavy
oyercoatS and SLOUGH hats. At no time
did he catch a glimpse Of the face Of
either Of his asSailants.
For an instant Mr.. Cardwcll was
dazcd by the suddcnneSS Of the attack
made on him. although not blow hal
been struck. As soon a he recovered
from his astOnishmcnt and realized that
he had been robbed, he started after the
thieves. shouting Stop thief =" at the
top Of his voice, but by the time he had
reached the corner Of Thrty-ffth street
the men had disappeared in the dark
ness. He then FASTENED to the Thirty
lifth-strect polce-station and told the
story Of the robbery to the sergeant at
the desk.
Detectives Malarkcy and Conner were
at once sent out to try and trace the
thieves, and they passed good part of
the night in the effort. The detectives
remembered that for a week past they
had noticed three suSpicious-lOokirig
men hanging around Mr. Cardwcll'S
store, apparently watching it. and they
at once jumped to the conclusion that
these were the men responsible for the
robbery. They went around to the
places usually frequcntcd by the three
men and found them missing. but
few blocks up Third avenue
the detectives suddenly came face
to face with two OF the per-
sons whom they were seeking. The
moment the men saw the officers they
started on a run down the avenue. pUr-
sued by Malarkcv and Connor. On
reaching Thirty-filth street the fugitivcS
turned toward the East river, lodged
into the rear yard of a tenement house,
and by crossing fences and passing
through an allcy-way managed to reach
Thirty-sixth street. where the detec-
tive, lost all trace Of them. The dctcc-
tiyes of the Twenty-firSt precinct have
no doubt that these were the men who
robbed Mr.. Cardwell.
In the mean time a sister of Mr..
Cardwcll had FASTENED to police head
quarters and notified Inspector Byrncs
of the robbery. and the detectives Of
the Central Office were placed on the
;rail of the thieves. 1t was learned by
the detectives yesterday that two Of the
three suspected men had left the city,
but it is claimed that their movements !
are known and that they will he cap
tured. \ general alarm was sent out
from headquarters. giving a description
of the men wanted. and they are being
hunted in every precinct Of the city.
Mr.. Cardwell, in speaking of the rob
berry last night. said : They didn't
hurt me Il bit. They treated me as ten
DERBY a. if was a sucking lamb. They
can have my money, but would be
willing to give n reward for the return
of the papers, which are of no earthly
value to anybody but me. OF course
can easily make their loss good. but it
will be at the expense Of a good deal
of trouble. The stock aud the notes
were my own, so that nobody loses
anything but myself, and ! shall really
only lose my $3.50. because the stock
and other papers are of no use to any
body but me-
About three years ago the store of
Mr.. Cardwell was entered by burglars
three times in succession, and quite a
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