New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-04
THIEVES PLAYABOLD GAME
"HoLDING UPn PHILIP DAILY IN FLAT.
HE HAD GONE THERE TO MEET YOUNG
WOMAN AND HAD ALMOST $4,000 ABOUT
HIM-HE SHOWED FIGHT AND WAS
SHOT IN THE TEMPLE.


HIM-HE SHOWED FIGHT AND WAS
SHOT IN THE TEMPLE.
An attempt to rob Philip DAILY, the well-Snown
sporting man, in the iat-house No. 406 Fourth
ave- yesterday afternoon nearly resulted in muir
der. DAILY was shot in the left temple, and he
had a narrow escape from instant death. III he
had been killed the murd,r would have been
mystery that the police might never have been
able to solve. Even though he was not hurt
seriously and did not lose his self-command an
instant, the robber who tried to kill him escaped
and the police found the case a puzzling one at
best
Philip DAILY has been the most noted gambler
in this country since the death of John Nor
risscy His Philadelphia Clut House" at Long
Branch is frequented every summer by men who
play for large stakes. II is fitted up in extrava-
CANT style as a restaurant and gambllrs-room
He also has had n costly gambling place in Phiia-
delphia for years. At the horse races at all OF
the leading tracks in the country he has been
familiar figure. He is ffty-three years OF age
and cell preserved, somewhat below the medium
height, but heavily built, with square, hard
LOOKING face, gray hair and thick gray mustache.
He spends part OF his time in this city, and Is
said TO be interested in a gaming resort IN the
Nineteenth Precinct. Lately he has been stay
ing at the Coleman House. On Sat-
urday he received letter from Ad-
die Stanton, young woman with whom
had some chance acquaintance. She wrote that
she was staying with friend at the fat-house No.
406 Fourth-ave, up two flights of stairs, and
would like to see him after noon yesterday. lie
determined to keep the appointment and shortly
before D. m. yesterday he started in search of
the young woman lie was well dressed in a
| md IN III front In 4
big diamond pin. said to be worth $1,000. lie
found the Stanton woman In the front parlor
on the third floor of the hat-house
The floor was let about six months ago to
Mrs. Ella Hammond woman Of apparent re-
spectablty and thirty years old. Her husband,
Henry ii inmond is said to have been employed
as steward at the Grand Union Hotel at Sa atoga
The couple lived together qu city in the fat and
did not attract any unfavorable notice. Three
weeks ago the Stanton woman. said to be friend
of Mrs. Hammond. went to live in the Hat.
Other occupants of the house knew nothing more
about her. The fiat in which the
IIammonds lived consisted OF large
front parlor two dark bedrooms and ktchsn
in the rear All the rooms are connected Dy
doors. and from the hall are doors opening into
the paror and the kitchen.
TWO MASKED MEN ATTACKED HIM.
DAILY had been talking in the paror with the
double doors leading to the back room were flung
open. Two men appeared in the doorway. Both
wore overcoats and hats One of them raised his
hat as the doors opened and thin white hand1er-
chief fell across his face like mask. The linen
was fastened TO the hatband IN such manner
that after the man placed his nat pack on MS
head his features were concealed as by thck
veil As he settled his hat on his head with his
left hand he raised his right hand, and a revoyef
flashed in Days iacG v0cn na was ,Re heard by the
startled gambler, and he understood the words 10
! be: Hold up your hands
HE SHOWED FIGHT INSTANTLY.
| The interruption had been as dramatic as a
| scene in stage tragedy, and it almost took Dalys
breath away. His eyes had been fastened on the
man with the mask and he had scarcely noticed
the other man, who stood little in the rear, just
within the darkened bedroom. He instantly d.
vined that robbery was intended and the thought
maddened him In his pockets he had nearly
! 900 in Government bonds and $4,000 IN cash.
! a much larger sum OF money than he usually car
! ried ON his person. With the -muZzlc OF the re-
| vclyer pointing directly at his head the situation
was enough 20 rrighten a weaker man, out Day
made rush across the room at the MASKED ro1per, %
| He was almost uear enough to strike when there
wSs Srolver a rafT srucS w his u" temple The shot
staggered him, but hc did not fall Before he
| conld renew the attack both robbers had run
| thronch the rear rooms and had escaped down the
stairs to the avenue DAILY followed them down,
| bnt they were out of sight and safe from pursuit
when he reached the sidewalk lie shoutea lor
- nolcemon. and Patrolman Ilenze, OF the Nine
| tcrnth Precinct answered the call Hehze
had not seen the Iping robbers. Daly wanSeu
with the poiceuan into the drug store OF hlch-
| ard Finperhut next door to the hat-house, ana
asked that hysician be sent for at once bio?o
was flowing over his face from the wouhd IN
| his temple, but he was IN lowering r'Sr aiu ulu
| did not seem TO mind the pain. lie gave
| The policeman brief account OF the
attempt at robbery and urged him to take meas,
| ures 10 capture the robbers. HenLe sent word
70 tbc Tbirtieh Street Police Station, and Captain
| Reilly and Detective Hayes soon went TO the nat
| house.
THE RAIL STRUCK ABOVE THE EYEBROW.
| DIR Uusson. of No 81 East Twenty -ffth-st. was
called TO the drugstore to look at Dalys wound
| He found that a bullet had struck the gamblers
| forehead about two inches above the LETT eyebrow
and had torn a ragged furrow in the scalp, nearly
four inches long glancIng on the skull and leaving
| the bone bare at the bottom OF the furrow III
was an ugly but not dangerous wound. fowoer
marks on the forehead close to the wound showed
| that the revolver must have been within TWO
| feet Of Daly's head when the shot was nred.
Dr. Uusson Judged that the barrel OF the weapon
must have been inclined upward at an angle TO
Daly's forehfa adj or the bullet must have penetrated
the brain Probably the robber was nervous ana
his hand shook when he aimed the shot,
When his wound had been dressed, DAILY pulled
ont bir roll of bills from his pocket and pad the
druggist and physician for their services mn mn
he went TO the police station with Henze to make
a complaint and to tell what he could, IN order 10
help the police capture the robbers
THE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED.
It was believed that the Stanton woman was
an accomphcc of the robbers, and she was locked
| up in the station at p. N. She denied that she
knew of any conspiracy to rob DAILY, and she de-
clared that she did not know either OF the rob-
bers. Her letter to DAILY on Saturday was written
| in good faith, because she wished to see him.
she said. Mrs. Hammond WAS taken TO m.
station al D. m. and detained there all night
AS a suspicious person. She said she was visiting
a neighbor when DAILY was shot IN her parior' ana
She did not see the robbers. After denying all
knowledge Of conspiracy, she said
/ She feared that her hu band was one
! of the robbers She also gave to the
| poce the name of a man who was with her hus-
band in the house. Captain Reilly sent number
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