The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-23
HUNGRY HIGHWAYMEN.
-r CHOKES A LADY BY DAY
O-' T1cHr IN BUSY NEW YORK.

or Grabbing at Her Diamonds,
leu Regcuers Ran at Him-Chased
80 csupht-Daylight and Crowds
No Security.
Fyop, the Nelo York Sun.
rLo most interesting person in the York
~ ro,,ce court yesterday morning was
,rss Wsttv Posey, who was attacked by
~ orsv robber in front Of Purssells branch
Of Sixt avenue and Ftfty-first street,
'-t.,.d daylight on Saturday. Miss Posey
w. Ko,-I,cky girl. She lives at Henderson
- hos been visiting friends at Sc West
re-, first street. She is only 49, and as she
80 win Quiet dignity in the space reserved
-. visitors she formed very attractive
;,.nre She wore one of the fashionable
embroidered wraps. Her golden hair
,,,ted delicate features and her fair
s ui was suffused with rosy glow.
MIS- Posey had been out shopping alone,
~ at z. 80 o'clock she got of the Sixth
svenue elevated tram at Flttleth street 10
I'll IN her friends house. She was just
t.ning the corner when mau's hand was
W.! sui nn her throat, and she was jerked so
Ia.io,tlv that she barely kept her balance.
Ian choked her fiercely and tried to
IN n'+ one of her diamond earrings. With
Iyantucky pluck she resisted and fought
I'm off. at the same time crying for help.
There we're a number OF persons IN the
..oot a. the time, and they all stopped in
e.I Inant at the audacity of the attack.
D. the time they had recovered their pre-
a1ce Of mud and courage Miss PoSey's
strength was almost gone.
Tbe rohber maintained his hold on Miss
1oso,-,s throat. even after men had started
IN her rescue, and Kissed into her ears:
"Stop y,ur - squeahng Or"
NIIss Posey described with shudder the
7rav in which the man glared into her face
While he watched out of the corners of his
owes the approach of her rescuers. The lat
ter we're only a dozen feet away when he
sylenly released her, and, snatchilg her
nocketbook. ran down the avenue to
Fftieth street.
She vent home half fainting and went to
he'd Policeman DOnohue and the crowd
started after the thief. He darted west
ward through Fiftieth street, and at
seventh avenue was lost. Donohue heard
that man had run painting into a saloon
u on the corner, and went in He found the
thief in the rear room trying to look I'M
concerned and pretending to read news
3 paper He denied that he was the man
Donohue was looking for, and when the
policeman colared him ne aimed a savage
blow a. him and got clubbing.
Il hook was found on the prisoner. 1t con-
tanned s. and some loose rubies. The pris-
q oner was George w. MacCammon alias
Brown George, a Philadelphia, who
finished five Years term at Sing Sing four
months ago Miss POsey's throat was still
sore Yesterday, and she felt week from the
shock she had suffered.
MacCammou, who is a dark-featured,
vicious-looking fellow. smiled sneerlngly
while the wit esses told the story Of the
theft He pleaded not guilty, and Justice
Welde committed him for trial without bail
MacClmmOn's bold exploit in part Of
Sixth avenue that is much frequented dur
ing the day was commented upon by the
police as an evidence of the fearlessness
with which highway robbaries have been
committed in this city of late. Not alone
in the less densely populated parts of the
FL city, but in all the most crowded sectio S,
hghwaymen have been active for several
months past. A yon & Herald reporter,
named Smith, noticed man who appeared
Il to be following him early on Saturday
ri afternoon. The man knocked agrins5 him
III in Pa row, near the Daily NetoS office,
NJ and when Smith turned on him be was
Fl waving his hand to the driver of one of
RI the AelCs carts. Smith supposed the man
N had stumbled against him by uis-
take and passed on. In front of the
Sun office, few moments later, the man
suddenly appeared again and gave Smith a
violent sGove Before Smith could recover
his balance the fellow had snatched a $40
q bill from the cash pocket of his overcOat,
and had dared away. Smith managed to
strike him on the head, but was prevented
by the crowd from following him immedi-
ately. The thief passed through the throng
with marvellous ease and dexterity and ran
8 DOWN Frankfort street. He turned from
there INTO Rose street. and when Smith got
81 10 the corner the man had Disappeared
BENG IN hurry, Smith had to give up the
erase. lie describes the thief as short
bearded man Of about 35. The robbery of
ayolng LADY at Lenox avenue and l22d
sseet and the assault on German at Chat
nam square have been all daylight robberies
within short period.
vale James Dunn, of 406 East Four
E9htn street, e carpenter. was walking down
FiFSl avenue, at o'clock on Saturday
nl8u t'tnree men attacked him at Fifteenth
eueeV. de was thrown down and beaten
ana MS watch taken away Dunn struggled
% oesJ he could, and yelled for help
hunter Of men were passing, but they were
pHaIu 10 interfere. Somebody ran for
IuIceman Kelly, and he received assistance
Tuu "aooed the three highwaymen. At the
1"eny-second street police station they
a were put down as Edward Gibbs, aged %,
" oi4 East Fifteenth street; John Gard
o oei aged Is, OF 400 East Nineteenth street,
T T,. Matthew NJ. Wheeler, aged 10, of 237
my n l"enty-second street. Gibbs had
r"'-a, pocketbook and ring which he had
tr from Dunn's finger in one of his
rea.oS pockets. The watch had dsap-
~ lne prisoners were remauded in
;- AZ. KVIHe police court until this mora
'-S' Dunn was badly injured.
Pursued OVER TWO CONTINENTS.
9,nsrd Greenwald's Exciting Chase