New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-22
NO SANDBAGGERS CAUGHT.
THE POLICE AT WORK ON THE CASES.
NJ. j. CARROLL AND THEODORE WHITMAN,

NJ ]. CARROLL AND THEODORE WHITMAN,
WHO WE'RE ASSAULTED, NOT BADLY HURT.
Police Captain Klllea and his detectives OF the
Twcniy-second Precinct hard at work yesterday
trying TO get the track of the man who assaulted
and robbed Michael j. Carroll In his restaurant In the
Central Market, at Broadway and Forty -sevcntl-st'
on wednesday night. He had been hurt seriously on
the head with sand-cub. which the police aterward
found in his restaurant. IL consisted in part of
leather bag about foot long and an inch and half
In diameter filed with fine shot and white sand
Attached to the bag wooden handle. Carroll
said he was alone in his restaurant about o p. M,
when man entered and asked for pie and coffee.
As Carroll cutting the piece of pie at counter,
no received a blow the head with the sand-club
Although he staggered by the blow, Carroll
made lunge with the pieknife and cut his assaant
In the face. Then Carroll knocked senseless by
another blow with the sand-club. When he recovered
his senses he found that he had been robbed of $40
The thief had fed but had left his numerous weapon
behind him.
Carroll was sent to the Roosevelt Hospital, and later
was able to 90 to his home at No. $40 West Forty
sevcnth-st. He recovering yesterday. Inc ou'
which he inflicted on the thiers face may help the Pc
lice 10 find the scoundrel
Theodore Waterman, agent OF the crom"o" -
who was felled with a sandbag and robbed IN "@%
,ncton souae two hours before Carroll was attached
had recovered sufficiently be in his once yesIe'ua!
His case was being investigated by romeo Oup III,
Brogan of the Merer-st squad VINO 'ds. 0'
confessed that he had obtained no Glow 10 1o ~S
ant The captain said that he and his detec"Vos "a
NOT been able to get any Information tending etnoc
confirm or discredh Mr.. Whiemans account OF inc a.
s,uIt Policemen OF the Fifteenth Precinct 90 NOT
patsol the square in which the assault was oorhniVou
and the Park policemen who were on duly thefe on
Wednesday evening nothing of the sandDasslhg
Cantan Brogan was not inclined to shirk an nVest-
cation on the plea that crime had been COMMITTEES
out OF his jurisdiction. lie said that ne anu
his men were going to do their best 70 ger al tns
,rnth and 10 capture the assailant lie alded
vent TO Mr.. Whltemans house to-day, but he was
away from home and l was not able 10 sec hlul:
I sball try 20 have a talk with him. but / 90 nov
think that he can tell much that will aid In seaiSh
Tor the alleged robber am Informed that MI
Whiteman was struck from behind and knocked sense,
loss Consequently he did not see his ssallaht anu
can give no description of him Uncl we can nnd
some person who saw Mr.. Whiteman being foiowod
or attacked the police are left without anything 10
work on" a., ..,~ c,,ar,
tendent in the absence of Mr.. Murray, refuSed 10
saw mach about the sandbagging cases and declared
that he could give no fresh Information about the as
saults He would not tell what he was DONG I'D
The way of searching for the robbers, but It was
known In the department that some or the oost hio
In the Detective Bureau had been set TO work.