The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-31
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From the New York Times.

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From, the Nelc York Times.
NEWARK. July 2S.-One of the most dar-
r,bberies ever attempted in Newark in
80 daylight was frustrated this after
In bv the GOODNESS of two employees of the
4 Nv Jersey Oil Company. at its office, 70
b Liberty street.
"WbiIe Bookkeepers Charles Chichester of
81 r-,okIyn and William Parsons were in the
ssco about l 80 O'Clock, a young man
earring a neat checked suit, tall, well built
.nd with broad brimned sombrero on the
Sack of his lead, walked up to the desk.
81 pars,ns arose from low chair in which he
81 +as sitting and walked to where the stranger
'.ood Suddenly the latter whipped out a
ai- of revoIvers and leveled one at Parsons
& Nd he other at Chichester. At the same
80 he made known his mission by saying,
m a commanding tone:
"Give me all your money"
Neither Chicester nor Parsons was badly
frightened by the unlocked Tor demand Of
tbs hold highwayman-in fact, they were
rrcomm3nlv cool, but after it was over
tbev ,,ouId not tell just how they kept so.
Tho follow moved cautiously along the desk
ELI he reached a wire door leading into
tbe nrivate Office The door closed behind
with a spring latch, but ne seemed not to
notice this Walking up TO Chichester with
the revolvers still elevated, he demanded in
gruf tones: q,
= Where's the mO1eY"
There was fortunately, but little in the
offica and Chichester replied, Help your
self - es he moved away from the desk
Tho man opened several drawers, and, find
ing nothing turned again 10 Chichester
and asked:
"How much have you in your pocketsp
Chichester drew some small change from
hut rOhhor UNA pf 81
aud searched Chichester's pockets himself,
but took nothing.
While this was going on the bookkeepers
talked as loud as possible, in order to attract
the attention of President o. w. Young,
VINO was private apartment on the floor
above He heard the unusual noise and
CONVEX sation and started downstairs The
robber heard him and made a break for the
door. The spring latch made him a pris-
oaer. Suddenly turning backward, be
cleared the desk counter and sprang through
an open window into the street lust as Mr.
Young got downstairs. Mr.. Young, Par
sons and several passersby started in pursuit
of the fleeing highwaYman. Through Lib
erty street TO Walnut street the chase
led, and, after half a dozen blocks had
been traversed, in which the number of
pursuers had increased considerably, the
fellow turned AID fired shot at Parsons.
Ii struck the sidewalk near MIN and caused
HIM TO halt, but the hesitation was only
momeutary, and the chase was again in full
swing. From Walnut street to New Jersey
Railroad avenue the fellow went with
lightning speed, and as he crossed the Penn
s7ivana railroad tracks at Elm street he
was grabbed by fiagman. He easily shook
the latter off and continued his run,
hOtly pursued by the crowd, which by this
time numbered twenty or more, including
policeman.
40 be turned into New York avenue be
stopped long enough to send another shot
back at Parsons, the bullet narrowly miss
ing him. The fellow continued on his course
without once being headed off, until he
reached the Cooper chemical works, on the
edge Of the meadows which skirt Newark
on the east and southeast. Here he hesitated
Il second. An instant later he had taken to
the swampy meadow land aud his pursuerS
were baffied
Meanwhile the Third precinct police had
been notified, and six men went out with
Capt DAILY. They found the place where
the robber had taken to the swamps, and
several times thought they had him sur
rounded, but each time were mistaken.
superintendent OF Police Brown at once
telephoned a description of the fugitive to
Elizabeth, New Brunswick, New York, and
other places, calling for mis- arrest in case he
escapes across the Newark meadows.
Had the fellow entered the oil companys
ottce half an hour earlier he would have
found the cashier, W. F. Robertson, in the
act of making up bank deposit Of about
$4,000 in cash. He had barely left for the
bank with the money when the affair oc-
CURED.
Although Supt. Brown and Capts. Cor
bett and DAILY, with a posse of men,
searched the meadows aud surrounding
country until darkness set in, the daring
would-be robber was not caught Cashier
Robertson, who was absent when the at
tempt was made to rob his company's office,
said tonight that on Monday afternoon
about ! o'clock tall, poorly dressed man
entered the office while he was counting
large sum Of money and asked for few
cents. Robertson told the man that he
could give him nothing, and he went away
muttering. Robertson now believes that
Yesterdays robber was the same man diff
ferently dressed, as he answers the descrip-
ton.
Up to midnight no trace of the robber
was found by the Newark police.