The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-24
THEY Gotta MAN WITHABAG.
,rrrcr1yEs LURK TO ADVANTAGE ON
THE WEST STREET BRIDGE

w,s.ed "a Hour Later on tho sandy
Gsor-one OF Many Such Robberies.
Wednesday, afternoon the Rev. DR.. Ed
w Guilbert OF tho Church OF tho Holy
nu u,, made his will. got his life insured for
spn,o a,d converted $1,000 cash into gilt
s'N.a ..curties. He locked up bis house at
Wo., seventy-siSth street. hid the front
"a, under tho mnt AMI went to Long
oo'. ,h "a spend his vacation. He had his lie
bt . policy and his will and his gilt
insu' ..curitles In an alligator Gripssck. which
eos. .,r,s 10 until he was safe on board the
~ .ho,t Sandy Hook. When the whistle
s,'" vblch 1. blown five minutes before the
~. - are cast of. DR.. Guilbert relaxed his
LA on his Gtir and went down stairs to buy
~. ,,rtst He didn't think OF tho grip agnn
..uI tho boat was nsar!ng the Hook and all
" nosrd wore making their way toward the
o y. Then he looked for 1t and 1t was gone.
Tones his own expression, he ed out
,.,d =" De found plenty OF sympathizers In
~. crowd They tried to comfort him by tell
ia. him he was not the only man who had lost
~. grin ON that boat They detained against
ths colored servants, and talked Of holding
mn" the boa. and searching It from stem to
alarm. DR.. Guibert would not be comforted.
q. ,a,lei OFT louder and vow ed that II he
AVER caught the thief
thu aye.minute whistle Of tho big steamboat
Sandy Hook had just blown. and tho seamsn
had manned the ropes ready to let her loose
trom the pier. Away down Mt the end OF tho
brdae that crosses West stree. from the rier
two stout mon lounged. A iauntily dressed
young man with brand new straw hat, patent
leather shoes. and a young moustache. stepI cd
on the steamboat end VI the bridge. He car
risd an alligator gripsack in his hand with
m. nane Edmund Guilhert" written in lux
on tie bottom. He Walked across the bridge
VhistnG
viii smash him.
The two stout men braced 49, - tho
;sunty Young man passed, each stretcnVu out
Sanu and laid 1t on his shoulder.
nH The Young man was about to call Police"
when one q n. t stout men said s"y-'hs
What do you mean. sir. you wicked man."
s.ssmss as5 y0' rs has asked tho
'o'i ct 70 OF mo or shall call for assistance"
said ss Il. S4 rss s s,on, man .ssia hes tho
1%S s' Sd mar msrchsd Win him down to the
Sts Sea boa, squad station to SOC Capt.
william schn,pe,se,; 0p I1s SS ,xo stout men
young man. These two men hnye insulted
and DETAINED me. sir. and shall demand salts
There's, no question about that, agreed
the captain s hut do DO you know sir; Tho.
and We want 10 know how you came to stop of
hesiranrcy. / have friend named Wilson: hes
q real estate agent up on Iwenty.third street.
him this morning in Pattersons saloon at the
corner OF Twenty second street and seventh
avenue and he asked me to 20 to SeRbright
L.
cherknow. He had his bag and little bus
ness to attend M TO- and he asked me to take The
I'll tho whistle blew and then ! thought be
would &c, OIL and walt for him"
The Captain was half convinced. Lets SEQ
why. Captain. this is unwarranted." said
u The cap.4in took the bag and turned It bot
Wilson? he asked. Then he opened the bag.
ami right on top Of the other things was
D"pSt Edmund ID GniIbsrt. being o. full age and
sound mind do hereby ere make apd declare this
Made his will under an assumed name. did
Right under this paper was another. headed
Mutual Ltfe Assurance Society Policy $1,000
Life insured under AZ assumed name. too.
heEt" asked the Captain.
mouth and red up back OF his cars The S3.OO0
OF ,eilt-edced securities were underneath tho
spar ile While the yoHnr man wilted. but he
suck to his story like a Majnr He said he
Tssn i. ap na az na
Tho Captain sent, men up 10 Twenty. .hiri
ctr. e. and they couldn't inh any res e,tnte
ber-er men came I" catch the tniei and re-
GO. or the Roy. Ir Guilert'; viii even before
TIC On Tnssaa hsd a snsa ont Sd Ta h;
snrerintendent 81 III" steamboat limo. caile,I
on on GSan' SchmittbelIer and said ,hat. IN july
cd the Monmouth to 20 to .ong branch. and
l"i, s.tcheL In tie cabin while he went to get
Ior.. So was u line new overtoat he had ieft
with the sntchel The robbery had occurred
between the time tie i've minute whistle blew
On July. lf Mr., {. II. Putnam II COZ Broad
way boarded the same boat at the same h ,ur
in The calm an,l went 10 send q telegram TO u
'rsnd, Ihs grip Vas e gone waen he eot nak
toarie Tho same toa Mt the same an tim tn. IFS
day i TGS .S s%s "Sf r. s s on
liz brown bag wlicn con' " "" bis Miss" dess
SUIT !ust ~ the ioat WAS leaving. The
sGs Du lsd sSt NO I na KIT mn %E h.
paced some omri" OF the company. Tn.
lessons VIII" had been r" b'd were $50 salts
iieu t!at the work vas done by one OF the COM
Cnp,, srhnit.herser, went TO tho rier and
t'oh'N Etpulll. Jle uecIarCQ That he |
.eIevcd the Thief es aped from the bout by |
ITO l:pI er deck.
When that whistle blows he said. tho |
ioiks al thiak he at will start light ,r anil |
!h"y lelhe Their baggage aud rush for tho |
tlcket 9iitce, WI Ia J. o. t:.e lower acrk The |
upper deck aud ~" ratiaS arc deserted. There !
ar" Gang blanks from his deck. |, woulI be |
III: ea.ie-i thin" ia ,ae NO ID Tor tho ,Giet 10 |
Ett away"
lilo went back to the station md tod his |
wv 600 tiVea to 20 an! LOAF on tho br dye. |
an arrest any man who left the Loaf carrying !
Hh'ch"l after the iive-nlinuto whl-tle b ew !
30 he Got Hamilton on tho way TO tine ro!ire |
Inn u iiamiton dropped ~ envo up. nd |
ur-asHl TO NJ, 4. VI, Io.n1"n. IOl;h street. !
lear Vet End avenu.. /: WAS fora open It |
VA va stamte !. but hnd NJ l"@tmark on it. In |
i baas or ems le hc! stolen, There was no
, nt .E tue cnr.'iono, but there were two |
E,,mL tlckets. on" or Il coat stolen from Nv. |
r,tu,srS no tt Other for -ril sack. and about
nv cariS VIII Mr. 10 IL q name or them
h. "ogN was sen to the ley. Dr. bu lbert. and |
nm ,hme w rom Long Hraacl yesterday
ibI,im'HG an Identified his Will ard the other
i liz ana TOD luw he had talked on loud"
. ,nT d'oohlpi,nentcd Cart. Schmitt, erCer. and
world. vac 'ot'e iie' ia LILO
tbs i os csn't imagine" he said. how much
~ 'nSS pl lAat lag annoyed me.
,b,,,en ne "Spres-ed a burning desire to sec
T iTv X y; Ha'nii on hal been taken to the