New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-29
A BOLD NEW JERSEY ROBBER.
HOLDING A PISTOL TO A CASHIERS HEAD.
GOODNESS AND COURAGE SAVE A coMrASY's
MoNEY-THE DARING THIEF ESCAPES.


MoNEY-THE DARING THIEF ESCAPES.
An extraordinarily bold attempt to rob bud-
ness place was made in Newark yesterday aftsps
noon, and but for the GOODNESS and courage a
the employees it would have succeeded. The
office of the New-Jersey Oil Company is situated
at No: SO Liberty-st., some distance from the
business centre. The desks in the office proper
are behind an iron railing and arc reached through
q gate.
William Parsons, the cashier. man about sixty
wears old. and Charles Chichester. boolSlSeeper,
nineteen years old. were behind the railing ycstcr-
day busy with their tasks. Mr. Parsons was
sitting in low chair, having just made up the
DAYS receipts for deposit in bank and sent the
money off, The president and manager, o. w.
Young was in his private office on the second
floor
At ten minutes past O'Clock well-dressed
young man walked into the office and stopped
for moment TO look about him. Mr.. Parsons
arose from his seat and asked the stranger whas
his business was. As he did so he was con-
fronted with the muzzes of two revolvers one
Of which was pointed at his head and the other
at the bookkeeper.
"I want your money! said the robber calmly!
The cashier dumfo1nded, but preserved his
coolness. He slipped the bills and papers into a
drawer of the desk as he stood facing the robber
over the partition, locked it ard then told the
robber to help himself Still keeping the two
men covered with his weapons, the roober pushed
open the door in the railing with his foot, and
walked inside The door swung to after him
and caught with spring latch. He advanced
to Mr. Chichester and said. Where is the money!
The reply was, Help yourself" and Chichester
moved away from his desk
How much have you?" asked the robber
For answer Chichester produced from his pockets
a handful of small change, which, however, vas
not accepted. Then the roLher opened some
drawers of the desk without finding anything!
Chichester talked in loud voice. hoping thai
Manager Young would hear him. the latter heard
the conversation. and started downstairs 70 learn
the cause His footsteps on the stairs alarmed the
robber. He attempted to pass through the ralt
ing, but could not do so because OF the spring.
Then he turned and, seeing the open window,
bounded through il into the street, followed by
Young and Parsons.
The robber ran toward Walnut-st. and several
persons joined in the pursuit At Walnut-st,
to intmidate his pursuers. the robber turned and
fired a shot. Reaching New-YOrk-ave., he fired
second shot. Persons whom he passed in his
fight were ntimlared with the levelled pistol
The pursuit led to the meadows
In the meantime from the First and Third po-
lice precincts details of officers hurriedly sent
out to intercept the robber, who disappeared In
the swamp near the Cooper Chemical Company's
works. in Polk-st. A large crowd was gathered
at this point in the belief that the robber was in
hiding, but as he was armed and desperate, tie
pursucrs kept aloOf until the arrival of the police
details
The swamp and the meadows were thoroughly
searched but the fugitive not found.
telephone message was sent TO the police Of Eliza
beth and Jersey City to look ont for the man. a'd
the lower end of the meadows toward Elizabeth
were watched by officers Of that city.
The search for the fugitive was prosecuted IN
the meadows all the afternoon and after night
fall by policemen and volunteers. The meadows
consist Of marshy tracts along the Newark Bay,
tending about five miles from Brills station below
Newark to EizabethpOrt These tracts are fun
of bitches and sandpts and are seldom trayersed
There is tall, rank grass in which man might
conceal himself securely from observation. In
walking over the meadows tall rubber boots are
necessary and care must be taken to avoid deep
holes and sand pits. The edge of the meadows is
sl1irted by the Pennsylvania Railroad and tracks
OF the Lehigh Valley and Central Railroad Of New
Jersey cross it below Newark. AS the meadows
were closely watched at Newark and Elizabeth, tho
only means of escape for the rObber was TO reach
the Bay Bridge and get boat to cross to Bayonne.
Ii was the belief OF the searchers however that
the fellow was concealed in the grass somewhere
awaiting chance TO slip back into the city,
Superintendent of Police Brown, and Captain
COrbet spent several hours on the meadows while
the officers were beating up the hiding places.