The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-14
HIGHWAYMEN ON THE TRAIN.
ROBBED MORTON ON TIE Stairs OF
THE ELEVATED ROAD.
Ono Knocked Him Down and the Other
Snntched His Diamond Stud-Then both
Made on SAFE Leaving Hin Wounded.

Ono Knocked Him Down and the Other
Snntched Ills Diamond Stud-Then both
Made on Safe Leaving Him Wounded.
There was daring highway robbery on tho
stairs OF the downtown station OF the Third
avenue elevated road at Houston street shortly
before o'clock last evening. An elderly.well-
dressed man with q long beard. who wore q
diamond stud in his shirt front. was the VIC
tim. His beard Just reached to the point where
the stud was fastened. He had boarded the
City Hall train which left Fourteenth street at
$50 o'clock. He had apparently been drink
ing, and he was closely watched by two young
mon who were passengers on the train.
When tho train stopped at Houston street .
big batch Of passengers arose to leave the car.
The elderly man got ur. too. The two young
men went out before him. and appeared to be
engaged in conversation. They were among
tho Inst to leave the train The crowd hurried
on ahead. but the two young fellows Jagged.
The elderly man picked his way across the
platform and along the narrow rassageway
toward the stairs He began descending tho
sw S s hS f aa oe s
as he reached It.
.n Once on the landing ths young fellows II, ";
elbow under, tia elderly mans chin, Then he
.bnckheeled" him. throwing him heavily to
the r iIo or, The Hther man grabbed the dia-
way like creased lightning.
II was over in n twnkling. and tho elderly
amerward; The young men were seen ~ q
citizen living through Houston street toward
te!I srest and ran " np town Ths Citizen was
only able to notice that ono wore light over
co @tI and the other dark one:
about relieving Day, Agent Wolf when the
E"tSman fnw the elderly nan lying on the
ried outside. They lifted the man to Ills feet
and took him into the station. The man was
stll too dazed to talk. His he al had struck the
wound in the back OF it.
-, Policeman Herman Ludwig was called up.
10 tell what had happened. He declined to
gave wNs ms name MILL ,r ressea lie then snid ne
louk for the thieves. and he asked Mr.. Morton
to accompany him to the staff house to have
Mr.. Morton did not want to go. and reduestcd
That his physician Pr Matthews; be sent for:
=, Mr.. Morton = wound was not serious. al
though it bled rrofusely. An ambulance sur
Capt. Creeden entered tho station meanwhile.
and MIR; Morton described hi. assailants as
we'll as ne could. o He said the stolen diamond
iinsor worth $500. Mr. MO Morton 0 LETT for his
home after having his wound etl ended to.
m effort to catch the hghwaymen. They have
scription of them. Two OF Inspector Nc
Laughln's men are also ut work on the case.
Policeman Ludwig. who was patroling the
Bowery. and arrived on the corner II few
moments after the robbery. did not catch
glimpse Of the men,
Mr. Morton is, Superintendent of the John
Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company,
lbs. .254 Bedford avenue. Brooklyn. When
and sent him to bed. Mr.. Morton told his wife
that the men who attack ed him stood on each
the frs. landing. One Of the en- struck k him M
violent blow in the face. knocking him
against the raj ng. At the same time tho
other man grabbed the diamond.