Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-18
BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
How Dairyman Vutzinger Defended
His Property.
NAGLE WAS KNOCKED INSENSIBLE.
Two of the Robbers Are Arrested and TWt
More Are at Large.
DISORDER ON THE PERRYSv1LLE ROAD

There were riotous scenes out the Perrys-
vile plank road yesterday, and as result
five men are in Allegheny Central station.
Two are there for robbery and attempting
to kill three men and the others are for
minor offenses, while the police are search
ing for others.
The men who were assaulted were Balzoe
Lutzinger, Joseph Blumer and Charles
Nagle. The former is the owner of the Old
Sproat dairy, on the Butchers Run plank
road, just below Jacob Born's tavern.
employe is not over SO years of
age. Charles Nagle owns the place
where the dairy business is located.
He is an old, gray-haired man. The
house stands back from the road and is q
secluded place, screened by trees from the
gay driving parties that are always to be
found on that famous driveway.
Hold Up by Four Highwaymen.
About $50 last evening four men came to
Lutzinger's house and demanded drink.
One threw down half dollar and said he
wanted beer. MI. Lutzinger said they did
not sell intoxicants or anything else. By
this time the others had closed in on him.
Mr.. Lutzinger, who only four months before
had been held up and robbed in
the same place Of $95 in cash, remem-
pered it and made a fight just
then Blumer ran to his assistance and got
knocked down with bit of a plank for his
trouble. Charles Nagle also came out and
was at once knocked insensible. the men
pounding him with heavy stick even after
he was down.
Blumer who had recovered started in
again, but was knocked down time ana
again. Lutzinger had also secured a club
and did some effective work with 1t as the
wounds on the bruised and bleeding pris-
oners attested.
Police Called to the Scene.
The noise of the fight had attracted James
Young and Harry Muller who were driving
out that way. They were unarmed and did
not venture IN the fight, but they say it was
the most brutal affair they ever witnessed.
At last, fearing the dairy man and his
friends would be killed, they drove hastily
to the residence of James Hunter, ex-Chair-
man of Allegheny Common Council.
phoned to police headquarters stating that
four toughs had attempted robbery, and
one man was nearly killed. Detectives
kornman, Milby. McDonongh ana Frank
found Lutzinger and Nagle badly battered
up, and Blumer was in a very serious con-
dftion. lie had beer terribly beaten and
was bleeding from dozen wounds. They
learned that the only thing stolen was a
watch and chain. This was found q little
further down the road where the men had
dropped it in their haste.
After securing a description of the men
they started on the hunt and soon came
upon three of them. The two captured were
James Gildernew and Harry Thompson,
both miIlworkers The third was James
Smith, red-headed man, but he escaped.
The fourth is unknown. They all bore the
marks of Lutzinger's club.
Tried to Steal His Flowers.
The story that Gildcrnew tells of the affair
is that the men first began Stealing flowers
in his yard, and while he was driving them
away. one went into the house, stole the
watch and was searching for money when
he arrived. He says the fight started when
he got to the house.
Or late there has been great deal of dis
order out the Perrysville road on Sundays
and special detail of officers was sent out
there yesterday to keep order. Two of them,
Hawley and Wilt, assisted in making the
arrests.
These same officers afterward arrested
Adam White and John Hosenfelt for fast
driving and creating disturbance. William
Field attempted to stop the officers when
they were ma liking the arrest and he was
sent along with them to Central station.