Evening journal., 1893-06-08
The STRANGERS FLED
WITH THE GOOD MONEY OF THE
GREEN GOODS MEN.

The Green Goods Men Gave Chase aud
Many Shots Were Fired by the FugItives
and the Pursuers, None OF which Took
Eject.
NEW YORK, June 8 There was some
pistol shooting in Greenville and
Bayonnne On Monday afternoon. Resi-
dents on both sides of the canal were
startled about clock by fusillade Of
pistol shots Then they saw half
dozen men racing through the bushes
which skirt the Greenville side Of the
canal. The spectators of tine race saw
that two men were being pursued by
four others. Leaving the bank of the
canal, the two fugitives dashed in
different directions. One of them
doubled up on his pursuers and managed
to escape through the bushes The
other ran across the bridge over the
canal, aud the pursuing party again
opened fire upon him. This fugitive
was attired in a dark blue suit aud a
white felt hat trimmed with black
ribbon. He appeared to be terror stricken,
and was badly winded Dashing
across the open lots he ran TO a number
of houses on West Fifty fourth street
occupied by colored families Mrs Hen
bricks, one of the colored matrons, had
been in her doorway hustling her chill
dren inside Just as she slammed the
door shut the fugitive reached the stoop
and cried:
Lady, save me
In her fright Mrs Hendricks made no
response. She had locked the door The
| fugitive made a hurried but futile at.
tempt to burst IL open. Then he scurried
of the stoop and loped across another
vacant lot toward a house occupied by
Mrs. Anderson. BY this time the pur-
! suers had closed In considerably upon
him. Fearing capture he wheeled about
and drew a revolver from which he fred
q shot at his pursuers. The bullet
! brought the quartet to halt and the
fugitive took advantage of the fact to
sprint in the direction of Newark bay.
The pursuers consulted moment and
then dashed after their victim. he
halted them again by firing several shots
at them. Finally he jumped over tn,
back fence of the premises on West
Fifty-fourth street occupied by Mrs
Mcdonald and asked her where he coulC
find policeman. adding that gang wa,
after his life. He took from his revolver
five empty cartridge shells and reloaded
the weapon. After carefully scanning
the vicinity he resumed his flight
Nothing further was seen of his pur
suers.
investigation by the police shows tina
during the forenoon two well dressed
strangers called at the house of a persoi
who lives about two blocks up tn,
street leading from the canal bridge
One of the visitors was a tall. well bull
man of dark complexion His companion
was shorter in stature aud fair haired
They made their call pursuant TO a
agreement, it is alleged. TO purchas
green goods The operators had the
regular briokstutfed satchel ready for tn
transfer and bag of good currenc
lying upon table
While the negotiations for the puT
chase were in progress the smaller o
the strangers grabbed the bag of goo
money and bolted out of the door. Hi
companion at the same time calmly dre
his revolver and held the irate operator
at bay. When the fellow with the hs
was a safe distance from the building th
other stranger also took TO his heel.
The green goods men gave chase The
were re enforced by party of thei
! fellows from Woodbine Cottage Whe
{ they pressed the strangers too close To
fugutives separated, the result bein
9 that the man who then had the none
- escaped, aud the other was forced 3
flee TO Bsyonne for his life None Of th
; shots fired by the fugitiyes and the
| Dursuers took effect