The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-08
GREEN GOODS HEY ROBBED.
An Intended Victim Saia 20 Have Cot Away
With the Bag Of Good Moncx.


There was some pistol shooting In Green.
willie and Bayonne on Monday afternoon. Resi-.
dents on both sides OF the canal were startled
about o'clock by = fusillade Of pietol shots.
Then they saw half dozen men racing
through the bushes which skirt the Greenville
side OF the canal The spectators OF the 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.
and the pursuing party again opened FIRE
upon him. This fugitive was attired in q
dark blue suit and a white felt hat trimmed
with black ribbon. BE appeared to be terror
stricken. and was badly winiel. Dashing
across the opcn lots. he ran to a number Of
houses on West Fifty-fourth street occupied
OF colored families. Mrs. Hendricks. ono OF
the colored matrons. had been in her doorway
slammed tho door shut the fugitive reached
the stoop and cried:
In her fright Mrs. Hendricks mnde no re-
Spouse. She had locked the door. The fugi-
tive made a hurried but futile attempt to burst
Hoped across another vacant lot toward II house
occupied by Mrs. Anderson, BY this time the
Fearing capture he wheeled about and drew
a revolver from which he fired a 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
The pursuers consulted N ON ent and then
dashed after their victim. He halted them
again by firing severa! shots at them. Finally
he Jumped over the hack 'ence OF the premises
on West Ffty-fourth street occupied by Mrs.
Mcdonald and asked her where lie could find
a policeman adding that gang was after his
life. He took I ON his revolver i've empty
cartridge shells n n i reloa ed the weapon. AZ.
ter carefully scanning the vicinity he resumed
his fight Nothing further was seen OF his
pursuers.
Invssti CATION by the police shows that dur
ing the forenoon two We l-dressed strangers
called at the house Of person who lives about
canal bridge. One OF the visitors was q tall.
well-built man OF dark complexion. His COM
panion was shorter in stature and fair haired.
They made their call pursnant to An agree
ment II is alleged, TO purchase green goods.
The operators had the regular bri ck-stu1ed
goo currency lying upon tahie;
While the negotiations for the purchase
were In progress the sna Ter Of the strangers
grabbed iue lag o. good money and hoted out
OF tho door. His companion at the same time
calmly drew his rey, liver and held the irate
bag was a safe distance from the building the
other stranger also took to his heels Tho
green goods en- gave cha e.. They ware re-
enforced by a party OF their fellows from the
Woodhine Cottage. When they pressed tho
strangers too close the tGGitiyes separated,
the result being that the man who then had the
money escaped. and the other was forced to
fee to Bayonne for his life None Of the shots
fired by the frgitives and their pursuers took
effect