Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-21
HELDUP AND ROBBED
Farmer Peter Murphy Nearly
Banned BY a Thug.
GARRoTED OsAPustIc sTRtET
Fs.ak ncessa slss~ "A Ada Iosn-
ship F.<nsF esd k.~c.p>~ fros. The
Cllf--<Dnoess Af<er Hin.

Fssnk J. McCaln. driver q a anosinx
ssn Cor James ks~d. conmitted a bid
Highway foho-ry yesterday sflsrnooa
aud sseap~d zFrs<t ~ boarding the 5sso
tr4la 81 ths uEson depot fnr chicago
II w.s one % th> koldest ard noss
brutal attacks recoEsied IN this city Toe
several ysaFz The nan whom ~
kne'ched aosn AID rubbed y Peter Muir
ply q Ada tosnship. = yeoog farmer
asd peach grower. sho eame % ths city
yesterday with a load Of peaches
shortly after noon Aarphy vcnt lnto
1isfnsy's saloon ca ksnt street and be
gan drinking tie fsll ID eilh Mccann
and the to drank together. Murphy
pzyin1 lor ths dnnks more frequently
than MCCAIN. Murphy bad sf0 in his
purse and a. he Tag" decreased the
amount 81 he money propsftioaateiy
gFe< IN hrs imaginaIion and he exhib-
ited has wealth quite frequently Me
Cana took IA the situation and about a
o'clock &c Insited AaFphy to take a
saik elth him a short distances - ;
fFiend's uhsre they eouid get better
drlnk&
Murphy followed NrCann and tie
two nlen walked 70 the eastern part %
the city - the H., "a Ia 4 NJ crossing.
A fen frright ears were standing near
tho crossing and Murphy says when
they reached them Mccain took out
coupling pin. fsuarkirg that be liked 10
Play tficks On tie railroad company. he
carried the pia down the track a short
disfaoce and threw lt away. They
passed feN other cars a. they continued
their wax Murphy By this tine pro
tested against gosng any farther bat
AcCaDn assured him that lhcy would
soon arrive AZ bis Trends place ald per
suasied hlm q continue the walk.
Nurphy Was more intoxicated than ale
Cam and led easily When they reached
scciulsd spot near the Fulton street
cemetery Murphy says SLeCaan told
hlm ID hand over his uloaey. This DO
refused % Go and the next Instant
MrCann struck him on the side of his
f1cc with heavy Instrument and he
ftil "a the gr0uad The blow dad not
stun him aod be arose 10 his feet No
soaner hal he done this than be re-
ecive3 another blow which felled him
senseless- When he recovered con
seriousness be was alone ia the street
his pockets we're empty. and a huge
coupling pm lay b. his aide. He ran
Oot % Fulton street and meeting J. q.
Alexander, the real estate dealer. told
him what had happened. Alexander
took him into his carriage and drove 10
the scene u the robbery.
McCann Gets AWAY.
The coupling pin lay on the ground
ana Alexander took Il with him % tho
poiiee station sith Murphy. The DO
tectire8 went 20 work on the case and
learned that Mccain hired an express
man % take him 10 the Union depot.
nayirg thAt he sss IN a hurry To take
the 90 train for Chicago. as ho was GO
ing to the worlds fair. Murphy's lace
was - badly swollea aud his iawbone ~
seriously injured by the blow from the
coupling pia that lt Was With difficulty
that be related the circumstances % the
police officials kilograms were sent 10
Holland aad other points with tie ex-
pectatioa u lnterceptiag Mccain on his
r01te q Chicago. NcCann's residence
u gwen az No. fl5 Ottawa street aud
has occupation q lafher.