The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-13
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Freight Car OF the West shore Railroad.

II Was Filled with Things Stolen from .
Freight Car OF the West shore Railroad.
HAcKESsACK. Doc 12.-Geo Keeling young
man living batween Bogota and RidReneld
Park. opposite IIackensack. had u lively ex.
pcrionce with tranps yesterday afternoon that
resulted in making public robbery on the
West shore Railroad Keeling was walking
through a thick woods belonging to Judge
Peter BoGert Just north OF the East HaGken-
sack STATEN, intent on hunting. when he dls-
covered hut made OF bouEhs. straw. hay, and
leaves Its occupants were two wel.ied
tramps.
They saw the hunter first and asked him
what he was doing around there. They or.
dered him to clear out II he knew what was
good for him. Being armed. Keeling told the
tramps that their impudence might get them
into trouble. In an instant one of the. tramps
covered lieeing with u revolver, while the
other drew u large knife from his belt Tie
tramp with the revolver said
- lopng. man. we've got the drop on your
:, feeling. moved on. As he was passing
and the East Iiackensack depot, which is
about 500 yards south OF tho hut his foot
0Dsd .p" 1 %he he he tO RSf %r +.
saw the end OF bottle protruiing from caves
IN aunS t iap Of the ss s seS P Sdd.SS 4
and young Feeling divided It with the tramps
He did not stop to make closer investigation,
fearing the fellows nigh. come up on him.
He hurried over to the residence OF Judge
Bogert, about half u mile away, aud notified
sS$sS S isT% Mr. yssssna with four m aes
fully armed. and carrying picks and shoyels.
went to the woods under guidance Of Keeling.
by clearing away the loose leaves they ex-
posed three dozen wine bottles some empty
and others with the seals unbrOken; several
boxes that had been loosely buried under soil
feet and covered with leaves to hide its fresh
ness.
one OF the boxes contained tea. one was
filled with bottled wine, another contained
twenty ave pairs Of overshoes. and in another
We're sixty pairs OF heavy shoe soes, prepared
for the cobbler; there were also 500 cigars in
unopened boxes, and package OF six corsets.
Leaving the men to guard tho goods. Mr..
Vrceland went to East Hackensack depot and
notified Agent Miller. who sal that the articles
freight train a short time before. and that he
had been unable to lind trace Of them. Mr..
Nrceland WAS asked to guard the goods until
the railroad officials were notified.
as those Kissing from the com pany's cars lie
at once took possession Of them and had them
removed to New York. Detective Belts, with
Nreeland and his men, then went hack to the
woods to arrest the Tamps seen by feeling.
They surrounded the hut, entered it with Q
rush, and found it empty. A cheerful IRE was
burning in a stone fireplace and around the
hut were scattered wine bottles. cans that had
contained beet. ham. and chicken. aud some
tea, coffee. and butter.
tective Belts spent the better part Of to- day In
the neighburhOod. hoping that he mis hit catch
somebody connected with the robbery He
left this evening without accomplishing any
thing further than chasing two tramps whom
he saw rass along the railroad track and enter
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