Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-12
AN OLD MAN ROBBED.
A Cattle Dealer Taken to a Saloon
and Fieeced of $500.
Two of the Suspects Caught and Another
Likely 10 be Arrested hair of the
Stolen Money EeCoYered


Two of the Suspects Caught and Another
Likely 10 be Arrested--o One. half of tho
Stolen Money Recovered.
Whileiourneying from accomac county,
Va, Tuesday, Duiiield Savage, cattle
dealer, aged about 50 years, fell among
thieves and was tleeced. He Is now ut the
police station in this city. where he is
being held to appear against two men
suspected Of having robbed him. When
a representative of EVERY EVENING called
there during the forenoon Savage could
Der.
From the police authorities the follow
ing story was obtained: Savage, while
crossing from Cape Charles City to Nor
toik or while purchasing ticket at Nor
folk produced large roll of money,
which was seen by four men who subse,
qilently struck up acquaintanceship with
nm. When the Norfolk express arrived
here, about 40 o'clock, his newly-made
acquaintance induced him Is leave Tic
train for the purpose of taking drink.
They. proceeded to q neighboring saloon
and kept him there until after his train
had departed. Before leaving the saloon
they quarrclcd and the old man was
tripped, While he was down somebody
shouted kick him in the head and before
he arose upwards OF 5000 were stolen from
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While wandering around the r., w. 4 u.
railroad station the stranger met Charles
u. Bird Of the Wilmington Transfer Com
pany, and informed him of what had
occurred. The latter promptly notified
the police authorities and Savage was
taken into custody. After he had related
what had befallen him Captain Kersey
and Sergeant Wigglesworth were put on
the case.
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police officers readily imagined who the
thieves were. They stated out ut once
and soon got on the track of the suspects.
They struck the trail Ut Sixth and MAIDS Dn
streets, but when they reached there the
birds had flown. Next. they proceeded to
the Delaware avenue station OF the Il. 4 D.
railroad and the captain watched the
South-bound trains and the sergeant Scrll.
tlui2cd the nurth-bOuud trains. They had
not been there long before q cab drove M
and William Galloway and Dennis Cmii
alghted and entered the station. They
were two of the men for whom the officials
were on the lookout and were Immediately
arrested. They had gotten III the cab at
Tenth and Orange streets and were taken
III custody about $50 O'clock.
At police station they were searched and
upon Caul the sum of S24 was found.
galloway did not have any money They
were taken before Savage and lie readily
identified Galloway as one of the party
which had robbed him. lie did n6t
recognize Caul. The latter declares lie
came Tuesday from Newport News, but he
has been around town for some linn
Another suspect left by the 7.4O O'clock
train for New YORK.
At police station Tuesday IL was,
stated that Savage was taking lis wife ana
Xix Or seven chifdren Ia Baifim"r" u barn
he intends to reside. Al Norfolk he lad
put his family on n boat bound for Rail-.
more and left them Tor d short time. while
he went 10 collect i, bin or have a note
cashed During his absence the boat on
which his family was started and he CON
cluled 10 come Ia tfns ritv ma trnrend l.,