New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-13
A DEN or ROBBIE RS.
\ HUNTER FINDS IT IN THE WOODS NEAR
HAC kENSACK
WITH PISTOL, AND KNIFE THEY FORCE HIM TO
QUIT TILE PLACE-PRoPERTY STOLEN
FROM TIE WEST SHORE ROAD.

WITH PISTOL AND KNIFE THEY FORCE HIM 10
QUIT TILE PLACE-rRoPERTY STOLEN
FROM TIE WEST SHORE ROAD.
ceorpe Keeling. a young man living between
poooto and Ridgefed Park, opposite Hackeh-
eack had n lively experience with tramps Moh-
ao,, ofternoon 1t resulted in exposing robbery
~, the West Shore Railroad. Young fceHrS
was walking through a heavy wood peiongihg
to Judge Peter Bogart. just north OF me Last
tIoclonsaclx station. when. in the loneest part
of the place he discovered a wood nut hade Oh
ho,-hs straw. hay and leaves. its occupants
beinr two we-fed tramps. The men saw the
hr,ter first. and asked him what he was doing
oround there At the same time they ordered
him to leave the neighborhood Being armed
p,,ir, told the men that they were intruders
and that their impudence might get them into
,o,,,lo In an instant one of the tramps COW
ord him with a revolver. while the other drew
q largo knife from his belt The one with the
revolver said:
.yourg man. we've got the drop on you, so
git"
Reeling was compelled to move away without
exchanging more words with the occupants OF
the hut As he was passing by the shortest
emf toward the public road ana the East HACK
ensack station. which is about five hundred yards
,,tb of the hut his foot tripped on small
.oot and he rolled down a little depression
Irnon getting up he the end OF pottle
,rotruding from leaves in the side or tne guIy,
and pulling II out, found that more bottles were
hidden under dirt and leaves. The bottle con-
toincd wine and young Keeling associated IL
,vith the tramps. He did not stop to make a
closer investigation. fearing that the feilows
might come upon him He hurried to the mouse Use
Of Judge Bogart, about half a mile away ana
Informed Samuel Vreeland. superintendent or the
Judges farm Mr.. Vreeand, with four fully
armed men, carrying picks and shovels. pro-
ceeded to the woods under the guidance OF i'ee'-
ing and made an unexpected hnd.
Rv clearing away the loose leaves they t0ulu
three dozen wine bottles. some empty ana others
LET tha Goals unhrokpn A little Shovellfng
brought the men to several boxes whicn nau peen
loosely buried under soil that was carried from
d,eIance Of a hundred feet and covered wltn
leaves 10 hide its freshness. First came cneS'
of tea then three boxes Of wine. next poN con-
tanning twenty-five pairs Of arctlc oVersnoes s
another box holding sixty pairs OF heaNy si,Uo
soles 500 cigars in unopened boxes anu d P"0"
age of half dozen corsets. -, ,,
Leaving the men to guard the gooos. ~.
Vreeland went to the East HackehsaeH e'" - -
and told the agent, Miller, VINO sais ., TIC @ ,i G
articles had been stolen from " est - SIo,o ' 80 "a
freight train some time ago. The company Ii,u
been unable To find trace of them. Late III the
evening Detective Joseph Betts aTrSeu d. Las Ease
Hackensack and. identified the goods do 'Iioso @
missing from the ccmpanys cd,s. M -. r,o,'ed g. %
took posses ession OF them. ana nau a nv" in comnanv
to this city Detective Belts then, III c9i.pa.y ~,
with Mr. Vreala nd ard his men. returned 10 the
woods to arrest the tramps seen Wy .,h w.
The men divided themselves into twos Will h.c
purpose Of surrounding the nut a,'u amo maMe dts
sure of n capture But in this they "e,e .a u,a
appointed as when the party came .Vs-'n.. .
and made the final rush, they i9uia haor ,"f Sound
empty. No trace Of the men hao 0ee" ''1-
last night