The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-24
nuNeLINc MIelIwAYMnN
Hold a Young Man ns Hostage aud
Are Captured,

New York, December 22,--Aiss Lottie
Daniels is daughter Of Rev Richard
Daniels, n retired Presbyterian minister,
who lives at so York avenue, New Bright-
on, Staten Island Joseph Dean Is a
young man engaged IN the harness busl-
ness in New Brighton. Rev MIR. Daniels
Keeps a. boarding house aud 85sa boards
with him. After dinner on Tuesday night
Mr. Dean invited Miss Daniels 60 take =
walk, After strolling about the village
they finally got 70 The corner 81 Brighton
ana Castleton avenues, Tue place IL un7
frequented and both aides OF The street
are lined with deep woods and brushwoud.
There are no houses near MiLho9t WaIl-
ing three men leaped out 81 the darkness
and shouted. Hold up yPul h1lds or We
VIII Stoot you. ona of theM seiseI MISS
Daniels pinned her arms behind her back
and clapped his hand over her mouth TO
stife her screams. Tho other two men at
tackled Dean He Is a broad-shouidered.
muscular chap, ana made a stout resist
ance The three fought back and forth
over the road.
Finally one OF the men tripod Dsan,
and when he had fallen to the ground he
was lfeld fast and prevented from shout
ing. When the assallants had accomplish
ed this they demanded money. Mr.. Dean
had no money The man Who had his
hands over MISS Daniels mouth removed
them and she screamed at the top Of her
voice, The man Erufiiy ordered her 70
stOp her noise or he would stun a hand
kerchlef into her mouth and nuke her
lie ordered her TO produce her money.
she took cut her purse, hut there vera
on.y a few small coins IN u. There was
IN fact, JUST "a cents, as she remembered
She offered this to the fobber, hut he said
he wanted s.. She told him she had not
that much money, and begBed him In
tears TO release her escort and herself
Nh. man laughed mt this. Miss Daniels
then suggested that tney release her aud
she would 50 home and get 80. After
discussion among themselves they agreed
to do 20. They accordingly released Miss
Daniels, holding Dean as hostage. He
was still on the ground with one Of the
men sitnng on him. Miss Daniels flew
down York avenue. to her home, nearly
paralyzed with fear.
When she burst into the house she sank
into a chair on the verge or Mysteries.
and her young brother was hurried out
for q policeman. He found Policeman
Larkin on post in New Brighton and
brought him back 10 the house with him.
A party had been made np IN the menn-
time by the male ioarders IN the house.
They armed themselves with sticks ana
stones and sailed forth to the rescue JUST
as the policeman arrived IL wa agreed
that Miss Daniels should 90 back. fol-
lowed "A short distance behind by the Pc
liceman. The b0arders ~ the meant me
made a detour to get IN the rear and pre-
vent the escape of the assall1nts. Tho
latter were wary however Vhey had
also moved UP some distance from where
they otiglnlily had- been. They caught
sight of the policcman's brass buttons just
ns Miss Daniels got within speaking dis
tancc with "A yell they LEFT Dsan dyed
into the brush ana were sOun lost 10 sight.
Neither MIR. Dean nor Miss Danie,s coulG
tell who their aasnilands were,
This afternoon they aprsAxsai befors
Justice Acker. IN New Brighton and told
their story Miss Daniels f. q handsome
,s,1inr Woman OF the darkest brunette
iype. she is almost % years OLD, with g
Gne figure, rosy cheeks and large brown
eyes. Mr. Dean Is about 20 years pll;
He Looked aa n ne had been pretlY weil
used ny Tonight the police captured
John AicNai,y, Patrick MceirSth ana Dan
iei Peterson, Jr.. an Of New Brighton.
'rhe first two Insisted that they were m
nscent. but Peterson confessed ans linz
plicated the others. An were locked up
In default Of 5000 bail each.