New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-22
HIGHWAY ROBBERS RAMPANT
THEY HOLD UP AN EIGHTH-AVE. HORSE
CAR AND GO THROUGH IT.

A SERIES OF EXTRAORDINARILY BOLD Iihf - Wv
THE WEST sIDE-BANDs THAT ARE GROW
ING MORE LAwLEss EVERY DAY-MANY
VICTIMS OF THURSDAY NIGHT APP
PEAR IN POLICE COURT.
Concerted action by the police in several OF the
precincts on the west side of the city may be
needed to suppress the gangs OF young thieves
who have been following in the wake of target
clubs and chowder clubs in night parades and
robbing nonensive persons in the crowds There
have been number of robberies lately, but on
Thursday night the thieves were unusually bold
and several persons who were robbed by them
were compliments at the Jefferson Market foice
Court yesterday.
Early on Thursday evening one gang OF the
thieves boarded elevated train at South Firth
ave. and Beecker-st and rode up to Thirty-fourth-
st. lie in walt for parade OF the empioyes or
n beer -bottling firm. Many boys. ten to fifteen
years old. Of which the majority were colored
were in the gang and they shouted and fought In
one of the cars until several timd women were
forced TO leave It, At Thirty-fourth-st and Eighth
ave- when the parade had got under way the
gang attacked a number OF persons and stole their
watches or pocket-booss The plan followed by
the gang to make sudden rush along the
sidewalk and shout "Fre! to throw persons on
their guard and in the excitement to snatch
whatever was In sight. When one OF the thieves
secured any plumber his companions would cover
his retreat by getting in the way Of pursuers
KNOCKED DOWN AND BEATEN.
Among the persons who were robbed was Alfred
c. Matthews of No. SCI Tenth-ave., whose watch
and chain stolen. When Matthews tried to
catch the thief he knocked down and beaten
badly. He caught hold Of man in the crowd
and held him until Policeman Pepperted appeared
and placed the man under arrest but the thief
escaped. The prisoner said he was Peter Taner,
aged nineteen. of No sos West Thirty-fourth-st
He denied that ne had taken any part in the rob
berry and said he merely looking at the
handed until his statements could be verified ,
At a late nour on Thursday night number OF
thieves among whom were several colored youths,
marched down Eighth-ave. to Abingdon Square.
They were noisy and apparently under the IN
took them at the square. and two or three OF the
thieves planted themselves in front Of he horses.
from running over them. one Of the eolorei men
t1mped on The car ana he ran tG%fn IT.
containing 500 out Of The hands OF Mar Mufne ,
car. lie jumped off the car and ran away before
he could be stopped by any Of the passengers
CHASE OF THE CAR THIEVES.
The conductor jumped on the chased the
thief for half block and then returned 10 the car.
Policeman Hunt OF the jefferson Market Court
squad and Policeman Forreeter. Of tho Chares-st.
station got to the car after the thieves had run
down Hu1son-s, out y sight. Miss Mulgneen had
left the car but the policemen persuaded her 10 70
turn 70 H. ami Forester rode On tho car for ds-
iancc in the hope Of overtakine the thieves. few
blocks below ne sIiare hr "a" me zoo jh . w
who had been Knocked down AMI robbed ~ his gold
watch. Rothgiver was holding fact t. one man ms
the thieves fled at tho approach ~ the policeman.
AMI that man placed under arrest The other
The prisoner said he was william Brown. aged
twenty-five. Of No. sixth ave In his pockets were
several chains which n. p9nc.es ihonsh h1t BEN
he'd for examination At the police court ys>ter-