New-York tribune., 1894-10-29
ANOTHER CASE or KNOCh-OUT DROPS.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES SIMILAR TO CASE ABOUT
MONTH AGO

THE CIRCUMSTANCES SIMILAR TO CASE ABOUT
MONTH AGO.
Policeman Fletcher. OF the West Thrtiethst. sta
ton found a wel-dressel. respectable-ookng man
lying unconscious stoop at Madison-ave. and
Thlrteth-st at $50 o'clock Saturday night. He
tried To rouse him but could not lie then hailed
passing cab and took the TO the station, where
he was locked up charge OF intoXcation.
Yesterday morning the man. who said that his
name was John NJ Holmes. was taken before Jus
ticc Hogan in the jefferson Market Court. where
he tod a story which led the Justice t. think that
"knocker- out" drops had been given him.
Mr. Holmes said. Il came on from Chicago last
week | am A promoter and had important busi-
ness here with /. +. Dawson. broker. Of No. 40
Wall-st
saturday nish na1 , an c@s2ss"ent G wS Si'h n Mr Mr.
Astor IIous, at $50, and there met a man who
seemed to know me. lie asked me how things
were In Chicago. AMI sail what good time he mad
had when he was AT the FAR. His face was
familiar although could not pace him. He was
Years MgII' oH shSai thak c had dark hair ana
eyes. anl seemed to be a prosperous business man
Ike n cocktail After IT was mixed he asked me
II "Iht ,i H"GN ,So, 'I" dJ not Then we had our
drinks and left The rlace & Saii mat had o 10 go go
that way himself
Il distinctly remember getting on Broaiway a.Sta
until | awole IN a cell this morning | find that
/ have been robbed Of $500 gold vntch and chain
lot OF valuable papers, among which was con-
tract which worth over $4,000 -
Justice Hogan discharged Mr Holmes The po-
lccmnn who made the arrest stated that there had
been no smell Of liquor about Mr.. Holmes when he
was found. and thA: there was nothing To snow
that he had been drinking save the fact that he
unconscious.
ASIDE from the intcre5, which attaches to n case
robbery of this there is another interest IN
the fact that this is the second case of the same
sort that has been found In exactly the same
locality. Thrtlehs st. and Madson-ave.. in less than
a month. In both cases the victims were men or
good standing and seeming respectability. They
both asked tc drink by men whom they
thought they knew. and they were both robbed OF
everything they had In their possession.
In the rst the victim was Hubert Gardner,
n member OF the firm OF Gardiner * Estes. whole
sale shoe dealers at No. 5I5 Hudson-st. In this
case the place selected for giving the drops wss
the Murray Hin Hotel. and Mr.. GARDENERS atten-
tion distracted In manner similar 10 that
used by Mr.. Holiness friend" Both men were
found In the same corner and in the same condi-
tion. That such robberes can be committed In tho
street, tho police say. Is doubtful 1t naturally
leads one suppose that the man who is working
this game has n room rooms near the locality
where the victims have been found. that he robs
the victims there and then turns them out on the
street.
Mr. Holmes said yesterday that he was going
TO make complaint to the police about the matter
and see II he could not get some OF his property
back He is sure. he says. that he would know the
man with whom he drank II he could see him
again Mr.. Gardiner said the same thing.