Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-04-18
ANOTHER HOLD UP.

Almost at the Noon Hour Two
Masked Men Stop Walter
Cresse and Joseph Carman
and go Through Them.
Another highway robbery, and in
mid day. Rolder and bolder these
desperate men are g tsing, and 1t sc ems
unsafe to go along country road even
In the bright sunshine of midday.
The situation Is becoming embarras
Ing, and timid people have q right to
be somewhat frightened as they learn
of the attempts, and successful ones
too, of men and women being robbed
at the point of revolvere.
The lstsst episode occurred Tues
day afternoon just after twelve
o'clock, and savors very much of the
manner In which Engineer and Mrs.
Theodore Stratton were robbed.
Walter Cresse and Joseph Carman
are employed by Oresse, at the corner
of Fayette and Vine stree t.. At
stated times the yonng men take trips
through the country peddling grocer
lee, and on Tuesdays they go out In
the vicinity of Jehoakaville. Tues.
day they were just beyond that little
settlement, and driving through a
lonely, little travelled road, and bank
ed upon either side by heavy woods.
Suddenly, without any warning, two
men sprang from the woods and with
revolvers pointing at the young men
commanded them to stop and throw
up their hands. The orders were
promptly obeyed.
The highway seemed perfectly cool
and collected, and In no particular
hurry to complete their desperate
work, and chatted with the victims.
Mr.. Oresse promptly obeyed the or
der of the bandits, and passed over q
little more than 81 which he had In
his possession.
One of the men went through Car
man but secured nothing. A revolver
was taken from Carman's pocket, and
one of the highwayman asked him
why he did not use 1t. Carman re-
piled that there ives no use, as the
robbers had the drop on him.
AS Carman sat In the wagon he had
one leg raised higher than the other,
which concealed one of his trousers
pockets, and the robber did not 60 In
that. X he had he would have been
richer by $40.
After some common place remarks
the robbers commanded the grocers to
drive on. which they we're prompt
enough to do. They came directly In
town and reported the matter to the
authorities.
The two men who did the bold work
answer to the description of the men
who held up stratton, and who rob-
bed the Misses Brown, In Lower Hope.
we'll. One was considerably taller than
the other.
The men were disguised By covering
their heads and portion of thir bodies
by guano sacks. Arm holes were cut
In the sacks, and place for the eyes,
Each.man concealed his hands with
gloves, and handkerchiefs were tied
about the wrists. evidently for the pur-
pose of concealing the arms. But this
did not entirely do so, and Mr.. Car
man caught sight of one of the mems
arms above the handkerchief showing
1t black, thus settling the matter that
the man was colored.
The authorities are of the opinion
that these men are the same who com.
mittsd the Stratto and Brown rob-
beries, and 1t is believed that In time
the whole thing will be shown up In
Court. The only reason to doubt
that the men are the seme is because
OF the fact thst all three of the rob.
berries were committed In different
places. and miles apart, In fact embrac-
ing three different and distinct locali-
tiles, yet the acts and manner of work
on'the same, and certain 1t is that the
men know their people, and make
careful calcule tion as to their attempts,
which thus far have proven highly
successful.