The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-10
SAYS A MAN ROBBED HIM.
70 PHILIP PoWERs's QUEER
STORY or ASA ULT.

Started to the Bank with SEQ and Turned
Up In susquehannn with 9H8-Says He
Was Knocked senseIess, Robbed, and
Pat on = Train Before Ho Recovered.
Philip Powers, a 10-year-old boy employed in
the law ONCE OF Henry Meyer at 291 Broadway.
was sent on Wednesday at noon to deposit 500
In cash and $3.50 In checks In a savings bank.
He did not return, and at dark the lawyer COM
municated with the boys parents, who live at
23T Madison street. The boy had not come
home nor did they know where he was. The first
intimation of his whereabouts was In the fol-
lowing letter which his mother received at noon
yesterday. The letter was postmRrked Susque-
hanna, Pa. and was written on the note paper
OF a hotel there. and dated Wednesday:
DEAR MOTHERS l hope that you are not worried
about my absence. have news for you. Between tho
hours OF IL and 12 O'Clock to-day my employer [Mr.
Meyer sent me to the bank with some money. 1
went through Reade street to West Broadway. when
l was nearing franklin street on West Broad
way l felt some one at my back. I turned
10 see what IL was aud then l lost my senses
l do not remember ANYTHING more until I found myself
on q train bound for this place. 1t was then about
1880 o'clock.
When l awoke I felt for the money / had. but 1t was
all gone, except s23 and the checks. I will try and get
to New York as soon as possible, and then tell you tho
story. have written to Mr.. Meyer and sent the checks
on to him. Your son, PHiLIr.
tho iCLltE "hS TtNtlNtu lTb. O"tE5
wanted to send after her boy, but her husband
said as long as he had money he would turn up
all right. Mrs. Powers waited all the afternoon,
but when the boy had not arrived at z o'clock
she put on her hat and started to notify tho
police. AS she was going out the door she met
her son. He threw his arms about her neck and
asked her to forgive him.
Mrs. Powers took him into the house and ques-
toned him. He told her the same story he had
told in the letter. and his appearance seemed to
bear it out. Both his eyes were blaukened and
there was a bruise on the left side OF his face.
The back OF his neck was scratched and bruised,
showing finger marks. He seemed to be
since he left home on Wednesday morning.
The bruiSe on his face. he said, was caused by
The mark on the back Of his neck was where his
assailant grasped him. The boy says he. got
one look at his assailant and would be able to
describes him as being tall and dark, wearing
dark clothes and a soft hat.
After eating something young Powers started
street. Mr.. Meyer had received the checks the
boy had mailed at Susquehanna. He questioned
the boy, who told a very straight story. which
evidently Impressed the lawyer fayoraoly; Inc
awe .g said the story OF Ic ~Hs q ~ remarkable one out
A SUN reporter talked with Philip after he re-
turned from Lawyer y "yer's house last night.
The boy has been employed in the lawyers
office two years. and frequently las been In
trusted with large sums of money. He IS a
DrlRnb looking DOy anu .Uthrs u Soou
He said he remembered nothing after being hit
until he woke up on the train.
He made no inquiries then, except to ask the
conductor where was. He said he didn't fully
realize what had happened to him and did not
want to complain when he left the train. as he
was afraid he would be arrested. Having some
money left he thought it best to hurry back to
New York.
When he awoke on the train he says he
noticed that his black derby hat was broken to
pieces. 1t was smashed so badly that he bought
q new one for so cents in Susquehana. lie wore
the new hat home. The boy complained of q
bad headache last night and of a pain in his
neck. He will repeat his story to his employer
at 10 O'Clock this morning at Mr.. Meyers office.
II the boy still sticks to 1t the police will proba-
bly, be asked to find his assailant,