New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-10
pORBED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
,,rUERS' MESSENGER HELD UP AT
THE POINT OF A PISTOL.
IDLY $1,000 IN CASH AND 5000 IN CHECKS
.vrx FROM HIM--HE HOLDS ONE OF THE
poRBERs TILL. POLICEMAN COMES
pl-r THE OTHER GETS AWAY
WITH THE MONEY.

RvT THE OTHER GETS AWAY
WITH THE MONEY.
hod robbery. which evidently had been
famed with care. was committed at midday
F.,,sav in Harlem Henry Hildebrand, a
a,ential messenger in the employ OF George
e -,,er & Co. the brewers was attacked by
r,sn and robbed Of 81. $50 in cash and $1,000
.bocks belonging to the firm. Hildebrand
IA one Of the robbers, who had a revolver and
.",.a :, use it. but the other robber got away
.a,, the piunder. Hildebrand is nineteen wears
W One of his duties has been to carry money
IA checks Of the firm to the Germania Bank
." ,,s Rowery The money and checks which
- o,e,yed at the office of the brewery yester-
~. wore placed in two cigar boxes. which were
r-,,ned in stoit manila paper and bound with
..nr ,vine II was Hdebrand's custom to go
.ore for his dinner daily before going to the
.onr co Yesterday, as usual. he walked from
.he brewery to his home. NO 1'912 Third-ave.
.n,,,een One-hund1 ed -and-ffth and One-hun-
araa.and-sixth SITS. The house is hve-story
snrd,rg and he lives on the top floor. Reach
,,c ,be house about ten minutes after noon,
w1aehrand opened the front door with his latch
tev and started upstairs.
ur1nA REVOLVER AT HIS FACE.
He had gone halfway up the first fight when
ne mot two men coming down. one OF the men
srd6,nly presented a revolver at him. holding
,bo w,apon close to his face, While the other
sna,ched the package containing the money ana
ran downstairs into the street. banging the door
hehind him. The man with the revolver then
s.ruck Hndehrand across The side or the head
with the weapon and kicked him in the stom-
ooh uudehrand fell and the robber ran down
stairs but the youne man followed and seized
him before he reached the lower landing
Then followed a hand-to-hand conflict The
rohber tried TO bring the pistol to bear upon
Hildebrand and the latter avoided the muzzle
Of the weapon as best he could and struck at
the man with one hand while holding to his
coat collar with the other. The two struggled
70 the front door. which the robber threw open.
Hudebrand shouting for help all the time. AS
the two passed through the doorway to the
sidewalk the robber made the most desperate
Efforts to escape from Hildebrand's grasp and
began 10 beat him over the head with the re-
voyer.
Policeman owen Sullivan. of the East one
hundred and -fOurth-st. station, heard Hide
brands shouts for help and rushed TO the strug
gling M. The ro1bcr Srv the officer when he
was few feet away ard dirtt ted his pistol as if
10 loot. but Sullivan Knocked him down. at the
same tine snatching IN" revolver from his hand.
The man fell PROSTATE ana stunned and before
he fully recovered his senses he was handcuned
and powerless In the mean time the man who
snatched the bundle from Hildebrand had es-
caped He was seen TO run down Thlrd-aNe. 10
One-hundred- and -ffth-st.. and through that
street 10 the westward.
PROBABLY AN INEXPERIENCED THIEF.
The prisoner was taken to the East One-hun-
dred-and-fourth-st police station. where he de-
scribed himself as James Dalton. twenty-three
wau old an iron worker and resident or bul-
falo He would not give any further account OF
himself and absolutely refused TO give any IN
formation about his confederate. Several Cen,
ral Office detectives went TO the statloh anu
looked al him but none Of them knew hln.. ne
is believed to be a novice in the business ana
bis confederate is believed TO be an experienced
thief and highwayman. e,o.o =, ,.;,,,
The stolen money consisted Of Sl,NOO IN plllS.
so- in gold coin and S1Oi in silver com. Inc
denominations are small HildeOrands en-
,,ovars say that the robbers must nave beeh
Somewhat acquainted with the business methodS
of the brewery and with Hidebrands daiy
,oo,.n,nents hence it is believed that theN We're
rror,nted bv some who at one time worked
ir Tho hreverv office. Dalton was taken pelOie
Wapistrate Mott at the Harlem Court IN the
afternoon and was remanded until to-caN u
Give time for further investigations