The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-19
HIGHWAYMEN CAUGHT.
They Held Up S. W. Sawyer, Station
Agent for the D., L. & W. Co. at
heuryviIle Friday Evening.

Two men from Moscow, Thomas
Kearney and Thomas Conaboy, will go
to Stroudsburg today to answer in
court Il number of serious charges.
particularly that of waylaying and rob-
bing s. w. Sawyer, agent at the Della
ware Lackawanna and Western sta
ton at Henryville.
Friday evening about o'clock as
Mr.. Sawyer closed up the station and
started for home through patch of
woods that skirt the railroad. He had
only gone a short distance when man
wearing red flannel mask jumped out
from behind a clump of bushes and
thrust a cooked revolver In his face,
threatening to fill him full of holes II
he made an outcry. Sawyer grappled
with the highwayman, but was quickly
overpowered. Seeing resistance was
useless Sawyer submitted and in few
minutes his pockets were ritled Of ev-
erythinG Of value. The only money
secured was small amount of change,
but his gold watch, valued at $50. went
with the thief
Saturday morning Chief of Police
Robling received a telegram from Mr.
Sawyer notifying him Of the robbery
and asking him to be on the lookout
for the thief. The various pawnbrOk-
ers were visited and instructions We're
left to notify the police If any sus-
picious character should attempt to
dispose OF gold watch. Just about
noon Radin Bros. the Penn avenue
pawnbrokers, were visited by man
who was very anxious to sell gold
watch. While they were dickering over
the purchase clerk was dispatched
for an officer, and soon the gold watch
and the man were in the custody OF
Patrolman Rodham.
Chief Robling had the number Of Mr.
Sawyer's watch and as expected. II
corresponded with that on the time
piece the prisoner had. When the
chief compelled him to expose his un.
dershirt and 1t was found to be minus
one sleeve. the prisoner gave in and
made a full confession.
A peculiar formation of the highway
mans teeth, which Mr.. Sawyer had
noticed during the struggle In the
woods. was sufficient In itself to estab-
lish his identity had the other evidence
been lacking.
The prisoner, after confessing his
guilt, told that his name was Thomas
Kearney and that he lived in Moscow
kearney had been seen by number
of railroadmen going towards Henry
boy, and as soon as this information
was CLEANED it was telegraphed tc
Scranton. Officer Dyer and Special
Durkin went to Conaboy's home in
Moscow Saturday night and brought
him here on warrant sworn out be-
fore Alderman Millar.
During the night the prisoners de-
cided to make clean breast Of the
whole affair and told their story tc
Chief Robling. They went to Henry.
vile for the express purpose of rob-
bing Sawyer. They knew he would
have to take one Of two paths leading
from the depot to his home, one OF
which was by way Of the railroad and
the other through the woods. Kearney
posted himself on the path through the
woods and Conaboy lay in wait along
the railroad.
Sawyer noticed two suspicious look.
Ing characters going up the railroad
and upon looking up he determined tc
avoid meeting them by taking the path
through the woods. He also took the
precaution to secrete his purse con.
tanning $S4 inside his underwear, which
precaution saved him just that amount