The sun., 1896-10-30
PELHAM MANOR'S HOLD-UP.
THE BERTINEs FAIL TO IDENTIFY
THE THREE SUSPECTS.

| Conchmnn Royal tsticks to His Story or
| FlIEht-MIss Bertino Says That One of
| Her Assntlants Reneabied Man Who
Worked On Their Place Last Summer.
The Identity of the four men who waylald Jo-
siah II. Bertine and his daughter, Mary, and his
| conchman. John Royal, In the outskirts Of Pei
ham Manor, on Tuesday evening. has not been
ascertained. The assault occurred Just outside
or tho police limits of Mt. Vernon, Pelham
Villo, aud Pelham Manor, and the authorities of
those places have apparently taken only q gem
| eral interest in the case.
Town Supervisor Shnn of Pelham says that
he has called = meeting of tho town trustees
for tonight, and then they may hire another
watchmnn, and possibly offer reward for tho
capture of the hghwaymon. Mr.. Bertlne has
put the matter into tho hands of q detective
agency.
The capture Of three mon at the Grand Con-
trail Station on Wednesday afternoon by Gen.
trail oflco detectives has far led to nothing of
Importance in connection with the case. Tho
mon described themselves as Joseph Chambers,
driver. 2I years old, $50 First avenue; Joseph
Ferguson, coachman, 30 years old, 357 East
Eighteenth street, and Joseph Arlington. 90
years old, place of residence refused. but later
they admitted that they had given fictitious
names. Aside from their suspicious 40
tlons before buying tickets for White Plains
and tho fact that each one carried two revolvcrs
with an abundant supply of cartridges. Deteo-
tive Captain OBren has been able to find out
nothing about them. After their arrest they
were locked up for the night at headquarters,
and yesterday morning they were paraded be-
fore tho detective force. Mono of the Central
Office men could identify them.
Capt. o'Brien had telegraphed on tho night
before to Chief Foley OF Mt. Vernon to have
Mr.. Bertine. his daughter and the coaohman
como to headquarters yesterday morning to see
IL they could identify the prisoners. Mr.. and
Miss Bcrtlne arrived about 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Bertino expressed doubts as to his belcg
able to identify the men, but he thought his
daughter might, as she seemed to have fair
idea of what one Of them looked like.
ut was 60 dark" said Mr.. Berthe, that We
could hardly SEQ the forms of the men who held
us up, 1t would be o serious thing to mako a
mistake, aud am naturally going to be very
careful about the Identification"
Mr.. Bertine. after one glance along the line,
said that 1t would be impossible for him to
identify any one. His daughter looked care
fully at the men, and then said that the one
man whose appearance she rsmem oered was
In only ono point DID these men tally With the
highwaymon. Mr.. Berthe said yesterday that
each of the mon that stood besioe the wagon
The bullets found in tho wagon were of 81
vers. John Royal. tho ooaohman. did not mp
pear. but he will today. Heseys that he can.
didn't wait long enough to look at them.
After Mr.. Berthe and his daughter left
Headquarters. the prisoners were photographed
and then taken to the YorKville Court, where
they were remanded.
When Mary bertine reached her homo on
Tuesday night after tho assault she exclaimed,
SO her mother says. "Philip Philip"
BerIine tine for S about m onth last summon. Where
he came from Mr.. Berthe does not know. He
10 S s a'F S
was q tramp, but some work was given 10 him.
R hs four ad TO Se aay
shoes that were being repaired. and he was never
seen again.
Barber were friends, but Royal denies this.
That Royal ran away on the night OF the assault
mon were shooting in his direction. He says
that he ran to get help. but, although there arc
OF a mile OF tho place whore the hold-up oc-
CURED. only one msp has been found who says
he was back In his room ia the barn little after
Bertines' house was robbed four weeks ago at
least one Of tho burglars must have been pretty
house. Some timers were at work on tho house
last summer putting new roof on the Kitchen.
tho tho shape ape OF Ia razor. ' The handle he wound @
With cord. and then put an edge on the blade.
that 1t was SO sharp that he could shave himself
with It, The improvised razor was hung up in
Tho morning after the burglary Henry Ber-
tine; tho son. went 70 the kitchen window where
spTDs m the catch ate syf by Using G KNIFE He failed,
however, and then walk ed toward the barn and
Scs a It tin p nDS 1S aE ran % ed hs to
window latch with 1t, and succe eeded at once.
The manner in which the dog, Jumbo. was
least ono of the burglars knew him. Heis a
savage brute, md 1t Is deemed unlikely that |
any one who did not know the dog could have
led 1t away.