The evening times., 1896-03-28
cHIORIl CROOKS HELD.
Strong Case Made Against Them
Before Judge Miller.
VICTIM. TELLS BIS STORY
His statement. Was So Clear That the
Court Ordered Them Sent to Jail
In Default or 1000 Rail-One of
tue Charges sDismissed-Baltim more
Officers Here.

Fred Nelson and Frank Lewis, th. men
WHO robbed Peter Outwater OF Paterson,
N. j.. by administering TO him what are
known ls knock OUT drops. were held
for the action OF the grand jury by Judge
Miller this forenoon i'll 81 600 bonds each.
the second charge of picking H." pocket
OF A. W. Eastlack OF No. 1914 o street
was dismissed owing TO u lack of positive
evidence.
Judge Millcr's courtroom was crowded
with men and women an nXiOus TO get a
glimpse of the weli-grOoiLcd prisoners as
they sat in the''pen" in the midst OF IN
ilIy-assorted crowd of culprits or all ages,
colOrS and cOntitivhS.
The alleged .'KnOckers-Out' were repre-
sentcd by Attorneys LpscOmb and Tur-
ner, whiie Prosecutor Mullowny appeared
for the government.
Mr. EastIacx was the first witness, ard
testified that two weii1iressed young men
jostled him on an Avenue car about l2:I5
o'clock New Years s.ulorniDg, as he was re-
turning to his home after attending watch
night services at the MetropOlitiin Nj. r..
Church. The men boarded the car with the
witness at Four-and-a-haIr street, ard be-
fore they had gone as fara as Seventh street
sprang from the car and retraced their
steps toward four-ahd-a-halr street.
On the following morning Mr. Eastlack
discovered that his IOcketbook, containing
$50, bad 9ecp stolen from his pants
pocket. He thought he identified Nelson
and Lewis as tie men who .ostled him.
had been submitted to maj Ike out a case
In the Eastlack matter and il was disinisst q.
oUTwATER'S CASE.
The case of larceny from the person of
Peter Outwater was then called.
Attorneys for the defense announced that
their clients would waive examination on
the second charge, and asked the court to
fix the amount OF hail.
II ask that they be held in 1000
each, said Prosecutor MuIiOwny.
This is not Miss FIagier case" re-
sponded Attorney Lipsconp.
Miss Flagler was required to furnish
So 900 bonds" remar ked Mr.. MuI-
lowny. We only want So 600"
Judge Miller asked TO be enlightened
as TO ,he circumstances OF the crime. and
Mr.. Muliowny Related how The priso."rs
had met Mr.. Outwater al. the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, invited him to n
drink. and then. while consciousness was
leaving their victim, led him to an ada
cent park, where they robbed him and
left him senseiess in the roadway.
Mr.. Mullowny called the victim, Peter
Outwater, 10 the witness stand. He is
small man. with fuli beard, and ap-
peared pale and haggard as result of
The drug which had been administered to
him in the cocktail
He described the circumstances as they
have been fully detailed in The Times.
The drinks were ordered at Senseney's sa-
loon. No. 3O4 Fourteenth street northwest,
and Mr.. Out water said the "knock-out"
drops were put in his liquor while he had
gone TO a retiring room. The witness said
that he had not yet recovered from the
effects of the treatment he received at
the hands of the alleged crooks.
Attorney Turner placed stress on the fact
that Nelson and Lewis did not take Out
waters gold watch and $500 he had scwed
in the lining OF his vest.
A CLEVER RUSE.
The fact that they did not take the
watch" returned Prosecutor MuIIowny,
SHOWS they were clever people i'll their
business. They only stole the money, which
could not be Identified
Judge Miller said the statements OF
the case made by Mr. Out twater and others
satisfied him that the men should be held
In al least 50 900 baH. That amount was
fixed. and the prisoners being unable to
procure bondsmcn, stepped back, and went
do wn 10 jail in the Black Maria
Baltimore detectives, with requisi-
tion from the Maryland authorities We're
in waiting in the courtroom, and mad Mel
son and Lewis been rclea sed from any
cause they would have been taken into
custody as soon as they stepped from the