New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-30
NO CLEW TO THE ROBBERS.
TALL. MAN AND A SHORT MAN HELD UP
THE SALOON OCCUPANTS.
r,c,,r ARRESTS, MADE By THE HoBoKEN POLICE
But THERE Is NO EVIDENCE AGAINST THE
pprso<Eps Eof-p DISCHARGED

EIGHT ARRESTS MADE BY THE HOBOKEN POLICE
BIT THERE IS no EVIDENCE AGAINST THE
PRIsoNBRs-ForR DISCHARGED.
The police, Of IIoboken yesterday morning arrested
eight men who were found within few blocks OF
John F. Cories's saloon at Newark and Grove SIS
which WIS robbed a. midnight in true Western style
by TWO armed men with handkerchiefs tied ABOUT
their faces The prisoners were all men out OF worn
who boxing for sleeping places IN the Ds.a
ware Iackawanna and Western Railroad yards' Inc
police did not believe that any Of them knew any
thing about the robbery. and Recorder McDonough'
before whom they were arraigned discharged -FOUR
OF them. and committed James Walsh 81 40 'S'
West Thirty-hfth-st.. New-York; Bernard 'arro.
no home: Charles Fisher OF No 756 Seventh-ave ana
George Mack of No. q West One-huhureu-d"u-
Fiftieth-si NewYork. to the peni;entiary al on'Ae
I'LL for thirty days each as dsorderly persons.
The story o. the midnight visit of these desprrAdoes
is told by the owner OF the saloon 'orues was S'"9
at table playing cards win TWO patrons 'o'' ~
gerald and Thomas Mc(srevcy. wnen the front doors
opened and two entered. The strangers wore
hanlkerchefs across their faces and their has were
drawn down their foreheads, leaving oh'y '"'ii
eyes visible one described by Cordes az sih''
man not more than feet inches In heigh'' "hl'e
the other was a big fellow about four incnes 'a'ier
than his companion The three card players started
st their Intrusion, but smiled when the masheu
men deliberately pointed revolvers In the direction Oh
| the table and In the usual "hold-up speec" di-
mi he three throw up tnelT DdHu9 ~
though Cordes and his companions admitted alter
ward that they felt uncomfortable while gazing al
the revolvers they did obey the order at hrst as
they thought somebody trySg TO play a Joke Oh
them II did not take the masked visitors long now
ever 10 make known the fact that they were III car
nest and three pairs OF arms were extended heaNen-
ward. , l.. .rl MIA vers
While the big man was keeping ne caro-, taT
under cover the small one went behlhu 'nc ga
and tried 10 force OF the cash register naue
to accomplish his purpose he called TO
.,I,oma here and open this. The saloonkeepcr
oheved under the influence Of the cold muzzlc OF
yevolv,r and the robber took the contents Oh the
register sl2 In all Turning 10 Cordes, ne loin MN
70 shell out" and then helped himself TO the sa-
loonkeepers gold watch ana poche'oooN '0"
ing 81 and some papers -, TO-, mn, ,roil,od
The short man then left the saloon ana Wdlh'u
along (;rove-st toward the Delaware. Iackawdhhii
and Western Railway tracks, where he stopped
and waited for the big man. VINO kept me i M, ~
the saloon under cover and threatened to shoot II
thev dared TO follow. Possibly two minutes elapsed
before he hurried out and joined MS coniPal'vi,.
I Together they climbed up the embarrassment 70 the
. roi1road tracks and disappeared toward the mn.
| Cordes ran to the Iloboken Police Headquarters
and gave the alarm. He met number OF ponce1
men lust going on duty and told them what had
About this time squads of police from the Sec
ond Third and Sixth precincts, Jersey Sl.y, WeIe
bmntinr in the swamps either side OF the ran
rood lacking for men who were reported TO nave
assaulted a woman. The robbers made a bisak 10
| 90 down in the swamps, but saw the onlctIs,
Changed their minds, and were observed continuing
along the railroad. IL was not untl me aitN"i oi
the Iioboken policemen on the meadows thht tnt
Jersey CITY officers knew that the highWaEmeh h"u
been near them.