New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-08
TIE DEAD RoBBER NOT IDENTIFIED.

HIS COMPANION STILL. AT I-ARGE-SToRf OF The
MAN THEY ATTACKED.
Tho unknown man who dropped dead SATURDAY
night while attempting to escape after haV'hs' win
q companion sandbagged a man, was not ldenu-
fed Yesterday The body was taken 10 the Morgue
The police Of the East Twenty-second-st. STATION
who have the case In hand learned nothing add
tIonal Yesterday They had not caught the dead
mans companion Herman Goldstcin. OF NO ga
East Ffteenth.st the man who was attacked
does not know why he assaulted by the men,
He had never ocen the dead man before
Mr. Goldstein is halter He was returning nome
about midnight Saturday when ne was struck down
IN front OF his door by one Of the two h!ghwaymen
who used sandbag. He graspcd by the throat
from behind and hit on the head. The blow was MOI
q strong one and Mr.. Goldstein managed 10 shou'
Thus disconnected the rf!ians dropped their weapon
and ran One Of them was caught and brought BACK
Mr. Goldstein could not identify him. but was about
to question him when the man fell TO the Sidewalk
He was carried into the hallway. where he dieo
without reganing consciousness, apparently ITO"
some heart trouble.
The dead robber was a large. athetic-looking fell
low He was apparently In perfect physical condi'
ton His features are strong and not those OF
laboring man. as the first description indicated. he
had full black mus.ache and his hair was oiach
He wore a threadbare suit Of black serge and coarse
brogan shoes. He had absfgn collar and a due
neckte. HIS hat was derbyand was evidently new
His underclothlng was cheap cotton goods. Inere
was nothing In MS pockets but dime and skele-
ton key
Louis Zigler and Walter Gerhardt the young men
who captured the sandbagger. have not yet been
seen by the detectives AT work on the case Ger
hardts version OF the affair learned last night
He lives at No. 2i5 East Twentieth-st he and
Ziger were returning from entertainment and
were passing through Rutherford Place shortly
after Il O'clock They heard cries OF Murder;
Help" and Police and saw a strappng pig
man run along the opposite side OF the street lie
soon slowed down n fast walk. The two young
men ran over and caught hold of him. The man
protested that he had done nothing wrong;
''Then why did YOU rum" asked Gcrhardt.
They led him back 10 where Mr.. Goldsten was
The old man was trembling with excitement ana
the two youths asked him II their prisoner was
the man who attacked him. He said he though;
that he was. $500 . 49,.
About this time the sardbagger began TO trem-
BILE and asked for q drink of water. NO attention
was paid 10 his request. as his tremDllng was
thought 10 be a ruse by which effect his escape
Eerhardt started off to find a policeman An open
window above the scene OF the attack showed the
head and shoulders of half dozen men In evening
dress They nistook Gerhardts mission, and one
of them shouted stand where you are. or Ill
blow your brains out. ;, ,,<
YOU want to give orders obey them. Why don't
Won come down and help man. instead OF finding
fault with him.? ,, - 49,
By this time the sandbagger was lying on the
sidewalk trembling and gasping for breath lie
again asked FOR a drink OF water. and begged TO
be taken to the station. One of the men In even
Ing dress who physician. said: He LOOKS
as though he had fiji. but he may be shamming'