New-York tribune., 1897-01-10
THE R4TSON TWINS LOCKED Up
ENOUGH CRIMES CHARGED AGAINST THEM
TO- SEND THEM TO STATE PRISON
FOR LONG TERM IF CON
N-ICTED.

Park Ridge. X. j.. Jan. e-Justice William b.
Smiths office. In this place. was crowded this
evening with people anxious TO get glimpse or
the Rawson twins Albert and Alpheus. who were
arrested this afternoon by Constable Charles
Duryea and charged with crimes enough TO
send them 10 State Prison for more than twenty
years.
The Rawson twins and Demorest Zabriskie an
other young who was arrested with them as
an accomp,ice. arraigned for a hearing. and
Justice Smith committed them TO the County jail
at Hackensack for a further hearing on Wednes-
day next.
The principal charge against the prisoners Is fe-
lonious assault on Charles G. Beckloft station
agent az Ridgewood and Peter CISCO. colored
man and the baggagemaster at the station. Beck
loft and Cisco were busy in The Office about
o'clock one evening almost year ago arranging
their accounts, when a masked face appeared az
the ticket window and Youthful voice commanded
them 10 hand out the money in the ticket case
The agent refused. and the desperate pusheo
Winchester rifle through the window ana pulled the
trigger The bali struck Cisco glancing blow on
the shoulder and also hit the agent IN the breast
making a slight flesh wound.
While the masked youth was inside OF the sid-
ton there was another one out on the PLATFORM
who showed a revolver under the nose OF the as
sistant baggagemaster and Two citizens Of Ridge
wood who were on the platform. Just at that mo-
ment the shot was heard in the Office. and the
,wn s,ar,ed up the track and disappeared in the
woods. - ,u-.oa ,.as can.
for and tracked the highwaymen ior soha Ills ulS
tance and came upon the place In the WOODS
where they stayed all night, but the trall was iOs
the Paramus road The deteelves Of rh
Rawson twins. They were missing; anu tnen ..ae
detectives they were on me rign u ~
Previous the attack on the ticktt Oix'e a.
Ridgewood. the night operator al ~noercle ~ ~S a,
string at his desk when a masked face appeared az
the window and ordered the operator 10 manu- IVY.
the cas- in the money drawer, whlch ne uiu' A.
was Sl4 The highwaym"n put the money !" HE
nocbct and disappeared.
Subseouentlv the two robbers appeared AT the sla :
tions in the villages of Woodclihe. MontVaie Fearl
River Park Ridge and Hillsdale. Ihey rODpso me
and ripped open express packages and everything
At Pearl River. Park Ridge and iiillsdale they
pried out the cornerstone or the Methouist anu anu
they could find, burned the papers nul1er - %
houses in the villages of Hillsdale and oodchne
were entered about the same time. ana an artlc4es
of value that could be found were carried away
II Is alleged that the stolen property was taken
y New-York by OF their accompnces; VINO was
instrumental in aiding IN their arrest HIS actions
Rawson bows were suspected Of the crimes. Suspi-
cion became so strong that the boys went 10 New
York and stayed II Is said. at the nome OF Mdurce
Gonz a French artist, at No. 60 South washing on
of them finally securel employment wi;h lawyer.
AZ No Wall-st The other returned home about
ten days ago. and last night the second came nome
10 remain Sunday. II was decided 10 arrest
The bows are grandsons OF Laura Keene. the IA
nous actress and heir a large property in His
dale. , 49,,
coolly sat down and played cards with the constable
They took their arrest as a matter or course and
laughed as they were going 10 jail