The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-06
BOULEVARD HIGHWAYMEN
sURPRLsTNa STORY OF a HoLD-UP
BIZ ARMED F0oIPADs.

Tsid 70 the Pouioo Lass Night After They
Nae stopped Sar. Reserts's Runaway Hero
Pistol shets ara Pursuis or the TIVE Th'eVos
over to the River npisedes or the story.
@. II. Roberts, q Mthographer, who gave mis-
place Of business as the Judge building. at fltth
avenue and Sixteenth street, and who lives at
the Boulevard and 17lst street, told Q surpris-
ing story Of an attempt at highway robbery to
the police Of the West 1924 street station ana
OF the West 125th street station last night
Mr.. Roberts said that he had started out for q
drive with his wife In o light phaeton at about
o'clock last night. They drove up tho Bouie-
ward. around Fort George. quito slowly. and
then started at an easy jog down the
Boulevard again. They passed their home
and had reached 143d street about 0
o'clock, when Mr.. Roberts saw two mon
standing under n gas lamp on the west side OF
tho street. As no came nearer to them the two
men walked out into tho middle of the roadway
directly In front of the horse. He refined In the
horse to keep 1t from running them down.
The taller Of tho two men reached up and
grabbed the bride. This, Mr.. Roberts said.
did not at the moment appeal to him as an
overt act, but seemed rather to be an attempt to
fond tho animal of. The other man ran back
toward the occupants Of the carriage. The man
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revolver out Of his overcost packet and pointed
It toward the carriage. calling out in aloud tone:
I'VE want all your money"
Mr.. Roberts was driving, with the whip In his
hand. He brought It down across the horses
flank sharply and then again. The horse started
forward and then, checked by the man hanging
on to tho bride, whirled sharply around and
started up the Boulevard. The man was shaken
of.
In the wrench Of turning the breeching strap
broke and the horse ran away. Mrs. Roberts
threw her arms about her husband and tainted.
While Mr.. Roberts was doing his best to get
control of tho horse again two shots were fred
In the darkness behind him. Mr.. Roberts heard
shouts of moro than two men behind him.
The shouting and the shots frightened Mr..
Roberts so that he dropped tho reins. The horse
was kicking up and very much frightene ed; in
fact, Mr.. Roberts was not sure when he reported
the matter to the police that tho animal had not
been struck by one Of the bullets.
After running into . gas lamp nenr 149th
street and carrying or ono of the wheels Of tho
phaeton and kicking in the dashboard and most
of the front part of the vehicle, tho animal de-
creased its speed so that Policeman Baldwin Of
the West 1921 street station was able to stop IL.
Meanwhile Henry Nelson. Wit said that no
lived at the Boulevard and 143d street; Harry
Campbell of fremont, and John McCune. o gar
dener in the grounds Of the New York Institution
for Deaf Mutes at Amsterdam avenue and 165th
street, Joined in tho chase Of the highwaymen.
1t was their shouts that had 30 frightened
| Mr.. Roberts after tho pistol shots. They chased
the highwaymen up to 141st street. and then
west toward the Hudson River. The robbers
ran fast and reached the railroad tracks at the
edge of the river 200 yards ahead Of their pur-
suers. Here they concealed themselves among
tho freight cars, and the men who had been
chasing them repaired to the police station to
add their story to that of Mr.. Roberts.
Tho mar who caught hold Of the horses
bride. according to Dir. Roberts. 10 quito tall
and thin. He had q sandy mustache. wore .
black derby hat and o light overcoat. His voice
10 clear and harsh; at least that Is the way It
impressed Mr.. Roberta.
As to the second man. Mr.. Roberts only re-
members that he was smooth-shaven. Deteo-
tive Grammar of tho West 152d street station
was put on tho trail Of the highwaymen,
and at q late hour last night was hunting
around in tho maze Of freight cars along tho
tracks Of the Central Railroad next to the river.