The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23

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Frederick Rotzisr. . lay preacher. with lods.
ings At 1859 Broadway. says he reported II
Police Headquarters yesterday morning Sat %
Wednesday night shortly Altar IL O'CLOCK. Nc
Was held up and robbed By three me, 90 ID.
north side OF Central Park south. between FifiA
and sixth avenues. IL RotxleT really rrp1rtsa
the robbery TO any one In Authority si Hess-
quarters. there 10 something wroaE with tAs
Bookkeeping. for Sergeant NecAuieJ. Cap:
O'Brsen's right hand man. told . SUS reporter
yesterday afternoon that there wAs no recor! =.
the report OF the robbery on any Of the boot, u
the Detective Bureau
Ro;zier told the same story OF tie told-Goa
the reporters. As be Vas leaving HeAdaa.-:.-.
- he sad he had told inside. According 10 ;a,s
ssory. Ro;zeT. when returning home fToa .
visit 10 friends in East S.Ity-lf:k street. took
the north side of CeatrHi Parx Soaih. A.ls-
passing Fifth avenue When nearly o5qc,ts
the entrance TO the Park a. SIKH avenue iA-ss
nea sprarg toward him. coming. evaeaLL
from inside ihe PARE.
One CT the men pia!oned Roizlers Arms. a.
other elApped his hands over the voanE naas
mouth. wnile . thirc rined his poeSe,s Ro;I-f
says that he had abo1; SIS. which -ss rsksa.
together with . number Of sod m-4als rA.-a
he had Won du.irg his sixteen years se-ricen
the NAiioual Gaard as = aemssr OF the Sis;s
R<g.neai. together With some papers OF -
vaICe To any one out himself.
After the hish~aymea had taken al ;ssy
10 tie Eroaud and then started \ rur :cva-t
the vest. He says thA. ne picked himself -
and followed AFTER the robhe-s. crying stop
thief!r and - Poliee!" rs far a. EiShik aveaas.
sight OF them IL Rot-ler isn'I twisted {. A,y
OF his facts 10 IL certainly remarkable tnAI IN
chase OF two long blocks aat crytnx the -,
OF his voice. The preacher shouldn't have e<ra
Of the street where tie ho.S-up + said 10 cave
taken pace - under the Jurisdiction OF ,Ss
Park department Aac IL supposed 70 be -
tro'led By the sparrow cops The Other s!6s 81
the municipal Police Com ni.sioaers. And Is
would seem thai the victim OF . higSvAy -cA-
er.J might have oeea able TO call blIecoA: 70
his assistance, even u Was few MATES
Those who know Ro;Iler spesk OF him "a iss
highest terms. and they sAy that sEylklEE -
says may 10 depended upon tie As-N!sis
t-ath. He has al~ays been relIgrous.y irc..5e-.
years ago. he gave up the employ meat he est-
Acd has since devoted himself 70 rvliI ens unsk-
Once . week he visits iEe wo-kkolsr. "a, ks 70
the inm Ates. and iAses magazines Aad pe-;S..-
air religious services At the Worth Moe
l:Sth street and fifta Avenne. aud every aifsi
usually ends him there telling Chrtsi's stcty
10 whomsoeser VIII listen DursE his "a.
receives, he provides lodgings for may u
the homeless in the crowd the money I'll
pay for. When he had told his story Re;i!sr
said:
of course. don't expect to sc, auy .st,.,s
tion from the police. nor do expeci ihe rob
oers viii Be caught bot thought that Hths
story OF my sxyertenee got into the pApeou
LIQUID warn others OF What ntssi happeh .
o9t late at night II such proves the case.
shall have done some good"