The times., 1897-08-10
ADAGENTsN NEAR THE CITY
Several Persons Held Up on the
Bladensburg Road.
TWO HIGHWAYMEN ARRESTED
Michael Ardmore nnd David Lynch
Identified as Members of the
Gang That Attacked j. w. Brooke
and Faniiy-A Sharp Search for
the Remaining Marauders.

Michael Ardnlore and David Lynch,
charged with attempted highway robbery
III good ld-fashioned road-agent style, on
the Biaflensburg road Sunday night, when
prraigned IN the police court yesterday, de
manded jury triafs, and We're held in $500
bond each to await bearing
The first notice that the police had OF
the work on the Biadensburg road was
about 10 O'Clock Sunday evening, when
j. W. Brooke, a merchant living at No.
go Pennsylvania avenue, drove up ro
Officers o'Day and Creagh. at Fifteenth b
street and Maryland avenue northeast,
and informed them that a gang uf men
had attempted to hold him up OH the road
beyond the Reform School. Brooke said
he vas driving in toward the city and
In the carriage Were his wife and two
children. IL W as dark and. suddenly there
appeared from the sides OF the road sew.
eral men who called upon him To stop
He did so, whereupon one of the men
tried TO climb into the carriage.
ME. Brooke raised his whip 20 strike
the man, at which his no rse, d fiery animal
took fright, aad starting TO run. threw the
man off and soon disIanc ced the would-hs
highwayman. This information was tele-
phoned to the Ninth precinct, bus Ia the
meanwhile Officer Rodgers, on duty on
the Blafenshurg road, was met by Joseph
0'Grady, who alse stated that he had
been held up
Mr.. o'Grady stated that he had been
10 Langdon aad was Coming back 10 Wash
ington on foot. On the way he met a
crowd OF oicyclIsts, who advised him not
go on, as they had Just been stoned by
gang OF uaups. He, however, con-
unued OH his way, and a little farther
down the road encountered five men. Que
of them, wiiam he afterw ard Identified as
ArGuore, approached him, and. calling him
vile name, asked for a cigar. He re-
piled that he had none, whereupon ali
| other man. with an uplifted clnb. com
| manded HIM to bold up his hands. Ard
| more then went through his pockets, and.
finding nothing, told him wi th an oath that
he might go.
Rodgers thea accompanied o'Grady back
up the road and met ArdInore and Lynch
| 0'GTady promptly identified them as two
of the naen who had attempted to rob
him, anc the officer placed them under ar
| resi-.
The third attempt was reported by
| Solomon Cain, contractor living at No
1885 Maryland avenue. He also was
/ driving toward Washington on the Bladens
| burg road, when crowd attempted to stop
| him. He whipped up his horse, however,
and escaped When the news was sent to
| the station hause, Officers Bail and Flathers
were sent out on the road on bicycles to
| look for the men
| officer Rodgers had by this time arrested
| the two, so The other two policemen re-
rrained to look out for the rest of the gang
and also for the bicyelists who had been
attacked.
/ The two men arrested Were brought
| INFO A Ssistapt District A tt0rney AuiIow-
ney 5 office. where they were pOsitivel y
| identified by both Brooke and 0'Grady
| Cain said that he could not be positive
as to the Identification. As they had
rot secured anything by their hold-ups,
Mr.. MsllowRey decided TO lodge two
| iBfsrn4ations for assault against them.
| When they asked for trial by jury Judge
Mills fixed the bonds at $500 in each ease.
ArdgEore's father, who is said 20 he g
weilto-do groeeTymau, went surety for
his son. but Lynch went down In default.