New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-06
HOLD UP ON THE.BOULEVARD.
A DARING ROBBERY ATTEMPTED BY
TWO HIGHWAYMEN.

POINT OF REvoLvERs TO HAND OVER THEIR
vALUABLEs-sAvED BY THE HORSE
RUNNING AwAY-PURsuERs TOO
FRIGHTENED BY THE PISTOLS
TO CATCH THE THIEVES.
Perhaps the most daring attempt at highway
robbery that has occurred In New-York recent
ly took place last night at 930 o'clock on the
Boulevard. near One hundred and forty third
st. The highwaymen were chased. but escaped
by presenting revolvers at their pursuers.
C. II. Roberts. a photographer, whose place
Of business Is at Ffteenth-st. and Sixth-ave.,
and whose home Is at One-hundred- and seventy
frst-st. and the Boulevard. went out driving
last night with his wife in a light phaeton.
drawn by a single horse. They driving
slowly down the Western Boulevard and had
reached One -hundred-and forty yth.rd-st.. where
II is extremely dark on account Of overhanging
trees. when. two men stepped from the curb
and ran toward The carriage Mr.. Roberts
saw them coming and turned the head OF his
horse to avoid them. He didn't think then that
they had any evil intention. but supposed that
they merely crossing the street
Just as the foremost man reached the horse
he made sudden grab and clutched the check
"A
and. pointing 1t at Mr. Roberts's head. cried out;
Give me all the money and jewelry you've got
about you or I'll Kill you both! Be damn quick
about it, too"
Mrs Roberts screamed and tainted. Roberts
struck the horse with his whip and the animal
reared and pranced but the bold highwayman
still held the checkrein. The robber attempted
to quiet the horse and Roberts endeavored
10 make the animal more excited by strik-
ing him with the whip. The horse reared
and threatened to break the shafts of the phae-
ton in his endeavor to shake the hold OF the
robber Finally In his excited prancing the
animal swerved about. turning the phaeton also
Roberts began to beat the horse vigorously. ana
with sudden jump 1t dsengaged the hold or
the robber and ran away up the western Boue-
ward.
In his excitement Roberts dropped the rein
This added to the fright OF the horse. and he ran
full tilt up the Boulevard. The two robbers
started in pursuit of the phaeton, and In order
to stop the horse one Of the robbers fred a shot
Roberts. expecting this. ducked his mead ana
he says that he heard the ping Of the bullet
as II whsted over him. The horse however
had got too much of a start for the ROBBERS 10
reach 1t, and they stopped.
Near One-hundred- and forty -third-st. and the
Western Boulevard Henry Nelson. an artist
lives He was about to go into his house when ne
hear the pistol-shot. He rushed TO the curo ana
saw the runaway horse and the two men Win re-
volvers in their hands running after IT, he
started in pursuit of the robbers and was joined
by several bicycllsts who had heard the shot
and had wheeled up to see what was wrong.
When the robbers turned ana sa" 'nat .hes
were being pursued they ran toward one-huh-
dred and forty -fourth-st. and Gown tnat street
toward the North River They realized that ths
wheelrRen would soon be on them. ana the!
stopped short ana faced about with drawn re-
yolvers In their hands ana waited for theii pu'
suers 10 come near them.
The cries OF the bicyclists had attracted the
attention OF others, and there we're a score OF
persons In pursuit when the rcDDers sloPpeu'
So soon as the pursuers saw the men stahdlns
with a revolver in each hand they also stopped:
IF one OF you moves another foot we'll shoot.
shouted one OF the robbers.
Then the two backed, step by STEP houihs 'ns
REVIEWERS pointed at their pursuers. VINO stayed
where they were, as there was something apou'
the demeanor OF the men that impressed thein
that tho two meant what they said. SUDDEN!
the men turned and ran. but the crowd did not
follow The highwaymen rushed toward tne
river and escaped. The place IS not closely built
up and there is abundance oi thick uhder-
gro With and trees that aided them.
Just as the robbers disappeared from view II
was discovered that there were seNeral re
volvers in the crowd Of pursuers, ana theh VIII m
pursuit. But there were no traces OF the would
be thieves. a., ,.,,o
Roberts's horse infuriated by his experience
had bounded I'D the Boulevard in the mean
time Roberts could not control the animal ana
yelled for help Mrs. Roberts lay unconscious
In the phaeton. 49,. r,o, ord
Iobn NcCue the gardener OF the Dear ana
Dumb Institute who was rakng up some leaves,
saw the runaway and he ran into the street ana
began brandishing his hoe. Then as the morse %
neared him McCue made swing al MN ms
hoe caught in the harness andMcCue heid on ne
was dragged a short distance. nut MS eIoIts
resulted in stopping the runaway one oI lne
wheels was broken and Roberts vas thrown OUT
The horse was quieted after while' ana 'hei,
Mrs Roberts was taken from the NellCle anu
restored To consciousness. .,, 80
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts later reported lieIr eN
narience To Policeman Baldwin, or the "es'
one-hundred and-fifty -second-st sta'ioh' -
tective German and a number OF policemen were
detailed To search for the highwayneh anu ON IA
tbs West One-hundred and d-and-tWenty-hi' ms,
station Detective Parker and another uetdh Va
noi,cemen we're sent to join In the searcn;
iarge number of people living In the neghpor-
hood aided but up to midnight the men hau i'o'
been found. ,.ortn,tor ~
Roberts can give only meagre desc, VI
oro 90 rho men The man VINO grdpDeu tHe
check rein he says. was tan man. WIN a
eandy rnustache and wore a llght DERBY NAT
Tha otber man appeared to be short and stockliy
h,,u. The police were continuing their searcn
sor tho hirhwaymen early this morning, Dut had
met with success
HELP FOR STARTING MINERS.