Evening journal., 1898-12-24
VICTIM. OF KNOCKOUTS.
w. H. M. Shilling Of 7 his City
in a Philadelphia Hospital.
MADE UNCONSCIOUS AND MAY DIE

TWO PHILADELPHIA CROOKS UN
DER ARREST FOR THE CRIME
WHICH WAS COMMITTED EARLY
LAST NEGHT-vICTINl A WE'LL.
KNOWN YOUNG. MAN.
News comes from Philadelphia THAI
William H. M. Shilling. of No. 1lOt
West strees, this city, was the victim
OF knockalbout drops in Philadelphia
last night. AS a consequence, Charles
Tayman, alias Wilson. aged 80 years
Il No. $40 North FIFTEENTH street
and Joe Myers, No. 1912 Cal.owhill
street, Philadelphia, are under arrest.
They are two notorious crooks, whose
long suit, in detective appearance, Il
drunk trimming" and they were ar
rested by Detective Tim O'LeaTy while
they were in the very act OF working
their speciality.
Shortly after 6 O'Clock last night
O'Leary was standing at the corner ot
Eighth and Cailowhill streets. Three
men came out of a saloon on the op-
pcsite corner, and two OF them were
at once recognized by O'Leary as old
offenders with fierce records as givers
Of Knockout drops. The third man,
the detective concluded, was the vic
tim. O'Leary stepped back into the
shadow and watched proceedings while
peeping around the corner
He did not have to wait loEg. The
victim was staggering. Meyers crowd
ed him against the side of a house
white Tayman commented to go
through his pCckets. It was then that,
although dazed. victim seemed TO real
ze the situation. and grabbed his two
assailants. holding to their coats with
grip that. try as they could, they
could not break.
POLICEMAN OTJEARY'S CLEVER
RUSE.
Then it was that O'Learys ingenuity
came into play. Crossing the street he
Joined the ill-mated trio, under the
pretense Of assisting the thieves D.
break the clutches of their victim.
The latter was becoming more and
more dazed. but eti.l held hard and fast
% his assaiiants. O'Leary was play
ing for time. knowing from the hour
that roll call at the Eighth district sta
ton house wcuid soon be over and a
score or more Of policemen would pass
along Eighth street, and with their
help he would be abe to make a sure
thing in capturing the brace Of crooks.
The anticipated help came and the
creeks, after a struggle, were over.
come, and together with their victim
were soon at the Eighth district police
station. The former were locked up.
and the latter. who had suddenly
lapsed into a state of coma, was iden-
titled from papers found on him to be
w. Fl. NJ. Shilling, Of this city. A
doctor was summoned and he pro
rounced Shilling To be suffering from
kLOck-ous drops. After working over
him for an hour Police Surgeon An
drews was sent for and Shilling ami
the crooks were taken to the City
Hall.
THE VICTIM UNCONSCIOUS.
Shilling was sent thence to the
Hahnemann Hospital by Surgeon An
drews. who diagnosed his case as one
OF poisoning Shifting at a Tate hour
laet night was siill unconscious and his
condition was pronounced pTecariOus
by the doctors at the hospital.
Both Meyers and Tayman have
done time" and the latter has been
out Of Jail only a few weeks. He was
dlItSteu over year ago Dy special
Policeman Ritchie, of the Eighth dis
triCt, and was convicted OF highway
robbery.
Shilling was we'll dressed and. be-
sides several valuable diamond studs,
had a considerable sum of money in his
pocket. He is empioye ss a Clerk In
the Offices of She Pennsylvania rail-
road in Philadelphia, Though mis- home
is in Wilmington.
In answer TO telegram received
from Captain Miller, OF Philadelphia.
Ell NJ. Shifting, a brother, and c. II.
COngdOn went to that city last night
and had the victim of the crooks re-
moved from the receiving room to a
private ward in the hospital
Word received from Philadelphia
this afternoon stated that Shilling was
out Of danger and resumed his work
this morning. 1t is also said that no
knockout drops were used, and that
he was not seriously i'll at ali.
The only place where the returns OF
the Da7v and Cams 6oha uyf1q no ,a