The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
A DARING ROBBERY.
Cash Register In
City Hotel Was
Tapped.
THIEVES vAULTED THE BAR.
Exciting Chase By Half Of
Webster Finally Resulted
In Capture.
THIEVES vAULTED THE BAR.

Webster. Sept. 28.-One of the most
daring robberies ever perpetrated here
occurred at the City hotel this after
noon, when two fellows jumped over
the bar and ringing open the cash reg
lister, rifled it of nearly all it's contents.
They then dashed out of the hotel and
on to the street, where they separated
Both, however. were caught.
About o'clock couple of fellows
came into the hotel and walked into the
bar. The only person in the room be-
sides the bartender, Parky Hogan, was
Daniel Donovan of North Woodstock.
One of the men called for glass of
beer, while the other remarked he was
hungry and wanted ham sandwich.
Hogan had no sandwich at the bar and
in order to procure one for the man had
to leave the bar and go to the kitchen.
While he was out of the room, one Of
the men vaulted over the mahogany and
ringing up the cash register scooped out
what money he could get his hands on
and the pair Scooted =
| Hogan was not away from the bar
more than a minute, and upon return
ing saw at once what had been done.
He asked Donovan who had done the
job, and was informed that the two
Fellows who had just left were the
| guilty ones
Hogan put on his hat and dashed into
the street, Seeing one of the pair stand
ing near the Main street crossing he
grabbed him and called for help. Officer
Gilbert Osborne was at once on the
/ scene and placed the man under arrest
! a posse was organized and headed by
sheriff Clare, officers Osborne, King
and Wakefield, started out on a search
LOT the companion of the arrested man.
me nrst man arrested was searched,
ana 1t was ascertained that he was not
the one that had the money. He gave
MS name as William Foster. aged 20
years, OF Fall River. He emphatically
| eenled knowing anything about the af-
Lalr and threatened to make it warm
for the officers.
The arrested mans companion dash
yea up the railroad tracks, headed for
/ North Webster. He was headed off
Dy Arthur H Rossall of the Webster
Times on his wheel. Besides a posse
! on foot of nearly half the town. there
were carriages and horsebacls riders
galore, scouting the villages for the
| missing man.
he was finally cornered at North
WEBSTER Growing desperate, the
young fellow pulled out his iackniFe
ana opening blade, threatened to
carve out the hearts" of anybody that
tried to arrest him. The crowd was
neld at bay for while, until young
man named George Moey had the cour-
age to rush in and grab the arm of the
desperate man. Hogan, the barten-
/ ad fn l.
tween the two and help of others. man
| aged to get the fellow down the road
ways, when Officer Henry j. King
! appeared and placed the fellow under
arrest
! He was taken to the lookup and
| searched. A small sum of money was
| round on him. as well as on the first
IelloW arrested, but both claimed that
| they mad quit working in Fiskdale. to-
udy' ana the money they had was their
pay Botn denied having any connec-
Olncer King arrested gave his name as
lawrence Foster aged 10 years. a
brother of the other fellow, and both
from ran River Lawrence claims tol
pc morse Jockey, and produced a nairl
OF spurs to prove his statements.
Donovan, who was in the barroom all
the time the robbery occurred wasl
Drought into the jail and given a look
at me men He pointed out William
as the man who had jumped over the
par and opened the register. and thel
brother as companion.
Upon the strength of Donovanss and
Hogan's evidence, the pair were
placed behind the bars. Their cases
VIII be heard before Judge Clarke n
the district court next Tuesday.
About SIS was taken from the regis
ter, but when the men were arrested
they did not have that amount with
them. If they are the guilty parties
they must nave thrown the money
away before being captured hut botb
emphatically deny having any connec-
ton with the case.
1t is only by most fortunate cir
cumstance that Louis Houghton is nov
alive to tell the story of an accident
in which he figured last night. He was
engaged in picking pears at his homo
on Negus street, when a limb of tho
tree broke, and he was precipitatad Ia
the ground. He was unable to move
but assistance soon came, and he was
carried into his house and medical aid
summoned.
DR.. Emerson found that the old gen
tleman had sustained a dslocated hin
broken shoulder and several ribs frar-
tured. He was made as comfortable
as possible under the circumstances.
Today his condition was about the
same.
Mr. Houghton is rs years old. He
commenced working for the father Of
james Barnes In the paint business &,
years ago. and has since been engaged
in the same business, but 1t Is hardly
probable that he will WELD the brush
again. His condition is critical made |
more SO by his years.
The remains Of Richard Hoey. aged
~ years and months. who died IN Ma
tick last Thursday, arrived in town IN
the 1902 train this noon. for interment I
The body was met at the train Nv |
large number Of relatives and friends
Undertaken Maurice p Glare t<,eI- a. |