The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
HE'D UP A TROLLEY CAR
AND after ROBBTNG THE CREW
RAN AWAY WITH 1T.

Conductor and Motorman Left to SILVER
and Soak in the woods at Glendale
Stolen Car Anerward Found Adam
doned-F Four Young Men in the Robbery.
Four highway men held up trolley car In
lonely part OF Glendale. l.. l., shortly after
midnight yesterday. All four were heavily
armed and II is thought thsy expected to make
big haul from belated passengers. but In
stead they found an empty chr In charge OF
motorman Patrick Carrshan OF 2TS Wyckof
avenue. Rideewood. and conductor William
Faher OF 442 Marion street, Brooklyn.
Tho car was running along at good rate Of
speed when In Myrtle avenue. some distance
below Clinton avenue. two men stepped out
from the side OF the road into the middle " tho
track and waved for 1t to stop. Both sides OF
the avenue are wooded at this place. and there
Ia not building In sight. Az the cars OH this
branch run at long Intervals at this timo OF
night tho hlghwaymen were In no danger OF
molestaticn.
When the car was brought to a full stop the
two men in the roadway covered the motor
man with revolvers aud ordered him to throw
up his hands. About the same time two others.
wearing masks. boarded the rear OF the car.
aud before the conductor knew what was GO
ing on he was looking down the nuzze al
revolver.
Hands up" said tina spokesman. and the
conductors hands went up In hurry While
one man kept him covered, the other went
through his pockets. Then the motorman was
ordered Inside the car and put through STINT
lar operation. As a result OF the raid the high
waymen got about - In cash and two silver
watches They seemed disguised with the re-
suit For few minutes they badgerod tho
conductor and motorman ami then. ordering
them to keep their hands up marched them
OF the car and across the road deep into the
4 was raining hard and the captured men
spla.hea thrSash pool. snd rlvu.ts formed by
ths storm When they had got far enough IN
TO SS se b one 81 tss
would rsmaip in ths roadway aud Keep watch
on the captiyes while the others got away; The
they Attempted to Quit the wocds they would
be shot. A few seconds later they heard their
After remaining IN. the wood. until they
were wet and chilled they made a wide detour
back to the road. No one Interrupted them
aud ten or hfteen minutes later sand car
war was h.id and it was decided that the best
RIIdgewood and elso, lnd out wha, had become
OF the ssr which the highTaynen bad run
the road AID about halt III. from th. scene
OF the hold-up they came across tho ahanlO nel
en-, car tn. trolley Eo: had ossp rsl:d Of and
and Botorman CaIrahsn got aboard their
own car again and this time brought Up at tho
Ridgswood car stables 10 safety
AZ O'Clock In the morning the matter was
| rerorted AZ the Sswtown police and reserves
were ordered out to scour the territory In
Only msaRre descriptions Of the robbers are
given. Both the conductor and the motor m an
! agree that all Jour were young men. probably
not more than eighteen or twenty years old.
II 10 sald they wore bicycle caps aud were
muflsd up In overcoats and mack nj osh hes. 1t
10 evident from the manner In which they
handled tho trolley oar that they knew some
thing n bout ruirohdlug,