New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-23
BEATEN BY BUNC0 MEN
INEFFECTIVE HAS A NARROW ESCAPE IN
A PELHAM HOTEL.
s4r HAD IMPERsoNATED A COME ON AM
WAS ATTACKED WITH sLA|N'H
WHEN HE TRIED TO AR


-.,,.d Mount Vernon yesterday OF
sa.sn.re,e asht which took place IN re'"'
En,.s r,,r whitaker Of the United states oeoie,
$50. yearly lost his life at the HANDS OF o n
-, greensoods men whom he had peeh ~ 49,,
- arrest The affair occurred on last sauna y.
was kent quiet by the officers OF reii 49,.
$50, ,,.,r motive for secrecy by saying 'ia'
eApiar - oeicers cautioned them TO say
.A,.s concerning IT, The officers who inquired II,
-be afYa,r are Chief Postofice Inspector h'"e,
IUssb,nston: Detective Whitaker ana three '
Secret Service men, -. ,,o,,n
For several months Inspector kihs nae -
l.,a, gang OF greengoods men has been opeia'-
-. a., u,.s,cbaster County and recently came into
communication with them and arranged Heo'
anp To Detective Whitaker the Inspector as
signed the duty Of impersonating iaiHe''
b1he name OF Hiram Jones, OF ColuehhaiH .'o
-fective took train in Poaghkeepsie ana alINeu ~
Ayonkers about noon He accompanied % In
Lenector King and the three other detectives VIM
.,aLsr was TO meet man who had signed MS haiie
sss IJovd az a Yonkers hotel. He looked aoou' 'ne
railroad station In Yonkers for moment "le''
was accosted by hashily dressed men, one VI
them said ,A Are
"I suppose you're Mr.. Jones, OF Oouen'oiN' "
sSou looking for your friends? s
Whitaker replied, Yes l reckon l am LIo!u
,,han handed his card to Whitaker ana saio'
Aeuess we are the men you are looking lor
The ereengoods men took him to the Pelnam
,,hev went TO the White Hotel. IN Pelham resort
owned nv man named Kelly. Inspector KING
and the other detectives followed by uoliey' o"'
mot knowing the exact location OF the heauqudI'ei'
Sof the men they went to Mount Vernon ana new
Rochelle. expecting to be able to JON "Hi''ahel
IN one Of those cities and assist him IN MAKING
the arrest Whitaker taken TO the thiro
story of the hotel and through dark halfway 10
a small room Here he found man IN disguise
sitting at table with several big packages o.
ssreengoods before him. Whitaker was TO get
g coo for $50. and but little time was required 20
count 1t out. When 1t was ready the detective 'ooh
IT. when one of the men cried: 49,, ..
Hold on there Don't you touch that money
WI Whitaker who had less than 81 in his pocket
drew his revolver and shouted;
The Detective P by oversight had left the door Of
the room unlocked, and he was standing with ms
one OF the men CAV a low whistle and an instant
later there a rush in the hall. Before Wh H.
turned 10 see who they were he received oiow
on the arm from blackjack and his revolver zen
Whittaker. although giant in stature choked
sand knocked senseless as the blows from the nafk
beating after which his assailants kicked nm
table locked ed the d9Sr to Rf
their hurry get away the men left two big rolls
II was two hours before Whitaker became con-
scious On reaching the office OF the hotel ne In
>aand was directed 70 Constable r. II. Marks, 10
whom he related his experience Marks accom-
and the other detectives had already arrived. They
had missed Whitaker, and. having become sus-
King at put Kelly, the proprietor of the hotel
under close examination ana LATER Questioned the
renee 1t is said had asked Constable Marks TO
ares DetectyS as "a S py
The officers took the greengoods, and putting
WI on man the considers a his pc from death
as miraculous.