New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-20
RAILROAD OFFICE ROBBED.
TROLLEY COMPANY'S SAFE CRACKED
IN PARAMOUNT PARK, PHILA-
DELPHIA.
MASKED MEN BOUND THE EMPLOYEES AMI
BLEW OPEN THE SAFE DOOR
OVER 5000 SECURED.

philadelphia June ia gang of masked ROBBERS
probably ten in number. early this morning maoe
a raid on the receiving Office OF the paramount ram
TRANSPORTATION Company. at Belmont, In Paramount
Park and after holding up the receiver ana hVe
other employees of the company. blew open 'io
safe securing about 1900 the company's receipts
for two days
Frank Ievan. receiver; Frank Watson and Henry
Y Whtehouse conductors; James Cavanausn lne-
man of the power house: Philip Eaves. electrician.
and William Cadmus laborer. were bound hano anu
foot with wire In addition 10 the men VINO Actual
ly committed the robbery, others operated a""s
from the scene BY destroying telegraph ana teie
nhone wires connecting with the trolley company
main office -.,
The Fairmount Park Transportation Coinpa,'
onerates various lines of trolley cars through 'he
park for pleasure riders. The trafc oshe un "u
ally heavy on Saturdays and Sundays the roppeis
evidently decided this morning a. goou uNne
10 make a big haul. The men named were all III
the Office when the burglars made ther appe"i"
Each intruder was armed with two reVoFeIs' '
they took the employees completely py SUI -
was the work of only few minutes 'oi ny ~ -,
"a ninion the workmcn, who were rolled over 10
one side OF the room with their faces 10 the wall
After nearly two hours work the sa1e was i'He' -
its contents and the robbers disappeared
Ievan the night receiver. told this story OF Ms
.xns,,ence. while ] was standing st the SOUTH
ern door of the office next to the stalled cars
heard footsteps behind me Turning saw two men
with masks on their faces. ,.,
zach had two revolvers and they came directly
TO me l saw at that 1t WAS up with me.
They told me not 10 r:ove cry out or they wouio
L,u mo ono fellow who was Of enormous size
stuck one OF his pistols against my ear. They TOOK
me- into the conductors room ana ueo my naiu'
and feet with picture wire and lalo me on inc NV
with my face to the wall The electric hghts were
burning brightly all the while, and when so' III
the conductors room | Whehouse was pelhs
held I'D in the same way by other desperadoes' also
with masks and was being bound and gagged
.Xvben we were laid on the floor man was de-
tailed to guard each of us In ie" minutes :"
came another victim. who think was "a's'h'
a conductor, and he was treated IN the same way,
Then some more of the men came IN ana were
bound and by this time l thought there must NC
twelve or fifteen desperadoes at work In the car
barn. and that they expected TO gather IN 'he
whole list of employees and then cracS .hs WORKED
ouietly They whispered whenever they salo any my
thing to each other They turner , 0u bean ac@
com1lished cracksmen for ii only TOOK them Ten
minutes to blow open the safe me WI u no
side however got tangled up, an9 thes W. tbe
and hustled for an hour and hair to open 'iie
'o 9STbe Explosion Of dynamite filled the rooms with
lot of smoke and nearly choked US Inc men ,oo as
they must have got from the nhao'i H. Ma ms
they started to work at once when 'hey i"u U'
bound. noe, rn..sv frame Of
I'D ,r tbev freouentiy threatened to shoot us
r. We made the least outcry or motion MINK INK
cash because il was largely made up OF dimes
nickels quarters. hah-dollars, and the totad "hs
heavy and not easy to get away WIN. =. rds
SHORTY after the money was taken tne eu nar
who were over with drawn pistols went away wa,
H tens SSSp tSssng Philip got hm
self loose, and he then pnlooseu u" Sui The wires
of both telephones had been cut oul, anu tiaS Sa
run In the pitch dark across country 10 tne bsi d
mont pumping station: where gave lh1 ana 49, ~
they telephoned In from there snoruys IT, de
O'clock 20 the City Hall and informed 'he NC
tectyes"
The car barn OF the trolley company In when
the receivers ONCE is situated stands IN oeep
yav,ne leading from Belmont Mansion, a pleasure
resort TO the Schuylki River The ouliolng s
surrounded heavy timber lana, and lts isolspp
rendered 1t perfectly adapted FOR the '"orh VI u"e
The opinion is expressed that some one IN me
employ OF the company Was either ihemoSStb a p
the gang or In cSllusion WIN ,hei Ntroqycerine
was 6rs1 tried on the safe: but, that failing u
was drilled open with the companys own TOOLS sha,
Peter Duffert and Charles smth ~o Of Pha
delphia' were arrested in Paramount Park TINS
afternoon suspicion OF being cohnecteo ,o MN
the robbery: They Were SEM hap 10 pi''O" ~
Charles A. Porter. president OF the AZ tnoud,s
Park Transportation Company, SAID TINS aIOI 1
that the clerks had made an examination ol tne
books and found that the exact amount OF nlons!
stolen was $500 IS This was the cash IN the
Conductors canvas bags. which had been handed
In as each car came into the barn. "Ihere Is
every to believe that some iorner empl1!es
of the transportation company were Implicated IN
the robbery" said Mr.. Porter we nave Desh
compelled 10 hire men Of whom we knew NIUE
The familiarity of the ROBBERS WIN the iheIhoos QUE
pursued by the company shows that they were not
ipnorant outsiders. IL is my opinion that expert
cracksmen have gained the ear OF some or our
spiracy was Matched and carried to successful
outcome"