New-York tribune., 1901-11-11
DESPERATE CHASE In AVENUE.
ANGRY hob WATCHES FOLICEMANS FIGHT FOR LIFE
WITH ARMED PRISONER.
MAN CHASE IN FIFTH-AVE.
TWO MEN IN DAYLIGHT ROBBED All
THE MOUTH OF REVOLVER


THE MOUTH OF A REVOLVER
Two men were held up at 2 p. m yesterday at
the mouth of a pistol and robbed of S4S Fol-
lowing the robbery there was an exciting chase
down Fifth-ave by bicycle policeman ana
terrific struggle for the possession of the reVoi-
yer, with which the prisoner attempted TO shoot
his
Intense excitement prevailed in F1fth-aVe-
while mob of several hundred persons joined
in the chase. They yelled threateningly at the
struggling prisoner who fought desperately 10
get free. but they feared take a hand until
the pistol was wrested from him. Then they
crowded around the prisoner and tried to take
the law into their own hands by beating him.
The policeman held the mob off by the use of his
stick, and succeeded in reaching the station be-
fore his prisoner could be taken away from
him.
Jacob Jaschernoritz and Robert Borchi, Bo-
hemans, their way to the Grand Cen
tral Station to board train for the western
part of Pennsylvania. where they were to go to
work in the mines. They both had come from
Maspeth, Long Island, where they had been
working farm.
In Madson-ave car they met an affable
young man who said he positive that he
had met them somewhere. They could not recall
any such meeting. The stranger offered to give
them any assistance in his power When they
told him that they were their way to the coal
mines he volunteered what they thought invalu-
able information. He had been there, he said.
and knew all the ropes, and would have no diff
Guilty in sending them TO a mine where they
would get immediate employment, as he had
been part owner of the mine, and any one he
would recommend would be put right to work.
The Bohemans profuse in their thanks,
and when he suggested getting off the car at
Forty-fourth-st walk to the Grand Central
Station they readily consented. He stood on the
sidewalk with the Bohemians for while, talk
ing about mining and the amount of money
| they could make.
| SHOWED HIS MONEY TO THE STRANGER
But have you enough money TO pay for your
tckets?" asked the stranger, addressing Jascher-
| noritz. The latter replied that he thought So
| and to prove it drew roll of bills from his
| pocket He counted SIS and was about to put
| the money back in his pocket when the stranger
| laid hand on his
| zone minute there. Bill said the stranger.
and when Jaschernoritz faced about he looked
! into the muzzle of a revolver The Bohemian
| tried to thrust the money In his pocket
| None Of that now" said the stranger. wrest-
| ing the money from the laborer: if you oesln 10
| howl I'll blow your head off,
The Bohen,ians were dumb with fright. and
| did not move until they saw the Stranger 1HAn
| ing down Fifth-ave-
| stop thief they yelled and started after
| him.
big crowd was soon in pursuit. Bicycle
| Poundsuan Eugene Casey standing at
| Fortv-seyenth-st., and at once mounted MS
wheel and darted off in the chase The stranger
was a good sprinter and of an athletic pulId-
| Casey had soon passed the crowd and was clos
| ing on the fleeing
| At Forty-second-st. the stranger turned
| toward the railroad station. Casey grabbed him
| Just east of Fifth-ave-
The deperado pointed his revolver at Casey.
The latter struck the prisoners arm and dealt
him 4 blow over the head with his billy. The
| prisoner fought furiousy to get free. He had
! wedged his fingers in some manner under the
| trigger and il seemed that the revolver would
| explode any minute.
| FIGHT WITH THE DESPERADO.
When the crowd came up the struggling pair
were locked together on the sidewalk. and it
saamed as if the policeman was getting the
worse of it.
Drag the thief off," the people yelled. but
when they caught a glimpse of the pistol they
decided that it would be better to let Casey have
the fight alone
After rolling from one side of the street 70
the other for about fifteen minutes. Casey man
aged to get MS antagonist Ch his bdCh III the
gutter He clutched the hand holding the re-
voI,e1 and sank his knee in the Germans abdo-
men until he howled with pain The prisoner
suddenly relaxed his mold the revolver just
as If was aimed at the policeman's head
Lynch the thisf!" Murderer and Kill
him. shouted the crowd.
At the Bicycle Squad station the prisoner said
he was Max Wiess. thirty years old, of No olS
Sixth-st He refused to say anything more
about himself
Jaschernoritz and Borchi identified Wiess as
tho anabIe German who had held them up.
When searched exactly $fS was found in the
prisoners pocket. This Jaschernoritz identified
as his Wiess was locked up in the West Forty
seyenth-st station He will be arrafgned in the
West Side Court to-day charge of highway
robbery.
Casey in the fight with Wess. received con-
tusious and abrasions about the head and body
He was relieved from duty and sent home.
where he was attended by the police surgeon
TWO HEADED SNAKE AT THE PARK.