Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
BLUFF DIDl'. WORK,
.Robber Said He Had Dyna-
mite, But the Woman
Yelled.

NEW YORK, October @15.-(SpeclaL)-
Mrs. Amy i Watkins and Ter daughter,
Miss Mabel. who live in the Rcsedale
..partnent house. S54 Seventh avenue, app
.,eared in the West Side Police. Court as
complainant against young man whon.
hey accused Of ATTEMPTED. robbery The
prisoner was good looking and neatl:
dressed and described himself as Henry,
Dawson; 1+yearSto Of age book-keeper, olit
IF work.
The Watkins live alone. At; 81 o'clock
this morning Dawson called at the apart=
nent and said he was from downtown
law Office: He had Information that Mrs
Watkins inherited property in ST. Louis
and wished to ask some questions. Daw-
sons appearance bore out his story. Neat
ly, dressed in black suit; theslittle satch-
tei he carried, such as used by, lawyers.
lent additional: strength.
Mrs. Watkins took her caller to the
liEing-roorn.
THAT AyVFUE PAPER.
Dawson tooks from his pockets several
sheets of legal cap paper,
Read this carefully and don't g:t ex-
cited" he said.
Mrs: Watkins. who: is 55years old. csir-
not read! without glasses. Sho waszabol,t
soags for them when her daughter, Mabel,
entered: the, room Tie girl was Soir1S
ouc to taE e her music lesson.
Z. What. is It, mutlrer?" she. asked; stop
ping with. her hand on the outside door
."This gentleman says we have: inner
ted, soma pro psrty:'' the mother replied:
Here is: tho paper that tells about it.
You read- it,
Miss Mabel read- the first few lines.
which. ran as follows.
..IS;ndlys read! the following words with
81 al @rf ,aIJ
my undue 81! rprises In, he bag that yoi.
see L have, there, are explosives enoughsto
wreck this entire room. End if should
oerchance let the bag fail, no. oubt both
on and T would perish:
MABEL KEPT HER NERVE.
Mabel kept. her nerve.
This is very interesting she said.
Shall L read it aloude's
Yes. replied. the mother.
Miss Mabel read the words over again
With a. strady. voice. As she concluded her
,torher rl,sheei to- tbs doDr leading, to- the
hallway:
Last week: burglars got, into Mrs Wat
.f-ins' apartment and carried: oft a lew
lundred dollars. worth. OF clothes. Ihe
oman. living. in tesadjoining apartment
old her them that she kept loaded re- re-
oliver handy near the door
"7-he- revolver shouted Mrs. Watkins,
1olndine- on the door.
Dawson jumped up, and drew a IL cailbre
,svcver:> which he pointed at Mrs wat
s-fns. Mrs: Watkins rushed out into the
Hallway, and shouted: Murder Police!
,nieves: oh. some one help US and get
i policeman"
Dawson, turned the.revolvers toward MISS
label for; an instant, and then ran out;
to the, hallway striking Mrs. Watkins
s lie passed her.
on the. ground; floor is. Reuben Smiths
;rne store. A client named Mcclure
heard Mrs Watkins cries. He. knew OF
he robbery, the previous week.
GRABBED. DRWSON-
AS Dawson came. dashings down the
stairs he grabbed him and held fast until.
policeman Joseph Glennon, made: 5DaW-
son prisoner.
Search of the prisoner brought out a
clipping from an evening newspaper. IL
old of the robbery in. Mrs. Watkins
.partments the week before. and "featur-
cd, the fact that the robbers In their
taste, had overlooked several hundred dol
lars worth of jewelry.
On the, way to the sta...on Miss Mabel
read over the threatening paper. which
she held on to- It was as follows:
ut has CONC to my knowledge tina :
vol, have several thousands OF dollars
worth Of diamonds Z want them at once,
# YOU do not give. them to me, I shall.
irop the bag. Do not say to yourself
hat He would not 1T, because ifihe did
he would die I do not fear death. II
r do not have money Tomorrow I
might be better dead than living.
This is the, position I am In 1
have been gong with fast companions.
and in order to keep up the pace took
.noney-a large amount-from firm that
I am employer with. II I cannot replace.
it by tomorrow my crime will be dis
covered and shall go to prison.
II am Of good family. and rather than
be a disgrace to, them, lingering out
term OF. years In prison.ssI would prefer,
dea tn L do not say that it is my wish to-
die. No one really wishes to; but under.
certain circumstances 1t becomes neces-
sary.
Crime Is not my trade, and when I
replaceMthe money that I took from. my
employers, it is my firm Intention to do
entirely different, avoiding old compan-
ions and leave cards: and wine, alone,
Now I want the diamonds and what
money you may have on hand.
3 IF YOU make one move to- betray me,
To res tore
vigOrto the evS-