The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-04
TWO MEN HELD UP IN
LONELY HOURS OF NIGHT
Fred Miller the First Victim Of Foot
pads and William Brennan the Sec
ond-The Latter Robbed Of a Few
Dollars-Both Happenings Took
Place in Dundaff Section, on the
Same Spot and in Approved High
waymen Style-No Glue as Yet.

Same spot anu In Approved dlgn
waymen style-No Glue as Yet.
That idleness begets vice and crimt
has been proven in Carbondale since
the onset Of the coal strike. Three
hold-ups, and attempts at criminal as.
sault, all as bold and desperate as any
like happening in this city, have fol-
lowed each other in I3uick succession
within the last week.
The latest of these deplorable hap
penings were during the lonely hours
of Monday and Wednesday night, when
man was held up in approved high
wayman style, one of the victims being
robbed of few dollars, all that was
netted by the robbers going through
the mans pockets. The spot of the
robberies is identical in each instance,
in the shaded darkness of Dundaff
street. less than stones throw above
the Delaware & Hudson railroad eros
sing.
The victim of the first lawlessness is
Fred Miller, a brakeman on Conduc-
tor Swingle's Delaware & Hudson train.
While returning from work about mid
aight, Monday night, three men step
ped from behind a tree in front of the
Garden property on Dundaff street,
midway between the crossing and
Cline's store. One of the trio held a
revolver in front of Miller's face. COM
manded him to be silent and docile and
demanded him to "shell out" Miller
said he was willing to acquiesce, under
the circumstances, but had nothing to
''shell OUT
"No blufiing," said the man behind
the gun, in the same breath directing
one of his companions to search Miller.
This was not done, however, and when
the trio could get no tobacco, they re-
leased Miller.
The happening was reported to the
police department, through Special
Policeman Harry Wills, to whom Mil
Ter told the happening. The matter
VAS kept quiet in the hope that the
parties might be entrapped.
The second happening, which bore all
the ear marks of the first took place
early yesterday morning in exactly the
same spot, in the darkness of the shade
trees in front of the Garden property.
William Brennan, young man about
twenty years old Il neghbor of Miller
was stopped by two masked men. One
rabbed Brennan by the collar. pointed
u revolver, and said if his victim said
a word his head would be shot off.
Jack, go through his pockets" said
the foot-pad to his companion.
Jack" in his search got all the
money Brennan had, two one dollar
bills. a quarter and dime. He made a
thorough search, going through Bren-
mans pockets, twice and even running
his finger under his victims hat band.
After satisfying themselves that they
had all the money about Brennan, the
bade him go home and
enough, to stay there until J
today. !
Brennan FASTENED home, apprised his |
brother of the affair, and together they |
came to town and notified Patrolman |
Garden A search for the highwaymen |
was fruitless. Miller and Brennan, |
however, give good descriptions of the |
men and the police are hopeful of ap-
pretending them.
The police department will exhaust |
every expedient to catch the perpetra-
tors as it is realized that their early
apprehension and punishment are
necessary to check the crminally reck-
less tendencies that have developed
the past few weeks, and which will
bring odium OH the city, if uncheck-
ed.