Evening star., 1902-08-30
BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
four' Desperate Tramps in the Noun.
tains Assault italian Musician

A special dispatch to the Baltimore Spr
from Hagerstown, Md, last night saws. A
travelling Italian musician, whose name tbe
omcers could not understand whom nro-
nounced by him, was nearly beaten to dean
ana robbed by three white men and o
negro. all tramps, at o'clock this mornjng
two and a half miles from Hancock. The
Victim was beaten into insensibilitv and
robbed OF $33. all the money he had. and .
silver watch. There were three other stroll
ing Italian musicians with the one WIN
was peaten All were set upon, but the
other three escaped
The holdup occurred at q ,ons1v sro. T.,
the mountains The Italians were vaIL;na
teisureiy along the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks, when the two white men and negro
VINO mad been concealed in the bushes
Ing their money.
me Italian who was beaten at first re-
-usee 70 give up MS money. saying he had
none. none The four men attacked him with
sciousness. robbed him and left him half
dead. The Italian fought his assailants
desperately to keep his money.
after robbins the Italian the four men
canal A telephone message was sent 10
Hancock and Constable Rhoades. Breatbed
Bridges. Lewellyn Bridges and Town Com
missioner James Ditto, superintendent of
pursuit. "
Mr. Ditto came upon two of the assailants
ana at the point Of a pistol commanded
them to surrender. which they did. Mr..
Ditto was soon Joined by his compa mons
and the two prisoners were marched into
Hancock and put IN the lookup.
Ihey were searched; knife. razor a
reVotyer and some money. thought to be
the Italians, were taken from them A
blank book taken from one contained the
name OF Bernard Sullivan, 21I f street
Somerset. Pa. box 2A," and the name
James Price" 1t is thought these are
the names OF the two men arrested. The
two captives admitted they had taken part
in the robbery of the Italian They said
the negro did the beating. The prisoners
will be turned over to the Morgan county.
w. Va, authorities. The wounded italian
was sent to Berkeley Springs.
An armed posse on horseback went out
after the other two assailants. and at
o'clock this afternoon Nathan Sachs. a
merchant OF Milestone, and his son, Henry
Sachs and Philip Thompson, Peter
Shives and two other men came upon the
negro and white man who had assisted In
the holdup. They were overtaken near
Milestone, six miles east Of Hancock. The
pursuers opened fire on the fugitives The
negro dropped to the ground after a
shot aimed by Nathan Sachs but soon af-
ter got up. held his arm and fed with the
white mani His pursuers believe he was
shot in the arm. but was not seriously
wounded. They escaped, but the pursuers
came upon them again at o'clock and both
sides opened fire. No one was hit The
fugitives seemed to be well armed. The
pursuers are determined men, and at Mill
stone late tonight it was believed the fu-
gitives would be captured before morning.
The two prisoners at Hancock were this
evening taken by the sheriff of Morgan
county to Berkeley Springs. Neither
OF the prisoners would tell his name
but 1t is believed they are the persons
whose names appeared on the blank hook
found in their possession. They were taken
before the wounded and robbed Italian.
who identified them as two Of his assail-
ants.