The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-04
FIVE YOUTHS HOLD UP A CAR
TRY AT ROBBERY IN WESTERN
FASHION FAILS TO WORK.
Car Was At tho washington Heights Ter
minus when the Five Boarded 1t--Me.
torman and Conductor Drive Them
On-Lone Policeman Arrests Threo.

minus when the Five Boarded It--Mo.
torman and Conductor Drive Tnem
On-Lope Policeman Arrests Threo.
Five Young ne er-d o-wells Of Washington
Heights held UP car Of the Interurban
Street Railway Company, at 15oth street
and Eighth avenue, shortly before o'clock
Yesterday morning, punched the conductor
and stabbed the motorman. Three Of them
we're arrested by lone policeman of the
West l52d street station. The other two
escaped, but the police expect to have
them in custody soon.
Tn, car, which was in charge Of Con-
ductor Charles j. Mccarthy, with Thomas
Gargan as the motorman, had reached the
end of the line. at l59th street and Eighth
avenue, and was about to start on the return
trip,
The place is well suited for tho exploits
Of Western highwaymen and their Eastern
imitators. The high fence Of the Polo
Grounds on the one side and the New York
and Putnam railroad bridge overhead
make the terminus of the Eighth avenue
line spooky sort Of place after sunset.
When it was time for the car to start on
the return trip, Mccarthy went down the
road few yards to change the switch. He
was only short distance away when five
men, two of whom had handkercl,iefs tied
over the upper part Of their faces, jumped
on the front platform. One Of them said
to Gargan:
Hold up your hands,"
All right" said Gargan. 'here goes
As he said this, he threw up both hands,
in one OF which was the controller Of the
motor Before any Of the five realized
what was going on, Gargan sailed into the
outfit, punching with his left hand and
pounding heads with the controller in his
right, at the same time calling loudly to
Mccarthy for help. The conductor, hear
ing the calls. ran up the track and made as
fierce an attack from the rear as Gar gan
was making in the front.
As a result, the five men were driven of
the car, knocked down and left in a heap
in the road, while Gargan hustled to the
front end. turned on the power and ran the
car full tilt down to 15Sth street, where
Policeman Devaney OF the West l62d street
station was standing.
Gargan and Mccarthy told him what had
happened and Devaney directed that the
car be run back to the end Of the line In the
so roughly handled that they couldn't get
away.
Not highwayman was found at tho ter
minus, but on the steps OF the railroad
bridge, near the terminus, Devaney found
a man crouched, who, when spoken to,
answered as If he was bit say of breath
Devaney arrested him and turned him over
near the car. This man said he was John
Woodley, 10 years old, Of 303 West 18th
street.
WELL said Devaney. maybe there are
some more higher up. I'll 90 and see II
you two will look out Tor this youngster.'
The policeman mounted the stairs and.
as he got to the bridge. heard footsteps
soon got sight OF a man walking toward
the north side Of the river. Devaney called
to the man to stop, whereupon tho stranger
promptly broke into q run.
The policeman drew his pistol and fred
into the air, but the man kept on running,
didn't do any damage, but he could run
faster than the pursued, and caught him
just over the bridge in Sedgwick avenue.
This man said he was Cornelius Bolster, 10
years old, OF 1910 Eighth avenue.
He and the other prisoner were bundled
street. There Devaney said he'd take a
look up the steps leading to the viaduct,
lust to see what he could see. He had gone
UP only a few steps when he came across q
man rubbing his head as If 1t hurt. He
didn't look then much like hod-up man,
but Devaney grabbed him, took him back
to the car and marched MIN and the other
two to the stationhouse.
The last man arrested said he was Will
lam H. Bulls, 20 years old, living at 2s4s
Eighth avenue All three denied all knowl-
edge of the hold-up. The other two es-
capped through the lots near the terminus Of
the road.
Yesterday morning the three and William
Ruddy, 81 years old. OF 153d street and Eighth
avenue, who, the police said, was the leader
of the gang to which Woodley, Bolster and
Bulls belong, were arraigned before Mag
istrate Baker in the Harlem police court.
The first three prisoners were held In 81 900
bail each for examination tomorrow morn
Ing Ruddy was discharged for lack Of
evidence.
MrCarthy came out Of the scrimmage
unhurt, but Gargan got stab in the back
of the left hand, which was dressed at the
j. Hood Wright Hospital.
He and Mccarthy were in court yesterday
morning and positively identified Woodley,
Bolster and Bulls as three of the men who
held UP the car. As there were no pas
sengers aboard, 1t is supposed that the
young men were after what money the con-
ductor had, which was about SIS. They got
nothing.
STUCK IN A CHIMNEY.