The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-22
CLUES TO
ROBBERS
ARE SCARCE
Three italians Who Robbed
Paymastsr Sherman Seem TO
Have Totally disappeared.

Though the police have been hard at
work since Saturday on the woonsocket
hold-up when the paymaster OF the sa-
ranic Mills was robbed OF $4,000. they have
very little success. for the men who did
the trick seem TO have been swallowed
up. They might as we'll be for all the
news that can be obtained OF their
whereabouts.
The latest plausible solution is advano-
ed by Bexnard Richardson OF Uxbridge.
Mass, who says he saw three Italians
near the Ironston Railroad station on the
Midland division Of the N. Y, N. III. N
H. road. and II In thought they may have
boarded a train here for New York
When speaking OF the affair Mr.. sher-
man said. II never had seen a revolver
at such close range with an Italian GRIM
inal back OF IL, but wasn't afraid My
main thought was the money. Ii ] had
some other man with me be-
sides Bracket we might have whipped
up the horse and escaped. or we might
have tackled the man and taken his re-
volver away He had 10 lean over
Brackets knees to cover me with the
revolver. and II the driver had tried 10
tackle him, then both OF us might have
succeeded in wrestling his revolver away
and saving the money. Mr. Brackett did
not attempt 10 resist
As IL was the fellow pushed that re-
volver into my face four times and I
brushed II away meantime keeping my
hand on the satchel He had TO pul
that bag from my hands and then clung
10 II until he almost pulled me into the
road. and Bracket took hold OF me
Then knew that I had gone as far as
could. and that the italian would send
n bullet into my head II I didn't let go
Even then I hung 10 the board until he
yanked II away, and then I knew that ~
was either case OF losing my life or
quitting resistance and I stopped"
STORY OF DRIVER.
Driver Brackets story is an interest
ing ono also. he said:
I'VE left the bank after si5 and about
$40 reached this place. the corner OF
simson & Kirkaldy's mill. There we
saw two Italians. rather short men.
leaning against the fence on the right
hand or the river side OF the road was
sitting on the right side OF the buggy
and Mr.. Sherman was At my left
Ten or IL feet ahead OF US in the road
stood n tall italian. The two men who
were leHniUk akalnst the renee came to-
ward us muttering and jabbering. and
one or them had n revolver and pointed n
at US.
Il gave the horse a cut with the whip
and Dick jumped. but the tall man
ahead In the road was there I think.
10 guard against just such a thing. be-
~ use he leaped out and grabbed the
horse by the bride. The short man who
tidnt have revolver Jumped and
grabbed the horses harness. and n short
italian with a skull cap on his head made
a jump for Us and pushed his levelled
revolver up within q few inches OF my
lace, covering me and Mr. Sherman NJ the
same time | was 80 surprised that I did
not offer any further resistance
Covering us with the revolver IN HIS
fisht tho italian with his lef, hand made
a grab Tor the russet leather safchel CON
.slning the money which was between
MI sherman and myself -Four times Mr.
s.herrnan pushed away the fellows hand
aat aat contained the revolver from such n
Shnkerons nearnese 20 his face. and while
Shooti Shootr
J.. finally. the Italian. who was a musru.
.,t, ishvN. grabbed hold OF the bag and
s.ai, Ill covering Mr.. sherman with the re.
,nar uneo 10 yank n out Mr.. Sher- |
sn msn .clung 20 tho bar and the foiic,,
pulled him and the bag over nv t,aos
thought that the man wo,ld n,,i, a.
ShsIman oit ~ the buggy. and so gran.
sea me latter and pulled him bark .sa -.
dld 20 tho fellow rave another 49,. 80
lne money satchel ferkod A, ,,n. -
hhermans hand. and the three yan sc,n..
rs,.,.' noso and up over the bank toward