The evening world., 1903-04-13
Pretty Cashier Taking
$1,000 to Bank for Her
Employer Attacked in
Houston Street.
CAUGHT HER BY THE THROAT
She Fought Him Desperately,
However, and When a Police.
man Nabbed the Robber She
Snatched Back Stolen Money

But Tor the pluck of Miss Barbara
Grammar. cashier of Andrew Michael's
packing ng-house., No. 2l2 First avenue. her
Kelly. man who had planned to rob
her. would be at liberty.
Miss Grammar was held up in the
street shortly after noon to-day and
robbed of the money while on her way
to the bank. She oattled with and held
the thief long enough to make his cap
ture certain.
Miss Grammar, who Is nineteen years
old and pretty. attends to the banking
business of her employer. Every day
she takes the receipts of tho previous
day TO the Germania Bank. That she
may not attract attention she carries
the money wrapped In a piece of ordi-
nary brown paper with the bank book
inside.s As rule she rides to the bank
To-day being fine she decided TO start
a few minutes earlier and walk. She
had reached Houston street and turned
into 1t from First avenue when she teIt
hand at her throat and her package
was torn from her.
At ber scream the thief let go his
nold and started TO run. He had not
taken a half dozen steps before she
was upon him with her arms about his
body. She continued to scream and 10
hold to him with all the tenacity OF
desperate woman.
Time and again the fellow tried to
beat her off and finally succeeded, but
not until her screams had aroused the
neighborhood.
Kelly bolted around the corner and
ran into the arms OF Patrolman John
J. Jones, of the East Fifth street police
station. who was hurrying 10 Miss Grau'
mans aid, having heard her screams.
Jones had no more than taken n firm
grip on his prisoner than Miss Grammar.
sore and bruised from her night. Joined
him and snatched the money, Wlan
the crowd learned what Kelly had done
several men in the crowd wanted 10
strike him. and it was with difficulty
that Jones got his prisoner safely to
the station-house.
Miss Grammar continued on her way
to the bank and then appeared in York.
Vile Court u prosecute Kelly. She told
gold piece and S7Ss.4I In e4ecks In the
BUNDLE which Kelly grabbed, -.
hellN, VINO ~ HushS YOUNG sleiioW'
twSnty;5three years old. admitted his
II took a chance to get a piece of
money. and now ! suppose III get sent
Said sister Was Ill.
Kelly says ne is a driver and lives at
No. is Cannon street, For some months.
he says, his sister has been m, and he
decided the only thing TOR him Go DO
was 90 get enough money together TO
take her out OF the rooms in Cannon
street and give to her a decent home in
That was my only reason for taking
IT," said Kelly. II knew the girl carried
lhe coin to the bank and had been
waiting for a chance TO get II from her.
To day she walked 10 the bank, and !
saw my chance and took IT, II II had
not been for the fght she put up, ]
would have got away, but she he'd 70
mo and put up a good fight, ! could
have put her out, but | didn't want TO
hurt her any more than l had to get
sway shes a good. game sirl all
ssss 4 indeed paucisy woman" saId
Ilss Grauman was not much the
worse for her encounter She hves
ll1nalsl and geustssasA ssysel.