The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-20
HELD UP, THROTTLED, ROBBED
HIGHWAPMAN ATTACKS OLD MAN
IN VACANT LOT.
edwin DaIdwIck, IT. yictl M OF Bronx
strong Arm Man-TbIcf Got S5s In
Money--Thousht to he an Italian
Police Arrest One Man and Free Him.

EiFOHH .tItt ibANl nOt VIA III
Mone,--Thousht to He an Italian
Police Arrest One Man and Free Him.
There's another strong arm man at
Arge and this time he made his appearance
in The Bronx. The victim IL Edwin Bald
wick Of 1853 Summit avenue. Highbridge
MIR Badwick is ~ years old and keeps n
book .tore at 20b2 Eighth avenue, He
was held up within block Of his homo
ut o'clock on Saturday night. Tho robber
didn't show a revolver. but after throttling
Baldwck and taking his wallet he threat
tned to blow his brains out If he yelled.
Mr. Baldwick closes up his book store every
night and generally reaches home about
o'clock He rides on an Eighth avenue
chr TO the end OF the line ut 16ist street,
where lie crosses the Putnam footbridge
over the Harlem River. This bridge runs
into Sedgwick avenue on the Bronx side.
A short distance from the Sedgwick
avenue end of the bridge is a tall fight Of
wooden stairs that runs up to the top Of
hill Once on the hill, Mr.. Baldwick walks
across a lot into Summit avenue. Then it
Is only a step TO his house.
He had reached the top Of the stairs on
Saturday night when he heard hurried foot
steps behind him. Tho old man looked
around and saw stockily built, swarthy
man hurryng after him, two steps at n
time.
Ba!dw wick started 10 hurry across the lot
toward Summit avenue, but he hadn't
got half way across the lot when he was
overtakcn. He was grabbed from behind
and thrown violently to the ground. Be-
fore he could recover his breath to yell
the highwayman grabbed him by the
threat.
III you make a noise I will blow your
brains out Mr.. Baldwick says the man
whispered in his ear.
The old man couldn't yell then. for the
robber held him by tho throat. shutting
OF his wind When he thought his victim
was sufficiently cowed not TO cry out the
man took his hands from his victims throat.
Then, with one knee resting on the book
sellers chest, he ripped open his overcoat
his inner coat and then went hunting for
the wallet he expected TO find.
II was then that Baldwick recovered
sufficiently TO yell, The highwayman tried
10 shut OF tho cries With one hand while he
continued his search. Baldwick struggled
az hard as he could. but he couldn't pro-
Nfnl lNf IMAM lIJIn lllltlllB MS vhAtuNt hiihh
was in an inside pocket in his waistooat.
The moment tho strong ERIN man got tho
wallet he made for the stairs. Baldwick
yaled and his cries were heard by Michele
Saggese, an Italian Waterman, who was
in a ehnnty block away. Sageese saw
the two men struggling in the centre Of the
lot cJsbbed his revolver and made toward
them.
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wick he recognized him. The old man a
sssailant had reached tho top Of the stairs
by this time and just as he started down
ssgEese flrod shot at him.
The robber went down the stairs much
quicker than he had come up, Saggese
ran 70 the top and fred three more shots,
but apparently none hit him. for the man
ran over the footbridge like deer and was
soon cut Of sight.
The watchman's shots had been heard
by Policeman Wagner of the High Bridge
station. who was on Jerome avenue, Wag-
ner came running up and found Mr.. Bald
wick still on the ground. The old man
quickly made known what had happened
and Wagner and the Waterman ran over
the footbridge, hoping to catch up with
the hi ghwayman. They thought he might
~ hlI0R unueT lHf luftHrA fHi vi hbo
bridge but n search didn't reveal any one.
Policeman Wagner reported tho robbery
and assault to the High Bridge station, and
Capt Wendsll and his sleuths got busy.
Before going TO the station Wagner escorted
Mr. Baldwick home. The old man was
bruised and almost unable 20 walk. His
doctor was summoned and he said Bald
vicks spine was hurt.
lie wns able to give a fairly good de-
scrlp.ion Of his assailant. It does not
agree with the hold-up man who robbed
the CoTnishes on FriGay night Mr.. Bald
wick -ayF he is certain that the man who
attacked him is an Italian.
In going over the grounds where the
assault vas committed some hours later
De;oc:ire5 Curran and Bernheim saw a
man who they thought was acting sus-
piciously. They trailed him to an Eighth
avenue car and kept after him until he
entered house on Second avenue at lo2d
street He seemed TO answer tho desorip-
tion given by Baldwiok. The detectives
arrested him on a chance and took him
hack to The Bronx TO see II Baldwick could
identify him. He wasn't tho man and
he was let 60.
Mr. Baldwick's wallet contained 81
In money, s25 check on the Hamilton
Bank signed by Mrs. f. n. Hall and draft
for $40 made by Gen. +. p. Snyder. In
asmuch as Mr. Baldwick is so sure that
his assailant was an Italian Detective
Petrosini Of tho Central Office was de-
tailed on the case.
John W. Cornish. who Was shot at and
whose wife vas robbed by hold-up man
on Friday night within twenty feet OF Their
own doorstep says that he will pay re-
ward Of 1900 for tho return Of the dia'
mond brooch the highwayrnan took from
his wife's neck.
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