The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-21
MESSENGER ROBBED OF $1,000
ON WAY FROM STANDARD 0TL DIS
TRIBUTNG STATION TO BANK.

A BOY Himself. He Was wayisid Under .
1restie by O Boys-They Tripped
Him, Kicked Him IN Inc sides and on h
Head and mar. Away with the Money.
Floyd A. Killer. 10 years old, q bank
messenger employed at the Standard Oil
Company's distributing station at Hoboken
avenue and Monmouth streets, Jersey City,
was held up by four boy highwaymen
under the Lackawanna Railroad bridge.
about a block from the plant. yesterday
morning and robbed Of a satchel containing
81 200 In money and checks.
KILLER left the Office with his alligator
bag at s4S o'clock to go to the Hudson
County National Bank in Jersey City. He
carried no revolver and was whistling rs
he approached the Centennial Bridge"
so called because Il was built in the CEN
tennial year. He noticed a number Of
boys lounging under the trestle but paid
NO attention to them, as he almost daily
saw idlers there. As he stepped under
the trestle four youths surrounded him
and closed in. They tripped him and
he fell forward on his face, striking his
forehead against q one. He was dased
by the blows but he remembered afterward
that the gang jumped On him and kicked
him in the sides and head. Then they
disappeared and the satchel went with
them.
KILLER picked himself up and staggered
back to the ofice with blood streaming
from an ugly cut In his forehead. He told
what had happened and Manager =. E.
White and Cashier II. f.. Bacon Immediately
notified the police Of Jersey City and Ho-
boken. The messenger was sent to the
City Hospital.
Chief Murphy Of Jersey City ordered
out the reserves OF the Second. Third and
Sixth precincts and several detective ser
geants. Chief Hayes of Hoboken also
sent a half dozen men to the meadow sec
ton to oundu up all youths who were unable
to give a satisfactory account of them
selves. During the day nearly a score Of
boys were picked up. but nearly all were
Among the first arrested were Stephen
Messenschmidt. II years old, Of 2As Ogden
avenue. Jersey City. and William Steiners,
10 years old. Jersey City. who were found
by Detective Sergeant Hopper q Hoboken
hiding under a boiler In a building in that
city. They we're seen running away from
the neighborhood Of the bridge. Edward
Doe. IL years old. son Of John poe Ia real
name) Of 2es Twelfth street. Jersey City.
was subsequently, arrested by the Hoboken
POHCc. Al LnIee DOys were Vdkcu 10 lNo
City Hospital. but KILLER was unable to
identify them.
1T happened SO quick, = he said, that l
didn't get a good look at the boys. don't
van to make any mistake
The trio denied that they were mixed
up in the robbery and appeared c
cerned. No money was found on them.
The Hoboken police last night arrested
a boy named Mix Daily, who they believe
was one Of the robbers. He was under the
influence Of liquor.
1T ia all a mistake said Chief Murphy
last night, FOR firms to hire young boys to
carry large sums of money to a bank.
That is a mans job. The boys who robbed
Kibler undoubtedly were aware that he
was in thehabit of passing under the trestle
with money in his satchel, and lay in wait
for him. The little fellow was 10 match
for theg gang. and he was lucky to get of
without being seriously hurt"
1t was said at the distributing station
that the bag contained 500 in bills, S3t. %
in currency. and the balance in checks.
KILLERS folks live in Easton, Pa. He
boarded at 1871 Union street, Jersey City.
He secured his place about six months ago.
Michael DAILY. 70 years old, Of a Monroe
street, Hoboken, was identified at Hoboken
Costooney. Francis Lang and Thomas
Karnele. boys, as one OF the young men
whom they saw assault and rob Kibler.
They said they saw him run on with the
satchel, The boys picked him out OF a
group Of a dozen men and youths.
George Bratchen. 10 years old, OF 534
Tenth street. Jersey City, was locked up in
Hoboken last night, accused OF participa-
ton in the robbery.