Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-16
HOLD UP PAYMASTER
Bandits Lash Two Men to Trees In Jersey and Get $7,000.
THREE CAUGHT WITH AUTO.
Woman Sees Daring Deed, Telephones to Police and Three Italians Are Arrested Two Bearing the Booty Make Good Their Escape.

Passaic, N. J., Nov. 16.-A daring and
 successful highway robbery, attended
 by all the spectacular features of the genuine western article, took place on
 the outskirts of this place, where i've
 men, armed with double barreled shot
 guns and revolvers, held up and robbed
 William Knapp. paymaster of the Worthen & Aldrich bleacheries, of ST. GOO.
 Knapp was in a buggy with Park Cummings, driver, and both men
 were lashed hand and foot to trees. Three of the road agents were arrested through the quick wit of Mrs. Mary
 Heather. who saw the holdup and tel
 ephoned to police headquarters here.
 Four policemen were sent out in an automobile, and they met the three men trying to escape into the city.
 Half a dozen shots were exchanged,
 but no one was injured. The other two highwaymen escaped in light de
 livery wagon with the money.
 Shouted They Would Kill.
 Knapp was on the way to the dyeinS plant in Delawanna to pay the force at work there. The money had been placed in envelopes ready for distribution. Cummings was sending a pacer along at a speedy clip when the highwaymen stepped from behind trees into the road. The hOldup was in River drive, near Brook avenue, one of the loneliest spots around the city. Five guns were leveled at Knapp and Cummings. The horse was frightened and reared. Cum mings brought the whip down over the animals back and attempted to drive through the gang, but two of the men threw aside their guns and caught and held the horse by the bridle. The oth- CT three men shouted they would shoot to kill if there was not immediate sub mission, and both Knapp and Cum mings threw up their hands.
 Then two of the men took the satchel and ran to a waiting delivery wagon and drove off in it. They passed across the Union avenue bridge into Bergen county and were last seen driving to- ward this city. The other three men dragged Knapp and Cummings from the buggy and lashed them to trees by the roadside. When the throngs had been knOtted and the victims stood helpless their pockets were picked.
 In No Hurry to Escape.
 A gold watch, valuable ring and $20 in cash was taken from Knapp. and Cummings lost ring and several | dollars in bills. The robbers did not | appear to be in a hurry to escape and ] at the end of ten minutes set out at a leisurely walk for this city. It is be- l lieved they thought they were in no ! danger of detection and that with their : taken for hunters.
 But Mrs. Heather happened to look out of the second story of her home . in River drive, and over a growth of she saw the holdup. With put delay she ran to the home of Thomas Foxall. in Brook avenue, and from there telephOned to the police. An automobile was being driven past police headquarters at the time, and it was communicated. Four bluecoats rode out to the place, and the three bandits betrayed themselves by their lnxiety to get away into the woods. When the automobile began to slow up he hiGhwaymen fired their guns. but he shot was spent before it reached he men in the car. The police then 'losed in with their revolvers, and the 'obhers surrendered.
 They all said they were natives of taly. They gave their names as Frank Demarco. Gaetano Cigno and Philip Oe Primo No trace of the two men who got away with the money has )cen found. but the police believe one ,f the prisoners will confess under the third degree"