The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
USED IRON BAR
On His Head But He Refused to
Give Up Keys.
BEATEN BY ROBBERS.
He Was Attacked on the Nineteenth
Floor of 81 Skyscraper When He
Was Alone in the Buildins-Final-
" the Robbers Took Pity on What
They Thought Was the Old Mans
InnocenSe and Left Him.
InnocenSe and Left Him.

They Thought Was the Old Mans
InnocenSe and Left Him.
TWO burglars, in an effort to get
the keys to Offices Of many brokers
and bankers in the Century building.
No. - Broadway, New York, We'd
nesday night. beat Richard F. Gray,
aged watchman, with an iron bar,
and then attempted to chloroform
him.
The assault occurred on the 18th
floor of the building where the cries
Of the old man could not have been
heard IN the street. and when the
only person in the sky sctaper was a
cleaner on the first aocr.
A former employe Of one OF the
banks in the building is suspected.
The detectives say that this man at
ter his discharge, became intimate
with a professional safe breaker. The
hank where he is employed is equip
ned with burglar alarms, and the
only safe way to gain entrance lnso
the bank was to get the keys.
The detectives say that had inc
men got into the bank and opened
the safe, the robbery would nave
ac,insed the robbery of the Old Man
haitian bank years ago. One cteFa,
tor in the building is in use all nlsn1
for the benefit of the watchman.
Some time after midnight Gray
had got to the 18th floor when s'!a-
denly two men sprang at him as ne
came from an Office One felled hl'r
with an iron bar and the other struck
him across the face with chlsel.
"Now give up the keys to every
Office one of the men commanded,
Blood was flowing over the oto
mans face and so weak was ne 1roH
pain that he could not rise 10 MS
feet. He was game to the core nov
ever. There was not Key 10 an
Office in the building that was no'
tucked away in his pocket.
"I haven't got q single Key ne
said -,
.sIf YOU don't believe me. kill me
and search me. l don't nina dying.
ONLY make it quick and don't beat
me like this
This speech displeased one OF the
men and he brought his fist down on
rhe helpless old watchman heao'
and the next instant one thrust the
chloroform under his nose
AS Gray explained afterwaro' tne
chloroform seemed to alleviate ms
nain and give him strength. ne
struck the vial and knocked II 1fom
the mans hand. Then he tried 70
rico but blow from the iron par
sent him to his knees again. =.
"Haven't you got those keys now
asked the man.
NO. and never have had them.
They don't trust the likes OF me Win
keys to the banks. said Gray.
The old mans condition seemeo
~ touch one of the robbers with pity.
s.sav" he said to his companion,
"6on.t beat him any more he mas
not got the keys. Give the ola guy ).
a handkerchief to tie up ms neaa: !.
The man then took his companion :
h.n5eerchief and bound it about oio
crav's head. The two men 'nen
started for the elevator. Gray got 10
,5 +rie0 TO follow them.
when one of them sprang at h'm @nu
knocked him sprawhng. =, :.
..Sow you try that, and it VIII oe
vonr finish. You stay here ana We
viii ind the way out ne SAID anu
+ben sent the elevator shooting 70
The ground floor where the TWO 1neh sl
ran TO the street. unlocking the SAFE
~ latch on the front door.