Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26
To Get New York Bank
Messengers $4,000.
Stubborn Resistance and PIuCky
Aid From a Waitress.
One Of Trio krrested...0ne Mes
senger Badly Hurt.

New York, May 25.-In broad day
Light ard in one OF the most densely
populated portions OF the city three
men late today made daring attempt
to hold up and rob a trio OF bank mes
scngers as they were carrying $43,00U
i'll cash from one of the bank
branches to it's main building. Black
pepper was showed upon the messen-
gers, one of them was hit with black
lack and another slashed with knife
in the desperate effort of their assail-
ants to seize the money and to escape
with it before the arrival of assistance.
That they failed to get clear with the
vaiises filled with coin and bills which
the bank emplayes were carrying was
due to the stubborness with which the
messengers resisted the attack and to
the bravery OF q young Polish walt
less in a nearby restaurant, who SO
imDeded the leader of the attacking
trio that he was easily captured by
two policemen who came to the res
cue.
The messengers were employees of the
Jefferson Bank and were on their way
from the branch at Clinton and Hous-
ton streets to the main bank on Ca
nal street. While on First street three
men jumped upon them and threw
pepper in their faces. The leading as
sailant attacked Samuel Edeinan, who
carried the bulk OF the MOI. y, grab
bling his money bag and attempting to
run with it, The other assailants di-
rected their efforts at Joseph Fl, Vel
scr and Abraham Stern, the other
messengers.
Edelman tried to shake his assai
ant off but was faring badly from
tEeir punmeling when Mrs. Eva
Javornicka, waitress in a First street
resta urant, who had seen the attack
from the restaurant window, ran out
of the door and grabbed the leader of
the attacking band by the arm. She
chung to him and screamed so loudly
for help that a patrolman came run
ming up. frightening the other two
mon away and was right at the heels
of the man who had attacked Edel-
nan by the time he had managed to
shake himself free from the woman.
The fugitive was chased into the arms
Of another policeman before he had
run a block.
The prisoner, the messengers and the
money. which the messengers had
managed to retain intact. were all
taken to police station. where Edel-
mans assailant was locked up and the
injuries of the messengers were given
attention. VelsOr, whom one of the
trio had hit with a blackjack, was
found to have abdominal injuries, a
depression of the skull from blow,
probably with the same instrument,
besides injuries to the eyes from black
pepper Edclman had knife slashes on
the wrists and Stern was nearly blind
cd from the pepper.
Most Of the money, amounting to
about $4,000, was in bills and the re-
mainder in gold and silver was turned
over to a bank official, who this time
carried it in closed carriage. AS the
main attack was made on Edelman,
Who carried the bills, the police be-
licve the robbery was planned by
someone who knew the banks meth
Cd of making its daily transfers from
the branch to the main office
The man arrested gave his name AS
Caimo Ricccbono, a plasterer. The po-
lice while looking tonight for the two
men who escaped and their possible
confcderates, arrested RiccobOnoS ia
thor, Giovanni Riccobono and his two
brothers. SALVATORE and Dameno Ric-
cobOno. They are held as suspects for
further examination tomorrow.