The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-23

senger No. s at 100 Wednesday
evening, suspected of being the
principals in the hold-up and rob-
berry, in which the large sum OF
Sligo was obtained from a Chica-
go stock buyer, who had just ar
rived in this city. The prisoners
answer the description OF his as
sailants, given by the victim Oh
the hold-up, who went to War
saw on the 9:41 train Thursday
morning to identity the trio held
in the Jail in that city. Immedi-
aetly after the locals learned on
the robbery, they telegraphed to
Valparaiso, Warsaw and other
points, asking officers to look for
the hold-up men. Officers at
| Warsaw entered the train, which
han borne the victim from his
home in Chicago to this city, and
arrested the three young toughs
whom they found on the train.
| Number 8, does not stop between
Plymouth and Warsaw.
Was Bold Assault.
The hold-up and robbery, in
which Joseph Finkelstein, aged
30 years OF Chicago was robbed
OF S1165 in currency, was the
most atrocious crime of its kind
committed in this city in years.
Finkelstein with a partner VIM.
Levy also of Chicago, have been
in this city for the past three
months buying and shipping
horses. Levy did the majority ol
the buying, and Finkelstein re-
manned in Chicago, coming to
this city, when sent for by Levy
Finkelstein carried and furnished
the money, which he stated thin
morning, he always paid in cash
Two carloads of horses have beer
shipped to Chicago by these buy.
ers since they have been here
AMI the third car load had beer
started. Finkelstein received a
telegram from his pardner Levy
at 1000 o'clock Wednesday
morning, to come to Plymouth
and aid in the buying, also to
bring the money with him. Ac-
cordingly Finkelseitn left Chica.
go on Number 8, arriving in this
city at 6 100 p. m. He stated to a
representative of the Tribune
Thu, sday that he has made sew
Wednesday, lettering about the
past few months, and has always
walked around the front end OF
the train, taking the short cut tc
the city, by walking north on
Walnut street to LaPorte. Wal
nut street runs past the Ross
House and residence OF James
+. Hanes, and stops at the
Pennsylvania tracks, to recon-
mence on the south side of the
tracks. There is NJ, crossing ovel
the railroad at this place. After
nightfall the street is dark an6
deserted. The alley opening or
the west side of this street. wa:
the scene of the assault and hold
up. Finkelstein had walked
around the front of the train
crossed the tracks and walked
| down Walnut street. on the ives
side, toward LaPorte street
When he reached the alley be
hind the residence of ]. +. Hane.
a short dark looking individual
Jumped out of the alley, anC
pointing a revolver commanded
Stop Instantly an accomplice
struck him down from beliin /
| The blow was delivered with {
billy. as was evidenced by tht
wound on the right cheek bone
| The blow was struck across hi.
face and dazed, but did not rem
der Finkelstein unconscious. TIL,
blow felled him, and imme iiate
| ly the pair set upon him, SeverlN
kicking him in the stomach ant
abdomen. The kicking was the
last remembered by the unfo-tu
nate man. Finkelsetin was dis
covered lying in the alley by
Cllas. Galloway, bus driver, who
drove down the street. to eiltel
the alley ON the east side of the
street. which is back Of the Ross
| House, where Galloway was
about to assist in placing trunk.
in the sample room of the hotel
Galloway heard the groans of the
man lying at the other side of the
street and summoned help. Mcr
carried Finkelstein ito the Ross
House. and DR.. l.. ID. Eley was
summoned. When he reached The
hotel the man was hardly able
to breathe because of the kicks
which he had received on the tor
SO. DR.. Eley attended the wounds
and pronounced the effect of the
blow on the head, to be only {
flesh bruiSe. and said that the in
iuries from the kicking in ths
stomach, were the most sever :
Money Was Gone.
The money which Flnkelsteir
had brought from Chicago to b,
used in the purchase of horses