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

DSO(lARAAOI vi l1S0dlldlllS.
Finkelstein WAS able to furnish
a good description of the two
men who assaulted him. The man
who pointed the revolver, was
short, medium weight aged about
p, wore no overcoat, cap and
dark clothes. He was a tough
looking man, whom Finkelstein
says he can identity. The man
who struck him was tall and
heavy, wore a black overcoat,
WAS middle aged about 35, wore
stiff felt hat, dark Completed.
Can also identify this man.
The victim of the robbery
Joseph FinkelStein resides at 90
South Peoria street Chicago. He
is 30 years OF age, is unmarried;
and both parents are dead. His
pardner VIM. Levy has done
most OF the buying here, and has
boarded at the Cottage Hotel on
LaPorte street. Finkelstein stop
ped at the Ross House, for which
place he was bound when as
Saulted and robbed.
There are no new develop
ments in the daring hold-lrp and
ROBBERY committed at the open
ing OF the alley on Walnut street
back OF the residence OF f.
Hanes, ait O'Clock ednesday
evening, when two men slugged
and robbed Joseph Finkelstein,
stock buyer OF Chicago of ST.
100 in currency. Suspicion which
ait first was fastened upon three
young tramps who had been
about this city for the past few
days, and who were ARRESTED
from the blind baggage of the
train which had carried Finkel-
stein from Chicago ito this city,
by officers ait Warsaw, has been
removed. The local officers are
now working quietly on the the
DRY OF local talent. The conclu-
sion OF the officers is that either
Finkelstein was the victim OF
professional holtLup-men, who
hal known OF the large amount
OF money which he had drawn
in Chicago. and followed him to
this city. where was the first OPP
portunity, the assault was made
or else the robbery was by Ply
mouth characters. who learned
that Finkelstein had been tele-
graphed To come Wednesday
evening and bring the money
with him, and who also knew
that he haiti been taking the short
CIT from the Pennsylvania rail,
road TO the city. coming down
the dark section of Walnut
street. 1t seems that either one
OF these two theories is the right
one.
Tramps Seem Innocent.
After the robbery, sheriff Vor-
els telegraplled to sheriff Ed.
Haas at Warsaw to look out for
the suspicious characters.
The fact that the robbery oc-
CURED near the engine of the
train led the authorities to be-
lieve that the hold-lrp men might
have boardeIl that train as it was
pulling out. Sheriff Haas and
Officer Charles Moon were on
hand when the train pulled into
the Warsaw station and found
three men riding between the
coaches. The trio protested that
they were just ordinary buns
and were stealing a ride. but
knew nothing of the robbery.
They were taken to the Jail and
locked up TO await further in
Structions from Plymouth. The
local officers searched them but
found no trace of the stolen
money and were of the opinion
that they were what they claim
ed to be Just ordinary
tramps.
Mr.. Finkelstein went to War
saw on Thursday forenoon, but
after look ait the 'burns," stat
ed that they did not look like
the men who held him up. Lieut.
John \. Neuffer OF the Pennsyl-
vania detective force placed his
name on the affidavit accusing
the men OF train hopping. They
were before Justice w. II. Filler
and entered plea of guilty.
Their fine was fixed at 81 and
the costs made the total amount
$3.50. None OF the men had
money and all are now confined
in the county Jail.
The trainps gave the following
names: Harry B. Ralph, Cliff o.
l-eary and Maurice Gillespie.
Their ages ranged from 16 TO p
years. Two of the bows claimed
to have come from Dakota and
the third was met in Chicago.
From their own statements, they
have been tramps for many
years. One claimed his home to
be in South Dakota the other
said his parents live in New York
City. for which place he is now
headed. and the third blaimed
to have no home and no relatives.
One declares he is a macfinist.
one a barber and the other saws
he has worked at almost every
thing. When asked where they
spent Tuesday night. the bows
replied without hesitation. in the
Plymouth Jail. They were not I'M
der arrest here h,rt evoI,;nad