New-York tribune., 1910-04-09
Skull of One Fractured as He
Makes Desperate Dash for
Freedom.
BOTH SLIDE DOWN PIPE
Bold Attempt TO Rob Offices Of
Joline, Larkin q Rathbone
Foiled by Watchman
on Rounds.

and opened the safe in the law Office OF
Joline. Larkin & RathbOne. taking S331
In new bills. When surprised by watch
men the two ran to the roof Of the
building. which is nine stories in height.
and one of them jumped to the roof OK
No. -. six story building. He fract-
ured his skull and is not expected TO i've
His companion slid down pipe and was
unhurt. AS he was about to make a
desperate dash for liberty he was caught
by special officers in the building.
The injured man was formerly a pugi-
list. known as Honey" Berry. and had
been employed by the law firm until
three weeks ago. when he quit his job OF
his own accord. Berry's companion was
Lawrence Bonnie, of No. 632 Third ave-
nue.. Both men are charged with burg
larry.
Frank CarmOnd. the watchman. was
making his hourly rounds Of the build
ing shortly before o'clock. and had
Re ached the seventh floor. on which are
the Offices Of Joline. Larkin & Rath-
bone Carmond entered the Offices.
which extend from front 20 rear Of the
building. After lighting the gas. he ex-
amined the rear offices. Everything was
ia order and Carmond then started for
the front offices. which face Wall street
Hear. Sound Of Breathing.
As he entered Mr. JOline's private Of.
fee and passed by his desk CarmOnd
was startled by the sound Of heavy
breathing, as though of a man under Sc
we're physical strain. He listened in
tentIy. trying 10 determine the place
whence the sound came CarmOnd no
ticed that the door Of closet was part
Iy opened. He grew suspicious and
walked over 10 the closet. CarmOnd lit
a match and by it's pickering light saw
what he thought was a coat hanging on
a hook behind the door.
Reaching out his hand. the janitOr
pulled at the coat. expecting il 20 drop
20 the floor Instead he found that he
had hold Of a mans arm. Another pull
and the coat fell from his hand ard re-
vealed a man As the coat was torn
away the man tried 10 cover his face.
CarmonI yanked him roughly TO his
feet aud demand TO know what he
vas doing there.
The burglar Strengthened up and tried
to bluff the watchman into letting him
get away.
Why. l am the new Office boy. and I
was locked in here when the oface was
closed for tre night" he said.
Carmond noticed that the boy was
trembling from nervousness. He dragged
the youth into the middle of the room.
and as he did So discovered that an
other man, was lying crouched in the
bottom of the closet CarmOnd. still
holding on to the first man. who proved
to be Bonnie. jumped for his pal" who
tried To escape.
After a struggle with Bonnie who tried
t. wrench himself free. the jdnitor caught
Berry by the right arm and started for
the front door OF the Office CarmOnd is
an aged negro. and was having a des-
perate struggle with his two prisoners.
rs he tried TO open the door Bonnie
managed 10 set behind the Old man AMI
pull cut a heavy iron bar from his rear
pocket. Before Carmond could raise "A
hand TO. defend himself the burglar
cracked him over the head. CarmOnd
reeled and fell 20 the floor.
Crooks Fight Desperately.
Just as Carmond was fast losing con-
sciousness sidney Jones. Frank Martin.
Jimmie" Hughes. vatchmen. and Jim
VauelIy. superintendent of the building.
heard CarmOnds cries for help. rushed
into the elevator on the first floor and
were ON the seventh fioor in ten seconds.
VareIly. with the watchmen at his
back. entered the Offices with revolvers
in hand They stumbled over the body
of Carmond. who was senseIeSs by this
time. and lay with his head in pool of
blood The crooks had run up the stairs
to the roof and the sound Of their foot
STEPS on the mart|e stairway warned the
pursuers. who hurried up the stairways
after them
Upon reaching the scuttle which opens
on the roof Vaueuy and his men found
that Berry and Bornie were trying 20
clamp il down So as 20 prevent pursuit.
VaUcHy. who was formerly "a detective
sergeant on the police force. yelled out
that he would shoot through the scuttle
covering II the men did not let him. out.
This scared the burglars. sSnd Valielly
and his men dashed out On the roof, eX-
pccting TO find their quarry
Ns the watChmau advanced The two
bows climbed over the wall of No. 81 4
large drain pipe runs down the side Of
the building adjoining that at No. 81.
Berry was the drst 90 reach the pipe.
CLOSELY followed by Bonnie. Berrys
haste 10 descend was probably fatal %
him. for he hHd scarcely taken hold q
TN, pipe when he lost his grip and fell
with ~ crash 70 the roof Of No 50. a drop
Of three stories.
Slides Safely Down Pipe.
Bonnie did not wait TO see what had
been the fate Of his pal but slid down
the pipe himself retaining his grip until
he reached the bottom Hc then started
10 look for means of escape from this
roof but glance showed him that the
" hole block was surrounded by the pO-
lice. who had been called by telephone.
Bonnie seemed To have made up bis
mind To leap from the roof % the street
below. when Vallelly. Jones and Hughes
slid loyVn ths nine after him and COW