The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13
PAYMASTER ROBBED OF $1,000
THREE NASkED MY utkE' Z
NfSESSFI HOI ~ q.
Mono, Mas Meant 10 PaS I.aborrr~ and
TeaHstrrs sn New Tronr, Line fsr.
tween Great harrington and canaan
PsS.es Out AFTER thr HiShw . men.

Transirrs on New TroFr, Line Bs-
tween Great Harrington and canaan
Ps>.es Out After the HiSh~ q, men.
GREAT BARRINGToN Mass. Nov. IL
Several armed posses comprising sno
men are ready tn search 2Oo acres Of
swamp hetween Egr-mont and Sheffield
at daybre1k for three masked men who
early this afternoon held up and robbed
Paymaster r. J. Hines Of the woronocc
Construction Company Of w-stfield, Mass.
Of G.ooo in money and about s;.o" in
checks.
The Woronoco Construction Company
is building a trolley line from Great Bar
rinGton TO Canaan. Conn. and eOo men
aud 100 teams are employed. The men.
who are scattered through fifteen miles
Of country. are paid fortnighrly.
Paymaster Hines with Supt. &. A. Rob-
inson. Deputy sheriff Truesdell Of Great
harrington and John Cronin. chauffeur.
left Great Harrington in an automobile
late this forenoon for the southern part
Of the county with sis,oOO TO pay the men.
Nine thousand dollars was in money and
the rest In checks.
Deputy Tr,iesiel had accompanied the
paymaster on several previous trips az
guard. Arriving at Egrsmont, Hines.
Robinson and Trnesdell left the car with
the grip containing the money. and affer
paving the men AZ that place Hines and
Truesdsll started to pay another gang.
Hines and Trllesdell sat in the back
seat Of the automobile Three miles
souihwes, Of Egremont is a defile between
hills where the car came to an up grade.
simultaneously a. the car approached
the grade men appeared in front and on
both sides with guns shot was fired
al one Of the automobile tires. IL missed
the tire but Chauffeur Cronin brought
the car to a stop with the robber IN from,
almost touching him with the muAzle of
a repea ing shot gun The men at the
sides Of the car kept Hines and Tr,ie-del
covered. At a command the three men
in the car raised their hands over their
heads One Of the robbers who carried
n black automatic revolver pulled open
the door Of the car and jerked ont tn. big
and checks
After getting tn. grip containing 81 900
in money and about sj.O0 in checks
s. GO of the cash had been left az Eyre
mont tn. highwaymen. with guns still
l-velled at the trio. hacked into the woods,
fired several times and then disappeared.
One -hot knocked OF Illness hat and
ploughed furrow through his hair but
did no serious injury.
Cronin badly frightened. threw his
car into gear and the automobile started
on full speed The chauffeur drove to
TN. nearest farnhou-. With n telephone
and the news of tn" holdup was tele-
phon.d 10 Great harrington
chef ~ Polio. William O-Chman i'm
madiat.lv called mp sheriff John Nichoi-
son Of Pitt-f..Id and state PoiIc. OfiC"r
Thomas Bhgh Volunteers were called
for IN Great harrington and arms w.r"
obtained ~ sporting goods stores Auto
mobiles were pressed into service. and IN
fifteen minutes thirty men w"r" ON tn"
way to Egremont. sheriff Nicholson
,-.lled out all the deputy SHERIFF. IN B"rS-
-hire county. notified the officers along
the. New York STATE line and IN Connecticut
and started TO Egr"mont wher" h" took
Charg. Of the direction Of IN" po@-"
sheriff Nicholson formed tn" man hunters
into squads and mad" designations for
their advance.
Within an hoIr after sheriff NIrnolson
arrived IN Egrnmont a sSirmish line sur
rounded q square mile OF territory near the
Sheffield aud Exrrmont town lin. and
within FIVE miles Of the MassI Chusetts and
Connect Icrn State line F.re ~ dark ness
a hal, was taken end a patrol established.
Tonight seniineis armed with guns
are walking their posts
Be B.c< "A farmer who lives near ia"
Davis woods - tho ouly ,pan who saw
the robher,, after they Carried ~ Paw
master Illness bag About O'Clock r"
noticed three men sSIrting the woods
near h,- cornt'"'d He gave tn" alarm
and tn. posse closed in. bui DID not enter
tn. woods because Of darkness
II - l-iie' cd that IN" robbers will try
to break through the line gh' They
are headed for Copase. V and the
mountain which they must cross Is on"
Of TIA. highe~: IN southern Massachusetts
Every highway ~ g,Ia r,ied.