Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-04

Held up by three homely-masked
men ON lonely section of the road
from the Bradford station to the New
ali quarry. with a glittering stiletto
pointed al his heart and two revolvers
ieveled at him. David MEG. Newall was
robbed Of $1,000 shortly after o'clock
Saturday afternoon. He left Westerly
on the go train for Bradford and was
met at the station as usual with
team driven by William Dunwoodie,
the 10 year old son of John Dun
wood1e. foreman at the Newall quarry.
They had proceeded to within a short
distance Of the quarry, at a turn in
tSs road with woods on either side,
when Mr.. Newal observed two men in
the road not 20 feet distant. Their
backs were toward him, but as he ap-
proached they turned suddenly and
stopped the horse, pointing their re-
~oi~ers at Mr.. Newall. BY this time
a third masked man came out of the
woods. brandishing stiletto. He
came close and brushed the coat of Mr..
%ewall with the sharp point of the
stiietto and in broken Italian accent
demanded the money This was in a
cardboard shoebox on the seat of the
wagon. all made up in envelopes TO be
paif for wages to the quarry employees,
and he handed the box to one of the
men who covered him with the revolt
wers-
The man with the stiIetto said some
thing that was unintelligible TO Mr..
\ewan but which he interpreted to
mean a demand for his watch. He
offered the watch. but the fellow said
he did not want that but that he must
have the money or they would kill.
Mr.. <ewall then explained that the
money was IN the box The man with
the stfletto then took the box and went
into the woods. The other two men
Bradford and warned Mr. NewaH that
n he made any outcry or attempted
10 drive in the direction of the quarry
they would kill him.
Mr. Newaii did as he was ordered,
being convinced that the highwaymen
Mere making no idle threats. When
Mr. Newall reached the residence Of
Foreman Dunwoodie he teiephoned the
particulars of the robbery to the quar-
~ work was at once suspended and
the entire force started out in search
Or the hiEhvaymen. many of the men
securing firearms from their nearby
homes before starting on the hunt. The
facts were also reported to Deputy
Chief OF Police Thomas F. Brown and
TO County Sheriff John r wilcox
Bradford is located within the town
81 Westerly and within the police jur-
isdiction- Chief Brown and a posse
went 10 Mantle in automobiles and
Joined in the search. but without i'm
mediate result Officers. regular and
special. IN addition TO some of the
auerry employees. continued the search
through the woods all Saturday night
and this was continued in relays dur
ing Sunday.
sr Sswan says the masks were rude
homemade affairs. and judging from
she diaiect. he believes the highway
mer are italians who had full knew
ledge that he was on the way to the
uuarry plant with the weekly payroll
cash He said II had been his custom
for years 10 take the money from the
bank to the quarry. and before the
weekly payment regime usually carried
about SO. 600. The possibility of being
held up and robbed had never entered
his mind There is no doubt but the
robbery was committed by those who
had full knowledge Of Mr. Newalls
custom. and perhaps by men resident
Of Bradford There was report Sun
day that three OF the quarrymen in the
employ Of Mr. Newsll were not at work
Saturday afternoon and that they were
not at their homes Saturday night or
Sunday Every effort is being made to
locate them