New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-26
SEIZED AS AUTO BANDIT
Jersey Victim Identifies Negro
Arrested in Philadelphia.
TAKEN AFTER HARD FIGHT
Frequent Robberies Cause Offer
of $1,000 Reward for Con-
viction of Highwaymen.
fBy telegraph to The Tribune. !

Philadelphia Aug. G.--After desperate
fight with the police, in which several shots
were fred. negro who gave the name OF
William Diamond was arrested In TINS
city to-day. charged with being the man
who held I'D Charles NJ. Dumas at Somer-
Vile. n. J.. last night. while Dumas was
riding with his wife IN an automobile Al
the time OF the holdup Dumas was shot
through one Of his arms, the machlhe was
rddled with bullets and the bandt maze
away with Mr.. Dumas's watch.
Mr.. Dumas came here this afternoon anu
identified the negro prisoner as the man
who held him up. and also identlned inc
stolen watch. When the man trieo u
naun tho watch he walked straight into
tran that had been set for him, Tor the
detectives we're already on the LOOKOUT
Frederick a. Pope, the New Jersey
prosecutor, had notified all OF the larger
cities In the vicinity and County Detec-
tive George u. Totten went out last night
Immediately after Mr.. Dumas returned 10
somerville with his story Of the affair
Totten and the men with him traced the
footsteps Of the robber TO a crossing or
the Lehleh Valley Railroad and held up
1fflRNt AIN Ob siAilb w o' 'TNt
they went through the boxcars. As IL
turned out. the highwayman had walked
a mile down the track 10 the Fort Reading
junction, where coal trains are made up
for Philadelphia. The police say that he
swung the rods Of car and rode into
Philadelphia early this morning
When the local police sent word to
somerville that q negro giving the name o,
William Diamond had tried to pawn
watch with the initials &c NJ. D. on H.
Mr. Dumas. his arm still In a sling, came
here with Detective Totten on the next
train.
Confronted in his cell, Diamond, VINO
is twenty-five years old, would say
nothing about himself or hi. movements
no statement. in fact, except TO deny that
he was implicated in the robbery. lie could
not explain how he got hold of the watch.
which Mr.. Dumas declared emphatically
was his own. one look at the man and the
tona OF his voice convinced Mr.. Dumas
that he was the person who had assailed
him.
Where's the red bandana you had tied
over your face last night" asked Dumas.
The prisoner denied having such hand
kerchief, and none was found on him when
he was searched, but in his cell were picked
up ragged bits of red bandanna. lie was
held for eXtradtion.
a police theory is that Diamond is the
man who has been holding up automobiles
IN and around Planfeld. So frequent have
they become in New Jersey that to-day
an agent OF the Automobile Club OF America
went to many points in that state, posting
placsrds offering $500 reward for convic-
tons in automobile hod-ups.
The Dumas car shows bullet imbedded
I'm the steering wheel. n bullet hols clean
through one OF the headlights and another
bullet mark on the hood. The wound In
Mr.. Dumsss arm is still painful. The bull
let did not strike the bone. but entered the
arm near the wrist and ploughed through.
coming out near the elbow.