New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-20
Queens HighWayman Fails in
Third HoId-Up. After Being
Knocked OF Wagon by
Truck Farmer.
OFFICERS NARROW ESCAPE
Bicycle Patrolman Follows Him
Across Fields After Revolver
Fails to Go Off-One Vic
tim Identifies Prisoner
in Station.

masked highwayman who has been
holding up farmers driving 10 and
from market through the roads of
Queens Borough for the last few days.
compelling them To hand over their
money at the point OF revolver. Is
under arrest at Glendale, Queens. He
gives the name OF John Barr. twenty
three years old, Of No. 90 North 7th
street, Brooklyn.
The man has been identified by one
OF his victims. and another man, who
says he saw him throw away a re-
volver, which was atterward found and
which was fully loaded The arrest
wa. made just before dark Yesterday
afternoon. The prisoner VIII be ar
raigned in the Flushing police court
to-day.
The story as told by the police is
that on Saturday last Alois Lebeda. a
farmer of Flushing. was on ais way 20
market, when at Union Turnpike ana
Metropolitan Boulevard. Queens. 1 man
wearing a mask and carrying a re-
volyer jumped out I'm the road and.
pointing the revolver at him, demanded
that he turn over his iloncv. rhe
highwayman leaped on the wagon Jnd
threatened TO blow Lebeda's mead of
unless he complied quickly with the
order
Lcbcda saws he turned over '97 10
the man. who then Jumped from the
wagon and fed. Wednesday afternoon
the same highwayman held up John
Hasten. n Middle Village farmer. In the
same way. He lost no time In handing
over $50. and the highwayman leaped
from the wagon and disappeared.
HASTEN reported the robbery 20 the
police Immediately. and although sew
eral men went out 10 look for the high
Uavman he was not found. Yes
terday the police decided TO make
another attempt to catch him. Cap
tain Graham took with him several
detectives and went 10 Metropolitan
avenue. where they hid themselves in
the bushes ready TO spring trap upon
the highwayman should he appear. lie
did appear. but not where the po-
lice were waiting.
At Metropolitan avenue ana Dry
Uarbor Road. about mile from where
the policemen we're hiding, the hlgh-
wavman held up Jacob Bausch, Vail,
lay stream farmer. who was on his
Uay TO market. He used the same tao
tics but this time he found N Bausch
tartar Bausch refused 10 uc cowed
b,- the sight Of the masked man with
the revolver. and instead OF handing
over his money 10 the man the FARMER
s,ruck him a blow. hurting him from
tho wagon. and then. whipping up his
horses. got away.
The highwaymsn fell to one SIDE OF
tho road and the revolver slipped from
hi. hand and by the time he was up
s,d readv 10 use Il the farmer was
d,sannearing down the road. with his
ho-sos on a gallop. The highwayman
,ben realized il would be too late 10
sh.,o, as he evidently did not want 10
CO, the whole neighborhood aroused.
Reusch stopped at the first house he
oa,,e 10 and while he vas trying 10
GO, Police Headquarters on the teie-
,bone 10 tell them Of the hold-up'
Edward Maloney. bicycle policeman.
exnlsining what had happened direct
.d the officer where he could hnd the
,,aslod highwayman. Maloney sped
aiong the road at breakneck speed and
soon he saw a man running ahead OF
him The man turned and, seeing the
,,o.,,an drew revolver and pulled
,hc trigger. but the cartridge failed to
explode.
n,seusted al this, the man threw the
o.eapon into the bushes at the side OF
.ho ro,d and then started 20 cut across
tho fields. with Maloney after him.
NaIoney pulled out his own revolver
md threatened TO shoot unless the man
stonned. This had the desired erect
a,d Maloney placed the man under ar
-, of,or Handwriting him..
IN the mean time man who saw the
,hrov away the revolver sound it
80 ,he bushes and turned It over to
Maloney.
The prisoner was then taken to the
1,,a.,e nolice station. where Bausch
him as the man ie had
. - IF his wagon.