New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
H|GHWAYMEN BEAT GIRL
Stenographer Robbed and Left
SenSeIeSS in Street.
THREE ASSAILANTS ESCAPE
Young Woman Set Upon in a
Lonely Section of Union
Course, Queens.

Miss Helen Buchan, twenty-one years
old, a stenographer, returning TO her
home. at No 121 I'd street, Union
Course, Queens, early yesterday morn
ing, after attending an entertainment
in Brooklyn, was set upon by three
young men and so badly beaten that she
is In bed under the care Of a physician.
She was also robbed of all the jewelry
she wore her muff and fur neckpiece
and the money that was in her pocket
book She estimates her loss at about
$50. sf0f
The police have little hope Of getting
the men. as the girl was so excited and
the holdup occurred in such dark spot
that she did not notice their features,
except that each one was about twenty
one years old
The entertainment which Miss Buchan
attended kept her longer than she had
expected, and although some young men
offered TO take her home she declined
their courtesy and started home alone.
She boarded a Jamaica local. and at
Union Course station alighted. She
started along Shaw avenue in the cold
and snowy night. She was making her
way against The wind and cold with her
muff to her face when about two blocks
from the railroad station she encoun-
tered the three young men.
Without any warning they pounced
upon her, one of them seizing her by the
neck, the other striking her in the face
when she screamed and the third putting
his hand over her mouth as she lay on
the ground to prevent her from making
further outcries. Then the three high
waymen proceeded TO strip her Of her
jewelry. furs and cash.
The girls screams were heard by
Frederick Banner and his wife, who had
got off the same train as Miss Buchan.
Banner started in the direction of Miss
Buchan and as he neared her the three
men jumped up and started away, leav-
ing the unconscious girl lying in the
snow. She was picked up and carried
into house near by and her father was
notified. He arrived In a few minutes
and took the girl home and then notified
the police, but by this time the three
men had made good their escape. De-
tectives were sent out on the case, but
they have not been able to get much Of
n clew to the trio.
Miss Buchan was so badly injured and
was suffering so much from shock that
her physician advised her to remain I'm
bed for few days. Both her eyes are
nearly closed and her whole body is sore
from the beating she received.
According to the citizens of Union
Course assaults of this kind have been
freauent within the last few months.
During the holiday week three young
men, who the police believe may be
the same as those who held up Miss
Buchan. entered William S. Strauss
wholesale liquor store on Jamaica ave-
nue., two blocks from the latest holdup.
They asked for bottle of whiskey, and
while Strauss was STOPPING over to get
il one of the trio struck him blow on
the back of the head with blackjack,
stunning him. But before they had
chance to get at the cash register a Gus
toner entered the front door and the
three men fled through the side door,
and that was the last seen of them.
A gang of young toughs some time ago
made life miserable for women and girls
in the vicinity Of Union Course, and the
police were finally able to break up this
nuisance after they had sent two men,
bers Of the gar,g to jail.