Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-18
BOLD H0LD-UP
AT JAMESBURC
Collector for Trenton Co.
Robbed in P. R. R. Depot.

Jamesburg, Dec. IS.-F. A. Davis
a collector for the OgdenBailey
Company, of Trenton, was murder
ously assaulted by two highwaymen
while sitting In the upper Jamesburg
station of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company late yesterday afternoon.
The yeggmen made complete get
away after rifling the mans pockets
and so completely did they cover up
their tracks that the police have up
tothis writing failed to land suspect
who gives any promise of being con-
nected with the hold-up.
Shortly before four o'clock Mr..
Davis enter the depot preparatory to
going over his accounts after a days
work collecting for the Odgen-Bailey
Company and incidentally waiting
for the westbound train for Trenton.
A medium sized colored man passed
through the depot and after survey
ing the surroundings passed through
and out. 1t is supposed that at
given signal that all was safe the
two men concerned In the daring
robbery entered and walking up to
Mr.. Davis requested the loan of ten
cents. Mr.. Davis refused their re-
quest and turned his head to resume
his work when he received a terrif-
f1c blow on the head from one of
the men with some weapon thought
to have been sand-bag. The victim
recalls hearing the men say lets
hurry" and then all was blank un-
til revived by railroad physician H.
D. Zandt, who found the man still
The unconscious man was found
by William Dey, a laborer employed
around the depot who went into the
waiting room to attend to the fires
presyious to the arrival of the trains
for the evening. He Immediately
gave the alarm and notified Agent
Harry Lokerson who In turn called
Railroad Physician H. D. Zandt. Mr..
Davis when found was lying on the
floor by the door leading into the
ladies' waiting room. Every pocket
of his clothing was turned inside out.
In all over $50 was taken by the
bold thieves and his watch and other
articles Of 1ewelry to the value Of
500.
When Mr.. Davis was able to make
4 statement OF the affair and follow
ing description of the suspects, an
unknown colored youth who was
lettering about the town and who
gave the name OF Henry Cross, of
Philadelphia, was taken into custody
and brought before the victim of the
robbery. After carefully looking the
man over he failed to connect him
with the robbery and he was re-
leased with orders to leave town. 1t
| is the opinion OF many that this
colored man was the one who gave
| the signal to the man following his
| passage through the depot. Many
| thought the man should have been
| held until Mr.. Davis fully recovered
| before trying to identify him.
By this time the whole town was
| thoroughly aroused and posse was
organized systematice search OF the
| nearby woods was began which term
| mated in the arrest of four men who
tailed somewhat with the descrip-
| ton as given by the assaulted man.
Headed by Marshal Harry Dunfy and
special officer John Conover in the
| cut near the Gravel Hill crossing OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
| The men submitted to arrest and
were lodged in jail where they Will
be given a hearing before Recorder
| William H. Paxton today.
The quartet tough looking custom
ers were also taken before Mr.. Davis
| but again he failed to positively
| identify them as beingf1 the men who
| held him up. They gave their names
as Harry Murry, OF Trenton, Michael
Ryan and son Edward Ryan, OF
South Amboy, and Thomas Murry, OF
Trenton. They refused to make any
statement further than they wanted
to be sent up for ninety days to tide
over the winter.
Many citizens complained OF the
men In custody several times during
the day owing to their Objectionable
actions and insulting remarks when
refused aims. Harry Smith the Rail-
road avenue butcher, Adam Kullmar
and Louis T. Bennett had expert
ences with them. One Of the men
| carried an umbrella mending outfit
and one Of the men in custody has
| such an outfit. Mr.. Davis recalls
one of the men attacking him as
| having such an outfit. The whole