The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-27
dashed TO TREES,
BOYS SAY ROBBERS
TOOK THEIR CASH
Youngsters Employed by To-
bacco Company Tell of
Thrilling Jersey Holdup.
SEIZED BOX WITH COIN.
"They Poked Pistols in Our
Stomachs," Youths Declared
Then Made Escape.
SEIZED BOX WITH COIN.

Chris Van Eckern and Harry Gruber.
who are drivers for the Tom Tobacco
Company OF Jersey City. have decided
that dime novels are too tame for
amusement They had an adventure Of
their own yesterday afternoon which
put the exploits of the heroes Of ten
cent fiction completely In the shade
In their estimation. at any rate. They
were returning to Jcrs,y city from Fort
Lee. after a round OF collections. with
StO IN the money box ON the drivers
seat when. on the lonsiiest part OF An
desson avenue. three masked men
sprang out Of the underbr1ish. seized
the horses by the bits and pointed real
reviewers at their heads.
The story Of what followed Ia told by
Chris. with occasional intersections by
Harry Harry was not permitted to
say much, for he cried yesterday when
one of the masked robbers poked him
in the stomach with a revolver muzzle.
and Chris permitted his few Interrupt
tons with a somewhat iordiy air. Chris
10 . stockily built. thickset chap. with
the self.confident manner OF one who
has made his way In the world. where
AZ this was Harry's first adventure
periious.
You See" began Chris, as he and his
companion were waiting 4 call to testi-
~ Ia the Oakland Avenue Police Court
to-day. you sec. mo and Harry think
We know two Of the guys that stuck
u up. but We amt quite sure. cause
they wore masks. There's the fellows
We thinks We knows" He pointed to
two fredericksburg youths Of about his
own age. sitting disconsoiately In the
pen. They're william Behrindts and
Charley Diets We couldn't SEQ their
faces. you understand; but we sus-
pected EN- BY their voices and the way
: they acted. Last night ] was sure they
was the opes. but now l amt 30 sure.
Things look kinder different now. and
then those masks were good disxuises."
guisea."
"Yss, and thsre was a third Teller"
auR N Harry. Don't forget to tell about
tie thirA fsiiev. lie was the worst OF
Ne lot. He hit me awful hard. mister
&ght N the stomach"
SOLD HlokWAvMEN WENT
NioHt AFTER CASH.
'Nw. shut up" said Chris. lie. me
ts'l " yss, sis, this other Teller was
the leaAsr Of the band. The police
otnk hey got . line on him. They say
hes = eriss-ughter. A sparrin' partner
Of HE wss discharged from the Tom
company works couple OF weeks ago,
and our boss thinks he todd his pal
All about me and Harry. and the route
ne sen, and where We carried our
mensy. ana when was the best time 10
sticx M up. The feliers tina, did the
joo knew what they were about all
right They went right TO the cash
without askin' us for information
Tell him how they Jumped up at MS,
Carts" said Harry. with u shudder. ooh.
mister. II was'----
you shut up comm snded Chris.
who's tellin' this: SURE. mister. II was
rBetty scary. We were drivin along
about Q or half past .. | shoud think.
and all of sudden, right In the most
desolate. lonsllest part OF Anderson ave-
nue.. three fclieis In masks jumped up
nj us out OF the w0ds. one OF 'em
grabbed the horses AMI slashed th1
ieins. and the other tvo stuck their
guns into me and Harry and told us "a
Vet down. I said. no. I wouldn't. and
then they told me they'd shoot. Well
Marry was beg.nnln' to cry. so told
the Uson watchin' him to leave him alone
and I got down.
Then the Teller wio1 been standin
by the horses Jumped for the box ~
quick we couldn't yet y good look al
him. jebbin' Hsr'. IN Nie stomach "a
shove him out OF The way. and h,
grabbed the box and beat It. The othei
,wo took vas into the woods ana tied u,