Evening journal., 1914-12-18
attacked and
ROBBED BY MEN
He Was Feeding
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all the change he had with him at the
time.
While a posse of indignant residents
of Brandywine hundred hunted high
and low for the bandits, they got away
and escaped rough handling that IN all
probability would have been meted
out had they been caught.
Mr. Van Trump was bruised and is
somewhat sore as a result Of his ex-
perlence, but was not seriously hurt.
He remained at his home today, how
ever, to get over the effects CT his
battle.
Mr.. Van Trump is brother of c. Reg
inald Van Trump, at the head OF the
work of the Delaware Commission for
the Blind. and is assistant to Chief En-
gineer Edgar NJ. Hopes, Jr., OF the
Water Department. On his way home
last evening after o'clock in his auto
mobile he passed two colored men.
While hc was at the table eating dinner
about o'clock he heard a noise as II
somebody was trying TO open the front
door. An instant later he heard the
door showed, az If force WIS being used
10 open it, but the latch held the door
closed
Then the door was ratified and Mr..
Van Trump went TO investigate lie
found q colorcd man, short aud of stocky
build, black aud with big mustache,
and wearing an old oyercoat, standing
IN front Of the door, while another col
ored man, tall and slender, stood on the
lawn near the porch.
Give me something to cat" was
tho greeting TO Mr.. Van Trump from
the man on the porch. Seeing that
they apparently were cold and pity
ing them. Mr.. Van Trump told them
TO wait while he closed the door and
retired into the house 10 have some
sandwiches prepared. AS he return
/ cd with the food and was handing il
30 the man on the p0reii MT. Vain
| Trump was startled TO have a reyOi-
yer poked at his head, with the grufi
command. Give US what you've got
Mr.. Van Trump yelled 10 his wife,
closed the door and quickly seized the
wrist of the negro's hand that held
the revolver. He thrust II aside,
SO that If tho trigger was pulled the
bullet would go Wild The robber
struggled backward toward the rail
ing, but evidently did not pull the
trigger, for the revolver was not fired
With quick twist Mr.. Van Trump
showed his assailant backward over
the porch railing to the ground
About that time the second negr,
struck Mr.. Van Trump back OF tn,
car. but the blow was not heav,
enough to do much damage. Thel
both cOlored men closed In on Mr.
Van Trump, and they wrostled al
over the lawn. While the stock,
negro was vicious in his attack ant
still grlpped the revolver. the othe
robber was more gingerly I'm hi
lighting. as II he did not wish Il
cause serious iniury,sMr. Van Truml
observed.
Finally the two men overpowere
him, and while one held revolve
against his head and against hi
heart alternately. the other searche
his pockets and took tho 81
Y change he found. They did not offC
TO take Mr.. Van Trump's watch.
On his promise TO return to th
! house without renewing tho battl
, the negroes let him get up from tn
ground. They then darted aroun
the corner OF the house and dlsaI
? peared in tho darkness.
Mr.. Van Trump Immediately tele
phOned 10 his father. Samuel n
Trump. who lives but short distanc
away. and they notified Holly Oak tel
ephone exchange, through which res
idents OF the hundred were notified o
the hold-up, and the police station Il
this city and Chester. also were I'm
formed. The police kept watch on tn
! roads entering both cities.
Brandywlne hundred resident
formed a posse armed with guns an
revolvers. They searched the countr
! for a considerable distance, and ais
= trailed along the railroad. but got n
) trace OF the negroes. Two colore
men. answering their description, ha
E been seen by Holly Oak residents earl
c Ter in the afternoon.