The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
THUGS VICTIM LEFT PAINTING IN OLD QUARRY Own Belt and Handkerchief Used to Prevent Giving
 Alarm.
]. w. CHAMBERS, I'M. c. A.
 MEMBER, LOST SIS CASH
Police Search City For Two Men Who Committed
 Park Ave. Robbery

One of the boldest highway ro,bbars les in this city since the days when the tougher element infested vVNfer street came to light shortly before 20 o'clock last night when J. w. Chan bers, resident Of the T. M. c. A. dcru14- tories. and active member in the First Presbyterian church of this esitg dragged himself from the darkneaB af the old stone quarrfes on Park avenue where he had been left bound and gagged dby footpads He had been overpowered while walking on Park avenue near Peuuonnoclx street. bound with his own belt and a. Handkerchief stuffed into his mouth to prevent him from making outcry. Eighteen dollars in cash was taken, but the thieves left a cheap watch which he carried
 The first intination that anyone had Of the crime was when a StratffsId car bound for the BrookIawn rink. was brought to a sudden stop by Mo torna Ella. J.&Cowdrey who observed the form Of a man crawling fla the roadway near the car-tracks- Jump ing from his platform. he rTas greatly dividuai covered from head to fons with mud with his hands 1inioneG ns- hind by what appeared to be pieces oE harness
 The man was conscious though in as dazed condition. He could not talk and it was later found that a hand kerchief had been so tied about his mouth as to form a gag. The work had been done so tightly that Cow drey was compelled to use his knife to loosen the bonds.
 NTixed-up Story Halts Police.
 Several young men sought to aid him and recommended that he get up- on the car and ride to the end of the line among whom was w. s. Daley assistant manager of the Newark Shoe Store on Main street.
 Other witnesses on the car whose names were learned today were Miss Bernadetta Phelan, niece of Coroner John J. PheIan, and Harry Ford, a Main street automobile dealer. The car was crowded at the time and all state that Chambers was covered with dirt and mud apparently as the result of a struggle. The young man, who rueful1y looked at his clothings prom ised to report the matter to police headquarters. after he had related his tale to Jack Kelly, who at once no4t- fed police headquarters.
 Sergeant Bert Hazel detailed Serge ant Wheeler to the case but, as the wrong locality had been given by someone, they failed to find any trace of Chambers and 1t was not until re- port was made to Capt. George Arnold that the full details of the holdup were available.
 According to statements made to- day to the detective department and to reporter for The Farmer by Chambers, he was making calls in connection with his church work when he was stunned gy the blow of a blunt instruments. Although his statenelta are rather vague as to the inctdszzta surrounding the hoIdup, the fact that he can tell little and has a severe headache today is said by medical men to indicate he was struck such a severe blow upon the head by some blunt instrument as to carry him Into immediate consciousness.
 Rolled Towards Light.
 Chambers said of the incidents he myself in a dark hole. I later realized that I was both bound and gagged. Some two or three hundred feet dis tance, as I judge, could see light and made every effort to squirm to- wards it. I finally managed to gain my feet although could not long stand on them. It must have been roadway. as they tell me it was quite late when I was found and the last I can recall it was in the neighbor= hood of o'clock.
 ''I have a dim recollection that there were two men and that they were of powerful build I can tell nothing else as to the identity of my assailants or how they struck, bound or gagged me Whether other trolley cars passed before the one on which relief came do not know. may have lapsed into semi-consciouusnes several times The whole appears as a nightmare to me now. Whoever bound me used my own belt and pocket et-handkerchief."
 The police. though having little clues upon which to work, have the matter under careful investigation. and are doubly anxious to locate those responsible, as it was but few months ago that the same spot was the scene of another assault. in which a woman was involved.
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