The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-01-30
Robbers Claimed To Be
Residents Of Cambridge
Where They Purchased Tic
ketS For GAINESVILLE
Newark American Tribune)

Baltimore and Ohio train No. 105
was in the grip of professional thieves
between Cambridge and GAINESVILLE
Wednesday morning
There was no wild west nature of
the general assault on the train, but
subsequent events show that they were
artists" The men were six in num-
ber, young men, and all we'll dressed.
All were supplied with tickets to
GAINESVILLE and after they had been
taken up the men proceeded to rob
the pockets of the passengers.
Nearing GAINESVILLE, Joe Rusciza, a
Polander, enroute for the north, was
awakened by someone attempting to
take his watch from his pocket. He
aalled the conductor and the nois,
made aroused Mrs. Daniel Henserper
of Karnes City, Pa, and also w. j,
Robinson, both passengers. The for
mer announced that she had been rob-
bed of purse and watch. Robinson
lost watch and overcoat.
1t was too near GAINESVILLE to call the
police headquarters, but Chief Arter
says that the men were in the habit of
meeting the early morning trains. At
the time Lieutenant Petit and another
officer were there. The men were the
rst to alight from the train and five
of them were soon lost in the dark
ness. One of the men ran into the
arms of Lieutenant Petit and was TAX
en- to the station house. He had on
him the purse taken from Mrs Hen.
serper and the oVercoat taken from
Mr.. Robinson. Both passengers went
to the station house and identified the
stolen goods and the Polander, Rus
ciza, identified the man as the one who
attmepted to take his watch.
The prisoner gave the name of Har-
very talkative and made little or no
statement.
He is well dressed young man and
the GAINESVILLE police, including Chief
Arter believe that he is young man
employed in some part of the coal re-
gions between the Ohio river and
GAINESVILLE. He attempted no explana.
ton of the fact that the overcoat he
was carrying belonged to Mr.. Robin.
son and the purse to Mrs. Henserper.
All that Warner has thus far said
was that he boarded the train in Cam
bridge to ride to GAINESVILLE.
Conductor Moore was ablet o size up
the group and has given a good de
scription in detail of the robbers.
The description has been placed in
the hands of the police forces in Cam
bridge, GAINESVILLE, Newark, and with
the law and order forces of not only
the Baltimore and Ohio roads, but the
other roads interested in that terri
tory. Chief Arter of GAINESVILLE said
this morning to an American Tribune
man that he was sure the other five
men would be ultimately captured. As
quickly as possible the net was thrown
out III AdHeSFlli6 anu Win Iue dCCur
ate description of the men 1t was rea
sonably certain that the five mer
would all be caught.
1t is also possible that when Warnel
finds that he is to be the goat, he will
loosen with more of the details which
will aid in the capture of the othe
men engaged in the crime.
Not all of the losses by passenger
are known though an effort was mad
to capture the men, by the train crew
!, The amount of money taken from
, Mrs. Henserper is now known to b.
SIT and the watch was valuable gol,
one. She also lost and recovered
railway ticket to her destination. Wit
the overcoat taken from Robinson the
also relieved him of small sum O