Freeland Tribune

Daylight Looting of a Depot.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station at Plymouth was robbed at noon on Tuesday by an individual who gave his name as Paul Hamilton, of New York city. He gained entrance to the ticket office by prying open the door and bursting the cash drawer with a coupling pin. William Williams, the agent, had just gone to dinner when the fellow committed the deed. William Lawrence, assistant freight agent, was sealing a car and upon looking towards the office saw the fellow thrusting money into his pocket. He knew Williams could not have returned so soon and becoming suspicious he ran towards the door.
Hamilton saw him running and prepared to make an exit. Both met in the door and the robber struck Lawrence a violent blow in the mouth, badly cutting his lip. The fellow escaped and ran up the railroad to the planing mill, out to the river bank, where he pulled the money from his pocket and cast it into the water. He then ran down the railroad, where he dodged into a nearby coal house, where he was captured.
The burgess committed him to jail for trial. The amount of money taken was about $2, which sum was in nickels and dimes.