New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
BOUND, GAGGED AND ROBBED.
DR.. GEORGE DRURY. OF BROOKLYN. THE
VICTIM OF A BOLD PAIR OF THIEVES.

A DEcOY CALL LURED HIM TO HOUSE. WHERE
HE WAS SET UPON BY TWO MEN. CHOKED
INTO UNcoNscIoUsNEss AND LEFT
LYING ON THE FLOoR-THE
ROBBERS GET AWAY.
One of the most astonishing robberies on
record was perpetrated upon DR.. George Drury.
of No. 115 Johnson-st. Brooklyn, yesterday. in
broad daylight and while people were passing
and repassing the The doctor was bound,
gagged and robbed, and his assailants got away,
all within a few minutes. and Notwithstanding
the most strenuous efforts on the part of the
police neither Of he doctors assailants had been
apprehended at late hour last night.
For over eighteen years DR.. Drury has been
practising physician in Brooklyn. He enjoys
large practice, and 10 one who knows MIN
doubts his word. He is about forty years old.
weighs about ore hundred and sixty pounds and
is thoroughly able bodied. Yesterday afternoon
about o'clock the doctor was busy in his office
in Johnson-st when his telephone rang.
rs this Dr. Drury?" said voice.
YES" answered the doctor.
VIII you please soon as you can to
No 81 Nevins-st., to attend Leon Schofeld. who
Is very ill?" was asked.
The doctor was on his way to Nevins-st. in
short order. accompanied by his bookkeeper,
Arthur Nelson. who sometimes serves as MS
coachman No 81 Nev!ns-st is a three-story
brownstone house on the corner of State-st with
an entrance on both streets Leaving Nelson in
the carriage In front OF the house. the doctor
rang the front-door bell on Nevins-st. The ring
was answered by a man about twentyeight
years old with red hair and mustache. The
house was bare Of furniture. but the doctor
thought little of that as many houses are torn
up during midsummer.
'Nr Schoheld Is on the top floor: come right
along up" said the red-haired man, leading the
way. The doctor followed unsuspectingly. the
two reached the landing on the top floor, when
suddenly powerfully built man sprang forward,
grabbing the physician about the body pinning
his arms fast. At the same instant the red
haired man grasDed him by the throat. and the
doctor went down with his assailants on top
II was all done suddenly that he hardly had
time 10 resist. once on the flor. however. ne ex-
erted all his strength. and the three men surged
back and forth against the banisters until they
cracked threatenirgly. His asst atlantis never loos,
encd their holds The red-haired man ugntenen
his grip on the Doctors throat. and the larger
man held his hands II was an unequal strug-
gle and the doctors strength soon began 70
leave him Then the red-haired man reached 10
his hip pocket with his disengaged hand ana
uullei out knife with a six-inch blade Placins
/, under the PHYSICIANS chin that the sharp
edge sent chill through him, the red-nalred
man said:
THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED.
"Doc. we don; want to hurt you. Lie still.
"Wha, do you want" asked the physician.
"Al we want is your money. Lie still so we
can go through YOU and we won't hurt you. but
n YOU kick around and make us any more
trouble III eur your d throat See"'
At the same time he frightened his merciless
grin on the doctors neck. Then, according to the
doctors narrative 10 The Tribune reporter last
night they bound him hand and foot. and stuned
"A handkerchief in his mouth This dohe' the
larger man went through his pockets
In his trousers pocket We're four or fve dollars
in change and a cigar case.
Well go light on you. Doc. said the red-halreo
man and with that he returned the change ana
the case They then removed his diamond s.ud.
his ring AMI his watch ana cnaln Inc iattei
cost S2ij They also found $50 IN oills III al ''s'e
pocket. ,
When they had finished their search OF his
poca is the red-hairei man said:
~ ore going To pawn these in the next half
baur IN , Rridge-st pawnshop. Within a day OF
two well drop YOU a postal telling you where 10
ind them
LEFT BOUND ON THE FLOOR
The red-haired man said something else. but
the doctor lost consciousness. When ne opened
his owes q. few minutes later the house was still
He kicked and ,ugged until he broke the ropes
around his feet Then he used up another nv
minutes before he got nand loose. S'asSeilns
to a window overlooking NeNlns-s';, ne tn'eW -
m and tried t. shout. forgetting In his excite
rn.nf the gag In his mouth. He could not utter
sound. lie removed the gag ana wen. oown ~
In. front door, where Nelson was iIhpauen''s
awaiting him He tried TO speak ana couid not.
Nelson say, that something was wrong and Went
t. his assstan'c - ,,,
\ crowd gathered. and Patrolman Mansel OF
N a 20 lf
First were found a few blocks away Ihey
turned In an alarm at once and soon had the en-
tire detective Of the city looking Tor the roo
bers - - .,
o, ~ The houss ON the Nevins-st. side. and 1t is
possible that the men made their eXit on o.a,e-s'.
The doctor WAS taken home by Nelson, ana last
nipht while badly shaken up ana nerVousiy over
wrou,,ht from the adventure. was not badly OF.
He said the red haired man wore no coat. His
assailants he said. looked like mechanics. lhei,
their clothes looked like those worn by macnin-
Ise lie furnished good description OF the men
to the police. .. +, -. ~,
\ grocer named Hummer. whose store Is AT 20
70 Nevins-st directly across the street from NO
81 saws that IN Friday he saw two men anS"r-
ing the description Of the doctor assaliar's @ H.
ting KEYS IN the doors of the house Aitef 'heS
cot I'm he saws they removed the Tor fent
huis and went about with the air OF people VINO
had rented the dwelling . 49,, . ~,
Mrs Cooper. of No 456 State-st. close 10 the
empty No g. tells similar S'o'S "oo"' '"e
house and men on Friday. .,,
The bartender Of the Plaza Care. al Atian,ls
and Fourth aves. reported to the police last
night that th. telephone-call when summoned
the doctor t. No oi was sent from his place. lie
soxs tho sender was a tall well-built man. with
n red moustache Immediately after sending the
message he left the place. and that was the last
he saw of him.
THE LONELY MARINER SIGHTED.