The sun., 1896-10-30
FOR MEDlClNALUSE
NO (.USEL OIL
SAID HEHAs ROBBED By FOOTPA Ds
Mector's story OF BEING Held Up in Allen
Street Doubted by the Police.

Mector's story of BEING Held Up In Allen
street Doubted By the Police.
Nathan Hector, who owns q sweat shop at s5
Monroe street and lives in Brownsville. Brook
lyn. told tho police last night that as he was
passing through Allen street, near Division
street, at 30 O'Clock two men stabbed him and
robbed him of $3.50. In substantiation OF hts
statement he showed torn clothing and two
slight cuts on his right fist.
The locality mentioned is always crowded at
the time the robbery is alleged to have occurred,
but only three persons could be found who
seemed to have witnessed II. They were pro-
duced by tho complainant
Hector makes cloaks for 9. Rothschild O.
Bros. of Broadway and Howard street, and en-
poys about fifteen hands. According to his
story. yesterday afternoon he took lot of
completed work to his customers and In
payment received check for s263.s3.
way. en1''on pad Sn ThuTsdays, 'sop' SO Hector
being after bank hours. had the check cashed
and Crosby streets. After having drunk some
beer and eaten a sandwich he started through b
turned SOUTH and he was within few feet Of
Division street when he was suddenly seized
from behind by two men, one OF whom throt-
tied him while the other made grab for the
pocket that oont aimed the bills.
The grip on his throat prevented his calling
and s ho . noo.s M6 So
Finally one OF the men drew knife and slashed
hia hand until he let 20. Then his pocket WAS
torn open and the money fell to the ground. Ono
OF his assailRnts grabbed II and ran of, closely
followed by his companion.
The thieves ran toward Division street. He
followed them as fast as he could. shouting
stop thief" A crowd followed Hector. and at
Division street Policeman HARRISON Joined in
the chase. No fugitives could be found how
evor so. finally. Hector. on the advice Of tho
policeman, reported the occurrence at the
Eldridge street station. On tho way there
Hector stopped q boy in the street and sept him
to his shop TO tell his workmen to go home:
that he had been robbed, and that there would
be no money for thom. At the station house
Hector said he did not know the boy. The boy.
however. said he knew Hector we'll. His father.
he added. had worked for Hector once. and no
had frequently been at the shop.
Some Of Hectors employees. when questioned
to them lately tnat business was poor that he
was not making money enough to pay them
their salaries. Hector told the police afterward
that he had been averaging of late about $50 net
per week.
The boy he spoke to told the police that
he had seen the men rob Hector. Harry
Sells OF 80 Monroe street and Morris Wen-
stein OF H23 Madison street said they had seen
the thieves running away. One was described
as being man about % years old. feet o
inches tall, OF dark complexion. hair. and eyes.
lie wore a gray suit and a black derby. Tho
other was about the same age and height, bu {
of light complexion. He wore dark clothes.
Detectives Cohen. Curry. and others were sent
out on the case but the police appeared TO be
skeptical as to the truth Of Hector's story.