New-York tribune., 1900-12-25
HARING PLAY FOR BOOTY.
TWO MEN ASSAULT A DENTIST IN HIS
HoUsE-wOMEN IN THE FIGHT.

A daring assault and robbery took place few
--lnutes after p. m yesterday in the house at
- 1s2 East seventeenth-st. when DR. Louis A
Cser-y dentist. and his wife. who is recuperat-
sr from an illness. attacked beaten and
ssbea in their apartment by two men who "a
.olsn the doctors watch and chain The nressroe
!, -,,nS OF Mrs Mary McNulty, the ian,tress Ir
,sphonng FOR the police resulted in the arrest a,
-oen who described themselves as Alfred NJ. Raw.
..rsnty-eight years old. Of No l1g East seven
,senth-st and William H. Mead twenty-four
.esrs old of No. 212 East Nineteenth-st
TWO men rang the bell of Dr. Cherry's fat which
., on the third floor. and when the door was opened
Mead remained in the lower hail and Ray made his
,ay to the doctors apartments
MS Cherry in the kitchen the door of which
was open. She struck by the inpudence OF the
nan who walked in without invitation She took
q stand in front Of him and asked him what he
wanted Ray pushed the woman aside without
answering and seemingly knowing what he wanted
started through the rooms to the front where nr
Cherry was preparing to go out
Lou, oh. Lou!" shrieked Mrs. Cherry
Tbe doctor had his watch and chain on as he
hurried forward, but he was met by Ray who at
once dealt him blow in the face. which swung
him around The man then hit him in the neck
and sent him sprawling the carpet Raw in. a
minute had the doctors watch and chain and was
feeling for money. DR.. Cherry had 500 in one
pocket
Meantime Mrs Cherry had been shrieking with
ried into the hall. She encountered Mead closed
the door, locked it and put the key in her pocket
without ado she seized Mead. but he put his
hands 10 her shoulders and pushed her down to the
Aoor Disregarding danger and the shrieks from
above, Mead rushed upstairs to Rays help He
pummelled the doctor. who had hold of Ray, and
the men fell on the floor.
Mrs. McNulty rushed into the undertaker's shop
on the lower floor Of the building and telephoned
FOR the police. She got Police Headquarters and
reported that man had been murdered at her
home Headquarters telephoned to the East Twen-
1y-second-st police, and in few minutes Detec-
tives Burns and Kelly and Patrolrnan Kranz were
IN the house.
They found DR.. Cherry clinging with both arms
10 Ray. Mead had hold Of Ray, and was trying to
drag him away from DR.. Cherry. Mrs. Cherry was
was IN the hall shouting and crying
The detectives threw the daring robbers down
and choked them till the fight was taken out of
them. Ray had DR.. Cherry's watch in his hand.
The chain was found in the hall afterward The
men, dogged and suIlen, were taken the station.
They say they are statesmen. They were dressed
neatly.
Il was said at No. 1ls East Seventeenth-st that
q man answering the description given of Ray had
lived there under the name of Ryder. At No. 2l2
tSere up TO a week ago, when ne had been
Ouested to leave.
Mrs. Cherry's face is bruised from blows she re-
ceived when she rushed in after the attack her
husband The bruises are not serious, but she had
been out Of a sick bed only two weeks. and had TO
return TO il. DR. Cherry's face is also bruised.
Mrs McNulty's dress was almost torn OF in her
efforts TO keep Mead from going upstairs.