New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-14
BOLD ROBBERY IN HOTEL
A NEGRO. AT POINT OF REVOLVER.
GETS WATCHES AT THE VENDONfE.

The Hotel Vendome, No. 1.450 Broadway, was
the scene of a wild panic early yesterday morn
ing Cries Of Help Murder" Police
stop thief"' Robbers were shouted from the
windows OF the hosiery by hysterical guests,
echoing the cries Of James Mclaughlin, Boston
manager for Kitznger & Zielinlee, cloak manu-
facturers Of this city, and mis- roommate, Alfred
l. Allen a drygoods merchant of Boston who
ran through the halls Of the eighth floor from
their room in the back Of the hotel. crying that
they had been robbed. All the way down in the
elevator 10 the office they shouted. awakening
the guests Of every floor and spreading panic
through the hundreds Of guests in the hotel
who rushed out into the halls in their night
clothes and joined in raising the alarm
.ewe have been robbed"' shouted the two
guests in a fever of excitement to the night
clerk when they sprang from the elevator on
the ground floor. Mr.. Mclaughlin tells the fol-
lowing story:
II was about eight minutes ago. when was
ayTstened from my sleep by the Tustling Of some
naper The window in my room opens out onto
one could have entered there and called to Mr..
Allen who was asleep in the adjoining sooIn ne %
open He didn't answer. and got up; AS dld
so I 1000 & OF r ngnt %ss saw very black negro about
five feet in height standing. poinuhs re'oANei
Get back into bed and up. he said and md,
went there quickly pun the covers overs over S 'd
As did SO. noticed Mr. Allen standing on the
him. too for heard him say. You get INTO ped
TOO" Then / heard Mr.. Allen move ana the bur-
ssNo m not In there-get in Hith your friend" and
cover Then the intruder said: Now, If either Of
you move or take the covers from your face IN
ktll you" We did not move for about eight min
utes. Then I looked out, and he was gone
Mr.. Greer the house detective. hurried to the
west Thirtieth-st. station and reported the
burglary to Sergeant Mott. who Immediately
made I'D a detail Of five policemen and Detec-
tives Delaney and Walsh. On arriving at the
hotel. the policemen surrounded the house. while
the detectives accompanied by Detective Mad
den made a thorough inspection OF the hoIeL
No trace Of the burglar could be FOUND
The detectives then went to the rooms occu-
MED by Messrs Mclaughlin and Allen, IN the
rear of the eighth floor and. assisted py the
OCCUPANTS they took an inventory. one dlanonu
studded watch valued at from $3.50 to $500 the
nronertv of Mr. Mclaughlin. and another valued
at $50 belonging to Mr.. Allen. were missing,
together with about So in cash. all they had
not deposited with the clerk for safekeeplng
1t was said by the detectives that the pureldr
had climbed up to a row of sheds in an areaWay
in the rear Of the hotel and then. evidently pc
INC athletic sprang to the bottom of a fire
escape ladder eight feet from the top or the
sheds, and, climbing up the series of ladders,
entered the apartments through the Wlhoo"
which Mr. Allen had left open
Mr. Mclaughlin said the negro was ABOUT
twentv-two years old, five feet high' stocKy
built and very dark. He was dressed III a Drown
eack coat and vest and wore trousers OF light
er color. He was extremely ugly looking MI
Mclaughlin said. The light he used was eVi-
IDENTIFY one of those electrical bicycle lamps
CaDtain Walsh turned the case over 70 the
Central Office and Captain Titus detailed De-
tectives Charlton and Boyle to work on the case:
II IS said that, to prevent the recurrence OF
si,,fIar b1rglaries the leading Broadway nos
tarjas will arrange to have their front and rear
fire escapes lighted with electric hghts'