The sun., 1903-04-25
BOY LURED AWAY AND ROBBED.
THIEVES GET MONEY HE HAD
DRAWN FOR HIS EMPLOYERS.

ErraDd for Stranger - Pelies
strussie for Secrecy Deesn't wsrk
Otto Jain. a nfteen-year-old office boy
| employed by the Robert Graves Company,
dealers In wall paper at lss Fifth avenue,
was sent by his employers to the Garfield
Bank, Sixth avenue and Twenty third street,
yesterday afternoon to draw $3.50.
The boy rode bicycle to the bank,
drew the money and was about to re.
mount his wheel when a man tapped him
on the shoulder and said to him:
Sonny. don't you want to make quar-
ter?-
Il don't know. said the boy. "whyf'
well. got letter want delivered In Z
hurry said tho man. -and you can do Il
as long as you have your bicycle. 1t is
only few blocks away and won't take you
five minutes. The man will give you q
quarter
The boy agreed and the man handed him
a letter addressed to Mr.. Holt, 81 East
Twenty-eighth street. jain rode to the
Twenty eighth street house. As he dis
mounted at the curb man who had been
standing on the stoop descended and called
to him
Are you looking for Mr.. Holt?'
We'll. I'm his brother said the man;
I'll take you to his room.'
jam folio we'd the man 70 rear room on
the top fioor and handed the letter to the
a.eged MIR. Hot. As he did SO the man
who led him 10 the room struck HIM from
behind. Then both men grabbed the boy
and began to go through his pockets. Jshn
yelled and fought till Mrs. Celestine SiRot,
who keeps the house. came to the door with
O servant,
n. - -
to those inside TO stop. While she was yell
ing the door was hung open violently and
the two men dashed out. Mrs. Slgot and
her servant stood in their way. Ono OF
the men pushed Mrs. Sigot against the wall
and the other dashed the servant aside.
Then the men ran down the stairs and out
the front door.
Mrs. Sigot and her servant were 90 sur
prised they didn't know what to do. In
the room where the men had been was a
frail looking, light haired boy. his face
covered with blood and almost exhausted.
He was crying and the women soon learned
he had been robbed. They washed the
blood from his face and advised him TO
hurry to the nearest police station and re-
port the robbery.
and told mis- story to Detectives Lyons and
Carter. They sent word to the Detective
Bureau and the boy was kept at the Tender
loin station until the Central Once men
arrived. They questioned him and then
warned him not TO dare TO open his mouth
nbout the robbery to any one except his
Tne boy lives with his parents at 20o
West FIty-third street and Inspector
McClusky's sleuths had scared him %
badly that he would 20. admit last night
10 swollen and bruised.
Mrs, siEot, in whsps house the boy was
robbed. became Ill .sfser abe rsscssd him. j.
When thA wise sleuths 1r1en Aulbsgry street
They examnrd r10 room whsSs1k51s1
been robbed, and then left word for Mn.
6igot that she was not TO talk to any one
about the case Mrs. SGots son concluded
last night that the detectives hadn't given
very good advice In regard to secrecy. He
we occupy this house and do not rent
rooms. We had Q spare room
on the top floor We had no use for. and We
put up. card saying We had . room to let,
at the room. One Of the men Was well
dressed and respectable looking. Tho
other was sh.lookin8 fellow and
mother didn't like his looks. The we'll B
dressed man agreed TO take the room and
said the other man was his friend.
The rough-looking man kept running
down to the door most Of the afternoon
while the other chap stayed In the room.
Finally mother protested st the rough :
looking fellow running in and out, and he
baggage. That 10 all we know about the
men except what you know about the ,
re scue.'
jain was able to give . good deecrip-
ton Of the man who approached him out. :
IS years old, S feet inches tall. dark CON-
plexion. black hair and mus, ache. and
with a scar on the right side of the faoe.
He wore black suit and overcoat and .
been sent out to arres, this man. ihe
police hope TO obtain descriptions OF the !
other two men from Mrs. Sigot to-day. !
The police believe that the three men 1
nave been watching the boy for some
line. 1t has been the boys custom TO 10 |
o the bank for his employers every Friday |
md to draw about 5000 for the payroll. |
This week the hrm had lot Of money on