The sun., 1904-12-04
BOMBARDMHNT OF LUPONITZ'S
POOLS OF CRIMSON CATSUP
PROVED THE GUNNERS' SKILL.
Reyellers From the Wild West Side Howl
Hands Up and Everybody Ducks-Such
Loss Of Business-Cops' IngiOriOus
Captiyes Held In o., SEQ for Trial.

There was more gunplay in Louis Lupo-
Wits restaurant at 432 Seventh avenue
early yesterday morning than Louis ever
dreamed could occur, outside Of Chefoo
account Of Japanese victory. Two young
fellows from the wild and woolly West Side
of town, armed to the teeth shot up the place
in style that would have done credit to
followers Of jesse James and then quietly
arrested on q nearby corner, and Lupowitz
said they we're the storrning party.
About fifteen of LupowitZ's regular GUS
toners and few hangers on. cooks, wait
ers and scullery men, didn't wait to see
the finish After it was all over, Louis got
went out to look for the police. not waiting
to reckon up the damage until after the
doorman In the West 1hirty-seventh street
station had securely locked In the desper-
ADDE'S.
The story was told to Magistrate Mayo
in the West Side court yesterday. Lupo-
WITT told it.
aYour Honor he said, "they ruined my
business for the rest OF the morning and
broke 500 worth Of crockery and glass
ware. I've read about fusilades; I guess
that was one yes. Such business as they
did with those revolvers; and when they got
through. Judge, the floor was Uttered with
cartridge shells wish had sold as many
oysters. thought we was in Port Arthur '
Lupowitz said he was at the desk making
change for a customer when he heard some
one say, Hands up He looked toward the
door and there were two young men. hold
ing pistol in each hand He didn't wait
to demonstrate.
There was bang, bang. bang, bang
followed by q rattle Of knives. forks and
attitudes Of prayer and supploation, and
Lupowitz saw no more. Four other shots in
quick succession followed, and the pro-
prietor heard the patter of his patrons
feet az they rushed pell nell past the rapid
firers.
:, Lqpowitz paused in his story and raising
Judge, hope may die If I didn't think
was already dead
After the first shots he didn't know just
what happened. Maybe there were fifty
shots. Maybe a hundred Anyway. there
again.
And such a wreoleage. He didn't think
q lyddite shell could have done more harm.
He had lost his customers, some OF them,
he was afraid, forever, though the nearest
resemblance to blood that could be found
in the place came from smashed oatsup
bottles and lay In great red blotohes on the
tables and hoor-such waste, suoh van
dallsm.
Two hours after the hold-up I.upowitz
told the COpS-lt was tnen nearly ) U CLOCK
and Policemen Thorpe and Steiner, accom-
panied by the restaurant keeper, found
two young men standing against mailbox
at Twenty-eighth street and Seventh
avenue.
Lupowitz said positively that they were
the invaders and they were arrested. They
couldn't remember very much about what
had happened earlier in the evening-thst
was evident; but they we're taken to the
station house. where they were registered
as Frank Rose, 20 years old, Of so7 Seventh
avenue, and William Garfield. the same
age, OF AS West Forty-eighth street. They
said they had been having a night OF Il.
Yesterday, in the West Side court, they
couldn't remember details Of their nights
pleasure. But Magistrate Mayo held them
for trial in $500 each.