The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15
HOLD.UP IN FIFTH AYE. HOME
UHOLE POLICE FORCE SEEK MAN
WHO ROBBED BREWER WOERZ.
Soft Voiced. Trembling Lad With Pistol
Covcd Three Women Man Then Quietly
Handed over sIO0-I1me Lost in Get.
ting sleuths TO Work No Clues LEFT.

ting Sleuths TO Work-No Clues Left.
A tall young man. with black silk hand
kerchief knotted over the lower half Of his
face. rang the doorboll OF the house Of
Frnest c. W. Woerz Of the brewing firm Of
Beadleston & Woerz, / East Sixty-third
street. last Monday evening He pushed
thetuzzle Of revolver against the face OF
the maid who opened the door, backed her
uretnirs to where the members of theWoer2
family were dressing for dinner. scared
Mr.. Woerzs daughter and niece into silence
and forced Nlr. Woerz to give him 500 in
bills. Threatening thcm with death il they
moved or made q sound he ran downstairs
and into the street and disappeared. Prac-
tLcally the whole police force of Manhattan
has been looking for him for week, but
has found no trace OF him.
Commissioner McAdoo, putting aside
other vexatious matters. became himself
the VI. f. II. in this hunt He prodded
Inspector Walsh, put ginger into McClusky,
Chief OF Detectives, and had some plain
words to say to Capt. Hogan OF the East
sixty-seventh street police station.
Walsh got his ak captains Of the Third In
specton district together in n star chamber
session McClusky turned out his entire
force To search for the highwayman. Nc
Adoo transferred three dozen detective
sergeants to the upper West and East sides
and told them 20 do nothing but look for
the tall young man who had robbed Woerz
Every station house on the upper East Side
sent out its whole detective squad. The
reserves Of these stations have been allowed
10 sleep only few hours night since the
robbery. Fifth avenue from Forty second
street to 10th Ia 80 full Of plainclothes
men that one cannot walk a block without
steppinz on the toes OF some OF them. Thir-
ty-fve detectives have been detailed espe-
cally 70 find the young man.
Mr.. Woerz went home from his Office
al POI West Tenth street early Monday
evening. He was going out to dinner at
the house Of friend with bis daughter,
Mrs. c. NJ. Steele Of Philadelphia, and his
niece. Miss Clara Hoffman. Mr.. Woerz
dressed and went into the library on the
second floor. Mrs. Steele and Miss HoG-
man we're in the formers boudoir on the
same floor, just around curve Of the
hallway from the library. Both women
bad finished dressing Mrs Steele had
aid out the jewels she was TO wear that
evening. a diamond necklace. several dla-
mond pins and two rings.
minute or two after o'clock there
was ring at the bell, a short jlnging
quickly followed by a loud imperative
ring. Mrs. Steele's maid Helen Leonard,
vns attending her at the time. The maid
vent downstairs and opened the door.
Before she had pulled II three inches
toward her d man threw his weight against
It 40 hard that the maid was forced back
losing her balance. When she got her feet
untanR.ed and was able TO look UP at the
impulsiye caller her face went white as
paper and she started 10 scream. The
cold nu2zle OF a revolver that looked to
her as big as a cannon was thrust against
her forehead and soft, clear voice, break
ing with nervousness. ordered her TO shut
up.
II you call out or make one whimper
j will kill YOU said the man. as he closed
the door noiselessly behind him.
The man was muliled up in a long black
overcoat. OF the froclS style affected by
coachmen. actors and some degrees Of the
fashionable. 1t was huttoned closely to
his chin On his head was n light gray
SLOUGH hat. crushed in the crown. Around
kerchief was tied thin, well shaped
rather prominent nose hooked over the
improvised mask Two Ghrh eyes. brown,
tho maid thought, with lids that winked
Dervously held her with a sort Of hypnotic
control. The man was Young, perhaps
IS or thereabouts. He was about five
feet eight or nine inches tall. and thin.
His face was narrow and sallow. He looked
and spoke ike a man of education. perhaps
refinement.
Where are the family" he asked the
maid, keeping the pistol against her head.
tell me exactly. or | shall be obliged TO
shoot you, and shouldn't like 10 do that
The maid's knees were cracking together,
and she spoke in Gurges, but she managed
10 toll him. Of al this the Woerzes upstairs
heard nothing
The young man twisted the maid around
with his left hand and showed her in front
Of him up the broad stairs. Her knees
gave out and she tumhled. The thief
trlppcd over her ard s1rawlcd, Lut they
tdn't make much noise and tAc people
above heard no sound.
On the second floor the Young man
brushed by the maid wayi7 . pistol At
her az a warning. She .apsed on tho
floor Ten steps from the stair way ia Mrs
steele's boudoir The door was open.
As he stepped into the room Mrs Steele
and Mes Hoffman turned, eyes wide open
with establishment that quickly changed
to fright Mrs Steele retreated to her
dr. s-ing table thinking of her jewels that
She had taken from the safe few minutes
before. The diamond necklace was blaz-
ing under tho electric lights. The young
man must have seen 1t. Mrs. Steele thinks,
but he gave 40 sign Mas Hoffman
screamed and Mr. Woerz heard 1t in the
library
The thief stopped just inside the door OF
the hnudoir He pointed the pistol at
the womc1and both observed that his hand
shook go ihLt the muzlle described little
circles
want money, he said in low voice
that broke curiously. i want money and
I've sot TO have it, will xiii somebody
Il / don't get a. Give me some money
or wil Kill YOU will Kill both of you
whore YOU stand there
AT ,hnt juncture Mr. Wocrz entered the
room At the sound of his steps. the thief
whi-ed and covered the brewer with ME
pistol Woerz thought no had n madman
10 deal With. he spoke to the young man
calmly
What are you doing here, and what do