The Penn's Grove record., 1905-01-20
NEW YORK ROBBERY
Ernest G. W. Woerz, His Daughter
and Niece Accosted in Their Home.
ONE MAN HOLDS UP HOUSEHOLD
Thief With Face Concealed by Muffier
Forces Entrance by Front Door, Fol-
lows Maid Upstairs and at Point of
Gun Relieves Rich Brewer of One
Hundred Dollars.

O0A INV
Hundred Dollars.
New York City.-Wearing "a black
silk muffier as a mask and waving a
revolver of large size, with which he
threatened to shoot to kill, a man en-
tered the residence of Ernest G. w.
Woerz. No. 1 East Sixty-third street,
the other evening and 'held up" Mr..
Woerz and the women of his family.
He demanded money, and left only
when Mr.. Woerz, convinced that the
man was in deadly earnest, tossed 800
in bills to him.
This daring robbery occurred at 6
o'clock in the evening. Mr.. Woerz's
residence is one door from Fifth ave-
nue., within a stones throw of the
homes of George J.. and Howard
Gould, John Jacob Astor and other
men of wealth. Coming at a time
when the Police Department is under
fire for failure to protect the homes of
citizens, strict orders were given by
police officials to keep the robbery
quiet. Nothing was said about it un-
til Mr.. Woerz, finding that the detect
ives had accomplished nothing, gave
out the story.
MI. WoerZ is president of the Bead.
lesion & Woerz Brewing Company. In
the house at the time of the robbery
were Mr.. WoerZ, his daughter, Mrs. G.
NJ. Steele, and his niece, Miss Clara
Hoffman. All but Mr.. Steele were in
fhniP 1snnroc on tho cnnnJ16 floor AroccC
ing for dinner. He was on the third
floor, and knew nothing of the robbery
Three women servants were also i'll
the house, but only one of them, the
maid, who admitted the robber, knew
what was Transporting.
The caller was well dressed, and as.
cended the front steps without attract.
ing attention. In the vestibule he adj.
justed a black silk muller to conceal
the lower half of his face. When the
maid opened the door he stepped in.
side, thrusting the barrel of a revolver
into her face, and said in a low tone:
81 want money, and l want it quick.
If you scream or give an alarm III
shoot"
81 have no money" said the maid,
"but I'll get some.' And she fed VI
the stairs. The man with the revol-
yer followed. At the head of the stairs
the maid tripped over her dress and
fell.
Miss Hoffman, who was with Mrs,
Steele stepped into the hall and
looked Owe the balustrade just as the
maid reached the landing.
Before l could realize what was the
matter the man had stepped over the
maid and was pointing a big revolver
in my face" said Miss Hoffman. 81
want money quick he said. l backed
into the room and he stood. in the door
way.
Mrs. Steele was in the room, and he
waved the pistol about. pointing it
first at one of us and then the other.
l was frightened and stood still.
"1ve come to get some money, and
I shan't go away without it. 1 am go
ing to get it or kill some one. If any
one tries to trap me I'll shoot every
n in the house. he declared.
Mrs. Steele asked how much he
wanted. All you've got said he. We
knew that Mr.. Woerz was in the front
room, so we spoke louder to attract
his attention. l started toward the
door, but the intruder ordered me
back and got between me and the door
Just then Mr.. Woerz came. The man
pointed the revolver at him and
backed over toward the wall, where he
could watch all of us.
"The black handkerchief slipped
down from his face and I had Il good
look at him. He pushed it up with his
left hand.
'Mr. Woerz asked what was wanted.
4 want money, and if you don't give
it to me I'll shoot you,' said he.
'Mr. Woerz took some bills out of
his pocket. They amounted to about
500. He rolled them up and tossed
them at the burglar. The man picked
up the money and backed toward the
stairway.
Don't one of you move he said.
I'll kill any one who tries to give an
alarm
HE didn't stop to take a purse 1 had
in my hand, OIL to get any of the jew
elry on the dresser in the next room,
but ran down the stairs, slamming the
door and ran toward Central Park, re-
moving the mask as he went out of
the house.
"Mr. Woerz then went to the tele-
phone and called up Police Headquar-
ters. 1t was about half an hour before
a detective arrived. By that time there
was no trace Of the robber."