The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-26
HOLD, UP MAN CLUB
GOT 81 AND UATCH AT COLUMDIA
DELTA PHI HOUSE.
Hugo Pistoil' nalts Freshman IIclt his
Billiard Practice, Though Ills Fathers
MI Assistant District Attorney Like
the Woerx Robbcr-No Clue tO Him.

Jack the Ben Ringer ~ hDTpau AGAIN
He has held up a Columbia University
fraternity clubhouse just az he held up
Brewer Woerz's house and just a. he in
vaded the home OF the Talbots. He has
again vanished into thin air as though
he and HE big pistol and his mask and
his gitterng, deadly eye were Of the stun
that dreams are made Of.
But in the Delta Phi fraternity house
at ali West NTH street there are two per-
sens in whose memory he seems still n
living presence. They are Charles Brown,
the negro butler. and Frederick Heighe,
Columbia freshman.
Mr.. Heighe. whose home until recently
was in Baltimore and who il a stepson
Of Assistant District Attorney Sanford.
has so vivid memory of Jack the Bell
Ringer that he is sure he would recognize
him instantly. Mr. Hcghe was robbed
by him Of 81 and gold watch and chain.
The watch belong d to Mr. Heighe's grand
father and was cherished for that reason,
a. we'll as because it was worth $3.50.
Brown the buffers vivid memory is
more concentrated on the largo and ugly
muzzle Of the sinful looking revolver into
which he looked when the Bell Ringer first
appeared to him
About 10 minutes after O'Clock on Tues
day evening there were just thraa persons
In the Delta Phi house. Tullock of the
class Of 07 was in his room on the third
floor Heighe was amusing himself at the
lilliard table in the front Brown was
down in the hallway IL was quiet and
nnug all over the house when there came
ring at the front doorben Brown, who as
butler TO the club for considerable term
has acquired nice ear in distinguishing
the academic status OF bell rim gers. knew at
the first sound that that bell had not been
pushed by an undergraduate. 1t was the
ring OF a dweller in the outside world, vet
withal firm, gentlemanly jingle that
might suggest a parent or guardian.
Brown opened the door with polite alac-
rity and found himself looking straight
down the muzzle of the largest revolver
he says he ever saw in his life. low but
terribly tense voice behind the gun said;
Speak and III blow your damned head
OIL Don't you novel Now, then who's
in the house,
"T-t-t-two g-R- gentlemen, sahl Jist
1.-two on EN-. sahl' said Brown, ad-
dressing himself TO the muzzle of the gun.
Take me up there 10 EN- commanded
the same hard, low, even voice.
-Y--y-yes sahlT said Brown, making
dash for tho stairway.
Stop" said the voice sternly. and a little
more loudly than before None of your
damn tricks or III blow your head ill., Now
you move on
With this the revolver muzzle was pressed
close TO the shivering Negroes head and he
was pushed on towards the stairr the in
truder keeping close by his side every step.
But on the stairs the negro either got hys-
terlcal or had some vague idea Of giving a
warning, for he broke out with a chuttering
query:
-Wha-wha-wh the mnttahl Wha-
wha yo' want Wha-wha's the mattahr
Mr.. Heighe here tells what happened
next.
Il heard the sound on the stairs he
said, "and stopped knocking the halls and
listened | heard Charles saying what's
the matter" and / thought 1t might be
some rough house prank going on.
stepped 10 the door, and just as | reached
il, the portiere was pushed aside and the
muzze OF pistol thrust in my face.
still thought it was a college Joke. The
man with the pistol was masked. He wore
a black silk handkerchief with red spots
on il over his face covering his chin, mouth,
noes and cheeks, almost up to the eyes
His hat was a low crowned. light colored
soft one with the top of the crown depressed
In A ring that ran all round it-a hat with
pretty wide rim such as was worn good
deal year or two ago. The man was not
over feet 9 inches tall and. l believe,
he was no. over p or % years old, and, from
what little Of his cheeks was visible think
he was smooth shaven.
ssWhat do you wantF l said, still think
ing It was joke.
81 want your money and want 1t quick,
he said.
Then I knew it was not joke. I had
cnlv a dollar and took it out of my pocket.
as that all you've gotY he said.
Yes l replied
.'Giye me that watch them he said.
He held his revolver low now, pointing
II at my stomach and he was clicking the
lock back and forth with his thumb. 1
took the watch on. l hated 10 part with
il and told him why He insisted. | held
the watch in my hand and looked down
at his revolver, thinking | might get a
chance to soak him. He saw the glance
and said. Come now. hurry up. I'm des-
perate and won't do any foolingn
L gave him the watch and he backed
away TO the stairs and then ran down and
out the front door. l went to the window
and looked out He was not in sight.
telephoned to Police Headquarters and IN
twenty minutes we had seven policemen
and detectives here. l told them the story
as have told it 10 you. This morning
telephoned to Tiffanys and got the num-
Der Of my watch and gave that TO the police.
| also reported the case TO my stepiather
in the District Attorneys Office
Capt. McGlynn Of the West i2Sth street
station was one Of those who went around
to the Delta Phi Club after the alarm. He
said he had six detectives on the case and
that he was doing all he could. Two de-
tectives from the Central Office are also
working on the case. The police say that
the description of Jack-the- Bell-Ringer as
given by Mr.. Heighe resembles that given
OF the Woerz house robber.