The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
FOUGHT ROBBERS IN his FLAT
KOHN SAYS THERE WE'RE FOUR
-THEY DIDN'T GET $4,000.
Lsft Silver and Jewelry In the HAIl-One
stabbed Father-in-Law ROth-KOhn
Held Another while VIE Screamed
HerOiOaIly-COp 20 Rescue-FOrkS safe

Left Silver and JeWeiry IN tne HAll-One
stabbed Father-in-Law ROth-KOhn
Held Another while WIFE Screamed
HerOiOAlly-COpt 90 Rescue-FOrks safe
After the police looked up a slight young
man, who calls himself Samuel Lewis Z,
on a charge OF burglary early yesterday
morning, Emerich Kohn, In whose rooms
at 1881 Madison avenue the prisoner was
taken, told the finest story about gang
Of daring robbers that has come out OF
Harlem in long time.
Kohn's story deals with a gang Of four,
one Of whom he himself fought single
handed for nearly half an hour, and finally
turned over 20 policeman. Another
ran away after stabbing Kohn's father
in-law twice with a pocket knife, inhioting
slight wounds. Two more took TO their
heels when the fighting commenced, taking
with them $500 in money, gold watch
valued at SIPS, two diamond rings and
some silver" The police Of the East 104th
street station we're surprised yesterday
afternoon to learn that the thieves had
got away with anything. No loss had
been reported 10 them. they said. They
were also under the impression that there
were only two burglars.
last fall was a candidate against State
Senator Frawley He end his wife and his
father-in-law, Max Roth, live on the second
floor Of the fat on the northwest corner Of
Tooth street and Madison avenue There
a a FIRE escape In the rear Of the building,
and up that the burglars climbed about
"A ~ The first that was known Of them
occurred when one Of them grew careless
IN going through the bureau In Mr.. Roth's
room and woke him up.
D.s l. httt
ing to Mr.. Kohn's story, he made dive for
the burglar just the same. They rolled
around the floor graphing for about five
minutes or 90, until the burglar got his
knife into play. Il was a penlnhe, but It
out Mr.. Roth In the arm and hip and he
gave up, The burglar then ran down
stairs and out.
In the meantime, another scrap was
going on in Mr.. Kohn's bedroom. The
noise Of the fight between Roth and his
man awoke Mr.. and Mrs Kohn in time 10
allow them 10 see a man Inspecting the
contents Of their bureau. Mr.. Kohn grabbed
him and then two more burglars nan In.
Mr.. Kohn says there was general miX-up
and that he got a good grip on one Of the
two nan downstairs and out the front door
and Mrs. Kohn did her part In the struggle
by throwing open a window and yelling
murder police with great courage
Ro1ndsrnan Monahan appeared and found
Kohn and the intruder still ighting Kohn
rays they had been at II at least twenty
minutes then, and that In FIVE more he
would have been done up. The police Of
the East iOith street station say Monahan
was johnny on the spot but that Is a
detail Monahan took the FIGHT out Of
the crook by an Application OF nightstick
and took him 70 the station house, where
three silver knives and a. many forks were
found In his pockets.
The property was recovered said the
sergeant. showing the knives and forks
yesterday afternoon.
The prisoner, who said his name was
Lewis, and that he was a tailor, 10 years old
With no home, was held In 81 500 bail on a
charge OF burglary by Magistrate McAvoy
m the Harlem court later in the morning
After MOnahan took bis prisoner away
Mr. Kohn found that his silverware bad
been slowed away In a bag and taken 20 the
hall on the hrst door. Apparently the
burglars then returned and when they
were scared on we're N too much Of a hurry
20 take the stun they bad packed up The
800 and the diamond rinEH were taken from
the top drawer of Mrs Kohn's bureau
Tue careless burglar Who p OK these thinFs
overlooked H,0O0 that w.. IN the drawer
S>deneath, ar. Kohn declared.