The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
ROBBEDON BOWERY STAIRWAY
FOOTBALLS STUN KORS AND GET
BAG WITH 5000 IN 1T.

Coat Manufacturer Had Drawn U From
Bank for PayrOll-IIis Regular weekly
Practise--One CT the Thieves Known
-Four sleuthS Busy. but No Results.
The men who robbed Selig A. Kors ola
satchel containing $500 on Tuesday after
noon in the hallway leading to his coat
factory at 2e9 Bowery have not yet been
discovered, although Headquarters De-
tective SergeHnts Holland, Reap, Farley
and Foge are supposed TO he on their trail.
Kors says that If he had acted rs his OWL
sleuth he would be nearer his money than
he Is to-day.
Kors had Just drawn the money TO meet his
payroll from the Germania Bank, at SpIEg
street and the Bowery. This was his regu-
lar weekly custom. He had about $500
in various pockets which ne had received
in payment Of bills. He went 90 the hank
lust before o'clock and drew 5000. He
put this sum In a land satchel and hurried
70 the building on the e9st side Of the Bow
ery lust south Of Houston street, where his
factory is on the third floor.
The landing at the foot OF the third flight
OF stairs is always dark On Tuesday,
which was a cloudy day, there wHs hardly
a raw Of light there, Kors suddenly caught
sight Of a figure shrinking bnck into the
corner. At that instant somebody on the
stsirwnv lust at his left dealt him a blow
IN the temple and another in the jaw. The
man IN the corner jumped out. Kors sGn X
10 the floor, gDsping the satchel with both
hands. He doesn't RENE mber much Of
what followed except that after they got
he satchel he tried feeby TO grasp tie
thieves by the legs and failed and then
started ms' Oily 70 chase them. His torn
hands and bruised wrists show he put up
a rood fight.
the second floor heard the scuffle and came
ont IN time 70 see the two thieves 20 down
the two flights Of stairs in half a dozen
leaps. Kors led the chase. The two were
Joined by three more men on the sidewalk
and the quintet ran north and turned into
Houston street, scattering TO the east.
Kors saw o policeman on the west side
of the Bowery and told him. The polos-
man said he couldn't 90 across the street
into another precinct than his own unless
be actually saw the thieves. Then Kors
went 10 the Detective Bureau and -four
men vere detailed on the case. Kors has
learned that one Of the fugitives bumred
int a newsdealer on Houston street. The
newsdealer In anger knocked the man
down, but he jumped TO his fest and ran.
A little girl saw three Of them further east
get into trouble with pedestrians and later
saw them again hanging around on Prince
street.
how. got back from his rounds, be told Of
seeinS q man lurking 10 the hallway about
? o'clock The man pretended to wipe his
face with a handkerchief 80 as TO hide his
features. but the boy got good look at
him. His word was substantiated by his
description Of a cap which Tailed With one
that the thieves dropped In their hasty
flight. RothnAgle looked over the pic
tuTes In the rogles' gallery, and positively
identified one Of the man he saw The
police haven't found this man yet.
Kors put up such fight that the thieves
didn't get any Of the money In his pockets
nor a valuable ring on his finger or bis golI
watch.
on Jan. %, 1904, Kors got a threatening
letter In a painstaking boyish hand. Il Vas
undated and read:
pEAR KoRsE: Please be kind enough 20 rive
us 81 900 or your life IL IN danger Saturday
night AZ q O'Clock sharp a. the corner Of stan
ton and Bovery, Yours truly, l.. l.
He told the poles, but nothing ever came
Of that.