New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
ROBBED In DAYLIGHT.
c;g lSags Men Knocked Her Dozen
IN Street and Took 81 500.

80 hiehwaynen knocked down Miss Jenn;a
.,sl Of No 4l0 stone avenue, BROOKLYN.
S..slv before noon yesterday robbed her OF a
,shsl containing $500, and made their es
i. in a covered delivery wagon. The assault
! -slated by the girl is one OF the most dar-
- ,he police OF Brooklyn have had 10 deal
- in some time They appeared 10 be com,
st,ely bsfhed-
-be cirl is the daughter Of a saioonkeeper AZ
a. stone avenue address. She was returning
.on the Atlantic Branch OF the Union Bank of
p-ooklyn. where she had Just drawn 81 500 on
AZ fathers account. when she was waylafd
I, has been the custom OF the girl to visit the
..rk every Saturday morning and draw money
/, he used by her flasher In cashing checks for
,-,s OF his patrons. among whom are men en-
,,ved in the construction Of buildings near by
according 10 Miss Sokal the money was in
sis of small denomination $500 being in s.
Is and SO in silver coin. Carefully placing
A. money in g small satchel, the girl started
.- her home walking down East New York
,renue Near Saclnan street she noticed a
svsred delivery wagon, with Tblack horse at
v-heG standing near the corner curb, she said
,-s as she passed by man crept up behind her
nd struck her blow on the side OF the head
.,t made her stagger. Almost al the same mo-
r-uggle she was thrown 10 the sidewalk Her
IS asssilant wrenched the satchel from her
sstt hand and then the two men quickly
sspea into the wagon and escaped. When
wss sokaI recovered. in a few seconds. she be-
zr shriekirg for help.
Although the neighborhood is not lonely one.
10 one witnessed the daring hold-up. but they
ssard tie girl screaming excitedly and saw her
,stnting in the direction of a covered wagon go
" down Sacknan street. Some said the wagon
0re the name Of "A Weiss hut so far the po-
st hsye been unable 10 trace it. The girl de-
rribed her assailants as being men about twen-
y-seyen years old. Doth Of medium height and
t.nd and said one Of them. The man who at
ncked her first. wore tan colored cap and a
hue coat and had dark hair. She not
50 certain Of the other mans description, al
though he was smooth shaYen and wore dark
clothes. The first man Miss Sokai seems posi-
i've she saw in her fathers saloon before she
t there 10 go 70 the bank, and she de-
dared that he had followed her Mr. Sokal.
Gfter hearing mis- daughters story. recalled that
be h@d noticed a stranger in the place before the
gr had started that would answer the descrip-
ion Of one of her assaiIants
Captain Cruise, OF the Liberty avenue station.
declares that there are certain mysterious cir
Imstsnces connected with the case, but he re-
fused 70 disclose what they were other than to
say that part OF The statements made by the
girl and her father were conflicting
! never in all my experience saw a man take
50 great e loss of money as coolly as Mr. Sokal
did, said the captain. 1t does not appear TO
Forry him much. One thing is certain how
ever and that is the girl started out Of the bank
Fith The money What became of il since is the
mystery which we are trying 10 fathon.'
TIE police failed in their efforts 10 break down
the girls story.