The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-09-05
APlOT TO ROB
THE EASY RICH
Clever Scheme Disclosed By a Thiefs
Notebook.
THE RICH ARE EASY TO TOUCH.
Names of . Number Of Prominent Peo-
pie Found in 1t, With Remarks
About Their Accessibility Attempt
to Wrench Diamond From Young
Lady's Finger.

Lady's Finger.
New York (SpeciaD. "A daring
plot to rob the "easy" rich was re-
vealed here following the capture of
Charles Anderson after he had held
up Miss Gertrude Becker at a pistols
point in the vestibule of her home
and attempted to wrench a diamond
ring from her finger
A list of prospective victims in
cluding Mrs. Leslie-Carter-P Payne and
Mrs. Vanderbilt. was found in a note
book in the young thief's possession.
After the name and address of the
noted actress was the notation "Pret-
ty easy, night"
While locked up in the Harlem
Police Court prison Anderson talked
with apparent pride, much as an
enthusiastic young business man
would discuss some legitimate enter.
prise about his plans to enter the
houses of rich residents of Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn. He observed that
the very rich of the city are the
easiest to touch"
II have nothing to say about
that notebook" said Anderson. "I
think the names speak for them
selves. You think was after big
people? Well, you're not far from
wrong. The rich people are a cinch
when 1t comes to this sort of work
They are easier than the middle
class. The rich are careless.
THE man just in comfortable cir
cumstances is more careful about
guarding his valuables. 1t would be
an easy thing to get into one of the
Vanderbilt houses. have looked
them over, and if this hadn't hap
pened I might have had a chance to
try my theory. l have nothing to say
about any gang | did not rob Nine
jacob. I only went to her house to
collect a bill for s75." And he
chuckled a bit
Anderson was held by Magistrate
Walsh in $2,5OO for further exam
ination.
When Patrolman Mendlessohn took
Anderson to police headquarters to
be photographed it was found that.
in spite of his youth-he is just past
25-he had recently been discharged
from the Elmira Reformatory, after
serving a term of more than a year
for robbing Madame Josephine ia
cobi the opera singer. The police
are of the impression that he is one
of a gang of thieves of the rising
generation which had outlined SER
les of robberies
The circumstances surrounding the
nj nf T., ,1r~
dramatic. Miss Becker, daughter of
a stationer whose name appeared
among the thief's list of easy
marks" was returning from the store
at 1926 Madison Avenue to her
home, at 26 East One Hundred and
Ninth Street, at $50 o'clock, when
she noticed that a good-looking fell
low was following her. AS she step
ped into the vestibule of the house
her follower. Anderson. poked the
muZzle of a revolver in her face and
said: Give me that diamond ring,
and don't make any noise about it. 3"
Miss Becker screamed and attract
ed the attention of a maid descending
the stairs. Anderson tried to take
the ring from Miss Becker's finger,
and, failing TO do so, struck the
young woman a blow in the face
that rendered her unconscious.
Anderson fled east in One Hundred
and Ninth Street, followed by the
maid who noticed that he was Joined
by confederate at the corner. The
confederate fed south in Madison
Avenue, and Anderson continued
eastward. As he approached the
arch under the New York Central
viaduct Patrolman Mendelssohn start
ed after him.
Under the arch Anderson turned
on Mendelssohn. aimer the revolver
at the policeman's head and said: IF
you come step nearer / will shoot
to kill"
Mendelssohn is not so easily
frightened. He made a dash at the
young man, and struck his arm be-
fore Anderson could pull the trigger.
In another instant Anderson found
his hands held tightly together by
Mendelssohn's bracelets"