New-York tribune., 1908-05-26
WOMAN STOPS H0LD-UP
SAVES BANK MESSENGERS.
Dcufght Attack on Men Carrying
SIS, 900 en- Cash.

Mower frustrated yesterday an attempt TO hold
an and rob three bank messengers of $4,000 in
Isl street AS it was. after she had thrown her
self between one Of the highwayn1en and Tie
man he was stabb;ng the robbers took flight, and
though two Of the messengers were cut and
hadlv beaten their money remained in their
-oossession. and one Of the alleged assaiants was
CAPTURED a block away.
The men attacked were all employed in the
branch Of the Jefferson Bank at Clinton and
East Houston streets and were carrying the
Mondays deposits to the main office of the bank
at Canal and Forsyth streets. They
Joseph Telsor. bookkeeper. of No. 341 Marion
street, Brooklyn. who carried in a box about
$4,000 in bills; Samuel Adelman. of No. 27S
South 18th street. Brooklyn. who bore a satchel
,oentsining about 10000 in silver and bills, and
Abraham Stern of No a. East 114th street.
who had two canvas bags, holding $4,000 in
,gold.
These men We're in the habit Of taking the
heavy deposits made the first business day after
the average payday for the East Side workmen
from the branch 70 the main bank. Their route
was always the same, and yet, TO the surprise of
the police. the men, though they must have
known their movements were noted, did not
car1v weapons. They We're going over 1st street
yesterday afternoon to take the Second avenue
elevated al the 1st street station and ride down
three stations TO Canal street. In front of Nc.
IS Isl street, three men, who appeared TO be
italians, sTr2ng out from doorway and threw
BLACK pepper in their faces. Each of the pepper
throwers grabbed his selected victim and tried
10 wrench away his precious bundle.
BLINDED BY PEPPER.
The messengers. though blinded by the pep
per. fought brarel!- EeIsor was struck under
the nose and on the head with a blackjack He
1el almost unconscious. but clutched the box
G. banknotes- Stern punched about the
sace by the highwayrnan who had him in
charge. but managed 10 use the bags of gold
as weapons. swinging them like sandbags and
fighting of his assailant.
The worst injuries were those suffered by
Ade-ran. He carried the satcheL and this
was Z special temptation on account of its
size. Failing TO get the satchel by choking
-alelnlan and tugging al the bag. the robber,
s-ll gripping the mans Windpipe, drew a knife
from his pocket and opened it with his teeth.
This action was witnessed by Mrs. Eva Javnon-
.itzska. who was standing in front Of her res
rau-ant al No. S3 1st street. and had been
speIbound for q minute when the attack be-
gan
she is q big broad shouldered Russian wonl-
IN and when she saw the Italian open his knife
she sprang forward TO help Adelnan. Before
she could reach them the Italian was hacking
- Adelman's right wrist The woman threw
Le-Se- between them Luckily for her, the
Italian did not take the time TO use his knife
on her but simply kicked her out Of the way.
g The woman screamed so loudly that the ex-
IRENE East Side seemed to boil over and men,
women and children popped up from all sides.
The shouting crowds caused the Italians to lose
sheir nerve and they started 10 run away.
Around the corner, in Second avenue Patrol
11an Malachi Ryan saw q man running ahead
tot 2 crowd Blood was dripping from his right
hand The policeman. stopped him and after
handing him few raps with his club managed
70 subdue him The prisoner tried to say, in
broken English. that he was escaping from a
fghr. hut Ryan led him around 10 the scene of
1he nold-up, where Mrs Javnonitzska identified
hin the man who had stabbed Adelrnan.
4 While she was talking Ryan noticed the man
drop something down areaway. It proved
70 be q loaded revolver. Four cartridges
rNere in the mans pockets. At the 18th street
station the man. as nearly the police could
make out, said he was Cosimo Riccobono a
llste-er. living at No. 426 East 18th street
MEN BADLY HURT.
When the alarm came in 10 the 9Th street
station Captain William H. Shaw and Patrol
man Joseph Unger. who was doing clerical
work, went out on the run. They hurried the
injured messengers and their money into the
Office Of Dr.. David Adler. at No % 1st street |
where he found that Adelrlan had been cut |
On both hands and on the right wrist and |
forearm and the right side of his head. Velsor |
had become unconscious and was taken TO |
Bellevue Hospital where it was said he had a |
good chance 70 recover. although he was partly |
blinded and severely beaten. Adelman tainted |
IRON loss OF blood n the station, but both he /
ana Stern, the man who had escaped with only |
'prr-ses. were able TO 90 to their homes.
p Max Roth vice president Of the bank, called |
around al the station house and took the S43,- |
"si signing a re>eipt for il. This time the |
money was wei guarded, because in the car |
mag there were, besides Mr.. Roth, two husky !
employees % the bank and Detective Ed"
s,1-e.-er. on the box rode Patrolmen George
Miller and John I. Schneider.
q -Soccobono refused TO make any statement to |
f'he police, and after preliminary examination
II captain Shaw was taken over 10 Head |
quarters where he was put through the third
ceeF5e ln the hope of finding out whether he
vas associated with any Of the bands Of East
Sae -oaters and thugs who pose Black Hand
societies. At No. 42G East 18th street nobody
'forld admit knowing him, but in the saloon of
-z5ared having gone bail for one Rocco Bono,
"-' Tas Leld year ago in the Centre street
eou7 oa charge Of assault.
The father and three brothers Of the prisoners
were arrested on suspicion last night They said
theV were Giovanni. Antonio and Dameans. all
A'ine a. 30 $40 East 18th street. and Saliva
'T, of 30 40 East 18th street. All said they
were pedIers and denied knowledge Of the
haI6-up