The evening world., 1908-10-17
WOMAN GARROTES
AND R0BS A MAN
NEAR BROADWAY
Son of eX-Commissioner Nc
Clave Choked and Beaten
on Forty-fourth Street.

Fifty yards from Broadway, and be.
meath the glare of a three slobed cleo
troier, Edmund w. McClave. son of the
late John b. McClave. Republican
Police Commissioner in the early nine
lies when there was a four-headed BIZ
partisan board, was held up, garroted
and robbed by young and pretty wo-
man on Forty-fourth street at 9 o'clock
his morning.
The female footpad, who mauled the
Young man as If he were a child. was
captured two hours after the robbery,
and proved to be woman with re-
markable record for strong armed rob-
berries.
When taken to Police Headquarters
later in the day, her record was found
under three names-Nellie Brown. Nellie
Brooks and Annie Kelly. She got sizes
from her victims wallet and waistcoat
pocket, and had disposed OF II before
her arrest.
No Trace of the Amateur.
There was certainly no trace of anna
teurishness in the methods she EN-.
ployed upon young McClave. He had
returned from the West yesterday,
where he has extensive mining interests.
and after having dined with friends Mt
the Aston. was on his way to mis- home
at No. 134 West Forty-fourth street.
He was walking along leisurely, smok-
ing a cigar. when he noticed young
woman coming toward him. moving
very slowly and glancing about as If
she were bewldered. When the light
fell on her face he saw that she was
good looking. She wore a tailor-made
brown skirt. white lace waist. a brown
Jacket that At her perfectly. feather
boa that fell almost to her feet and
great hat Of many plumes.
When she was almost opposite McClave
she stopped and said: II believe l have
lost my way. Am l going ives; or east?"
Her Right Shot Out.
She spoke so demurely that McClave
was completely disarmed and started
to explain. when the pretty strangers
right arpl shot out and gave him the
strange hold, With his head thrown
back by a powerful grip that almost
paralyzed him, his assailants other
hand ripped open his waistcoat, deity
lifted the wallet in the inside pocket.
and then went through every pocket
with lightning-like rapidity.
In not more than second she had
stripped the pockets bare and then she
let go of her victim for a moment.
emptied his wallet and cast II empty
into the street.
A crowd collected, but their sympathy
went with the woman. The pair was
still struggling. when a cab stopped
near the curb. The woman broke away
and Jumped into it. But McClave, who
was covered with blood, torn and en-
ragged, rushed upon her again and
dragged her from the vehicle.
This time Nellie Brown returned to
the attack with ferocity and
strength that overwhelmed McClave.
She beat him down into the gutter,
kicked him viciously, then darted for
another cab. jumped into ii and was
driven away at galop.
The battle had endured twenty min
utes, but no policeman appeared. Nc
CIave dragged himself to the Sixth
Avenue Branch Detective Bureau and
told of the robbery. He swore that
he would get the woman, II he had to
abandon all other business Tor a week
and, Furthermore. that he would pros
ecute her il it took him all winter,
Then with squad of detectives, the
Young man made the round of the Ten
derloin Finally the detectives stopped
in a sixth avenue drug store which is
popuarly regarded as a hangout for
cocaine fends. badger women and
criminals of several varieties. They
had not been there long when Nellie
Brown entered.
Identified by Victim.
McClave Immediately identified her as
his assailant. and. according to the po-
lice, she was identified by another man
who saw the robbery, When searched
none OF the stolen money was found
on her, and she declared the wallet had
been stripped by, a ,newsboy. Il was
Forty-fourth street and Broadway.
AT Police Headquarters the woman
was recognized as No, 647l In the
gallery. There, are records of ten ar
rests for robberies of the badger
variety, but no convictions, the COM
plainants in every case falling TO APP
pear.