New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-30
SEVEN HOMES ROBBED
u4PLEM AGAIN ALARMED.
Burglars Use CHloroform and OBJ
tain e. 100 Loot.

= TIE use Of chloro6o-n, dark lantern and
.---1v two or more burglars managed 10 get
i-.o seren apartments f1 two blocks IN West
,7p-h street n the early morning hours Of Fri
ar and Saturday. and rob the occupants OF
-,onev AMI jevgeIry estimated at about $500.
re -obberies Of Friday morning were re-
o--as 70 the police several hours after they
,s-e discovered. but the facts were withheld
.-, 7,7blicity in the hope of tracing the thieves.
n, account % the alleged inactivity Of the Har-
~ detective bureau in running down the ROB-
As-x the families Who we're ohloroformed as
rev slept. while The robbers made off with
,.-el-- and slye-~are. decided yesterday To
make the cases public
T-s entire neighbo-ilood Of the Huntington
.ns-tu7ents. No. oIS West 10Th street where
.og- families were robbed on Friday morning
.sx formed small vigilance committee to
-z,s-s their homes. The daring work of the rob
be-s has thrown sections Of Harlem into 9 panic
-s INC notice especially the Harlem detective
.-,-ss,. has been criticised Il Is said that
-.s-v ether robheries occurred shortly before
thanksgiving and that the police withheld the
facts
--e FIST apartment entered on Friday morn
vas tHs- of FIi&s Z. Riez . mining engi-
-ee- who hsa planned journey TO the West
,,.h his wife and had drawn $500 in cash from
80 hank ar Wednesday. The robbers entered
- Res apartments. which are on the third
- EAST -v vay % the fire escape and the
,--.-.sr zirdov- 0tr and Mrs Ries. who were
,sz- s-rck= e & n III from the effects Of
15iorofo---
a. P,es or getting orr OF bed found his
-rs-s m the hoor and or examining them
= -he- TIE pockets containing $500 n bills
ar pezr -.t OUT On examining his wsistcoat
= s-s-ore-ed that ms watch and chain. valued
= 81 7-ere missing. but rhe robbers had
.-,o..sz6 S10sf in bills sezved IN inside
-,ss- TIE drawers Of 8 dresser had been ran
.s,ss5 and = small amount Of jewelry' taken.
aHzr cleaning I'D the Ries apartment the rob
ss-x r-is5 oren the door - Irving Olenics's
s7s-r-7eu- across the hall but the shout Of
mad zvsE@r=d b. me noise caused the men
--shs-5o- their efforts there
--e 7e- then c-ept up the fire escape 70 the
.o,-7a 4oo-- snd entered through the kitchen
---5cv into he home Of Jacob L. Jackson,
--zrzze- q clothing house al No 6I Broad
- ~ Jackson and his wife We're chloro-
<,----5 br- r+=-- -Eo children and maid we're
-at u7oles1ed- Money. 5e7elry and some silver
and b-5c-s bro ~srued st $500. were taken
re -ex- -irri-- vae Emanuel Van Der Moot.
: LAYER z--o lives on the second floor east in
ne Eurtingron Apartments The robbers re
-,c~e5 -four steel hars which Nj Van Der Moot
Es5 pur On r. kitchen windows TO prevent his
Grid from climbing out. Il is thought that the
noise az-akened some one for the men got no
@u-he- + their work than the removal Of the
bs- Their labo-s for the DAY ended At the
vs- D~r Noat kitchen windoV-.
q SATURDAY. between and = = n. the rcH
Ae-s -esuued their morning labors by beginning
II TIE rear a. the TOD foor Of Nc III West
lle-h street. where they ''jimried' the kitchen
=ra6ov OF the apartment Of Felix FeTnhach
TIE family found = smell Ike chloroform about
TIE apartment when they avoke. but felt no
effects q che anasthetic. on taking Al in
vsuror-. Mr.. Fernbach found that jewelry and
silvervare valued at about $500 had been taken.
NJ one else a. Nc Isl West 18TH street vas
disturbed bu1 the work Of the robbers vas
Transferred 10 No 81 West 18TH street. where
ne haT doo- - the third floor east responded
- TIE --Ji-1r1v-' II the apartment occupied BY
C. < Davidson, the ziIverwa-e and jewelry had
beer locked % and hidden. and the burglars
zucce@ 5ed II getting only some cut glass, valued
g So
TIE work n the Davidson home evidently vas
dore calmly. Several piles Of newspapers were
disturbed and crlIrlpled pieces too small 10
z-ap ID The cut glass we're found Oh the floor
A. daylight maid Who entered the hall on the
ground hoor saw two vel dressed strangers
PASS out Of tie front door With several bundles
rzpped up II newspapers
A-te- removing rne cut glass from the David
sor apartment The men visited the home o.
Louis Lew. on the same floor. and used their
-i-ny on the door q few inches above the lock
When they departed Nj Levy vas poorer
through the loss Of jewelry valued al $50
The news q the robberies spread rapidly WneH
- zaz found that the police had done nothing
n TIE way OF running down the robbers Many
families II West 18TH street have agreed, II Is
sac 70 sit I'D all night with lights extingulsned
z-d shoot rhe first person who attempts %
break into thei- apartments