The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-20
MAN AND WIFE
HELD UP By THUGS
IN PARK ROW
Mrs. Smith Runs for Help
While Husband Tries to
Hold Off Robbers.
WOMAN THIEF FLEES.
Gets Away With Gems as Her
Partner Grapples With
Policeman.

Three men were arraigned In h,
Tombs Police Cour; this morning
charged with highway robbery-a rob.
berry so daring and bold that It bore all
the earmarks Of a Wild West hold.ur
OF the most approved style. One OF
the trio was much the worse for wear
inasmuch as his arrest was accom-.
/ plished by Patrolman MCGOWAN only
after a desperate hand-to-h hand fight, in
Nnich the policeman was compelled 10
draw his blackjack and numerically
beat the prisoner before he could land
| him in n cell. The additional charge
OF felonious assault and resisting an
officer was lodged against him. and all
three were held for trial
The hold-up occurred at an early hour
this morning on Park row and within
stones throw OF Brooklyn Bridge
with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Smith, OF
No. lOI Washington street. Brooklyn. as
the victims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have long wanted
to see New York's slums Early last
evening they crossed the bridge, and
after seeing everything OF interest along
the Bowery they drifted into Chinatown.
and 1t was 3 o'clock this morning before
they decided that they would wend their
way homeward.
AS they walked down Park Row they
noticed that they were being followed
by three men. Suddenly. two of the
men pounced upon Smith, and, after
dealing him several stunning blows, be-
gan to rifle his pockets. Mrs. Smith,
terrified, ran back up Park Row In
search Of a policeman, and soon en-
countered Policemen Hamershak and
Powers. OF the Oak street station.
Caught First Two.
Accompanied by the policemen Mrs
Smith retraced her steps and they soon
met two men hurrying toward them
These men Mrs. Smith readily identified
as the men who had held up her hus.
band. The men fled, but after a lively
chase they We're overtaken When
brought to the Oak street station they
said they were Charles Schrieber, Of No
10 Dover street and Charles Haggerty,
Of No 227 Park Row. Shortly after their
arrest they were further identified by
Smith.
II was shortly after this that Lieut..
MCGOWAN, OF Police Headquarters, was
at Chatham Square, and noticed man
stopping passersby and offering them
something for sale. A woman was with
him and, drawing closer, MCGOWAN
heard the man say:
We have been seeing too much Of
this part OF town" William Brooks,
alias BrodIe, who is just out of Sing
Sing, told the men who passed, land
want to sell some Of our jewelry for car
fare home"
Diamonds and gold rings were bought
at ridiculously low prices, but the sup.
ply seemed never TO run out.
Lieut. Frank MCGOWAN. OF the Allen
street bureau, saw the jewelry being
disposed of and approached the man
and the woman at Chatham Square.
'Whered you get all that jewelry?"
asked MCGOWAN.
None OF your business" replied
Brooks.
The two men grappled. Brooks drew
a revolver and attempted to use it, but
it was struck from his hand. Then he
reached in his coat pockets and hurled
a handful OF loose diamonds and rings
to the street.
Woman FIees With Gems.
The fight between the detective and
ex-convIct was furious by this time.
As they rolled about the street together
the woman ran from her compano on and
gathered up the jewelry. Brooks
seemed anxious Tor the fight 10 continue
until she had completed her task. Then
she ran toward Bayard street and dis.
appeared.
Brooks did not stop fighting until
blow from the detectives blackjack
stretched him cold lie was shackled
before he regained consciousness and
taken to OAK street station, where he
was charged with carrying concealed
weapons, with felonlous assault and
with being suspicious person.
Il won't tel! you anything about my.
self h told the police When an effort
was made to take his ped gree
In Brooks's pocket was a handsome
gold watch on which were the initials
". Z. ~" and dangling from a g"iI
chain was a locket on which was en-.
graved ~. G, T."
The police have sent out general
alarm for the woman who gathered up