Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-11
NAB SUSPECT IN
BOLD HOLD-UP OF
B. 81. DIRECTORS
Continued from First PaSe.]

! Officers Qtiu Sufu Il OtlioplAOlleSA Ia
ton.
Directors OF the association last night
were in session in a rear room OF the
saloon. la the saloon proper were sew
eral men seated at tables and playing
cards. Mrs. Claus, the wife of the pro
prietor. was serving the customers IN
the saloon, while her husband attended
to the wants of those meeting in the
rear.
About 0 o'clock a man entered and
ordered q glass of beer. Mrs. Claus
was too busy with the customers to pay
much attention to him, but men seated
at the tables noticed that the fellow
slipped his peel leisurely and that his
eyes wandered about the place. his
gaze was fixed for a long time on the
entrance to the rear ROOM, from when
there could b. heard the voices of the
directors of the association, as they
counted the money which was brougnt
to them.
The fellow left in a few minutes and
one of the customers ct the saloon now
recalls that when he went out about
1880 O'Clock he saw this man and three
others talking at College place n
West street. When this man passed
them they whistled and danced and 1t
is now believed this was done to divert
any suspicion passersby might have.
At II o'clock the loan association Of
6cers were about to wind up their
nights business. Before them on 4
table was spread about $1,000, which
they were about to place in d safe. Just
then four men broke into the room.
Eight reviewers were pointed at the
heads Of the men about the table, each
robber having a gun in both hand.
Daniel A. Mugler. of 1872 South Eigh-
tenth street, treasurer of the associa-
ton. was quick TO act. Grabbing the
tray full OF money he hurled 1t into the
safe behind him and slammed the door.
AS the combination c clicked the
leader OF robbers uttered q cry Of rage.
Then things happened quickly. All
In the room were so excited none can
tell Just what happened. Besides Mug
Ter there were in the Charles
Hoffman, an inspector in the city water
department and a director OF the as
sociation. living at 392 Eighteenth ave-
nue.; Frederick Westphal, of 50i
Twelfth avenue, secretary; Henry
Ebert, vice-president, and John Offer,
of Is Monmouth street, president.
With the officers OF the association
transfxed with fear and the robbers
gathering up the small change which
had been left by Mugler, Clauss, the
saloon-keeper came running into the
back room. Taking in the situation at
a glance, he grappled with the leader
Of the men and struggled for the pos
session of his gun. Herman Haug, Of
IL Somerset street, attracted by the
commotiou, also am from the saloon
and seized another robber. theirs i'll
the saloon gave the rear room a wide
berth, as they heard the angry voices
and the fusillade of shots that accom-
panied the battle. y bullet which came
from the rear room hit Henry Vetter,
of 1T West street, who was in the
saloon. and all started for the doors.
Claus finally wrested the revolver
from the leader of the gang, but when
he tried to hold him Ahe fellow
wriggled from his grasp. Claus caught
him again in front of the bar but could
not hold him, and he made his way
out the front door of the saloon while
the ether three escaped through a Side
/ entrance.
The police have as clues a brown
derby hat of the man who was grabbed
by Claus, and n 3S-calibre revolver,
every chamber of which was loaded.
It was said tina two of the men wore
green Marathon soft hats. Two hats
we're left behind, one a derby with the
inscription in the sVseat-band, "the
hat that Sells and a green soft hat
which. besides the name Marathon
on the sweat-nand, bore the names
New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
Richard Pfeiifer, Of s33 South Sixth
street, a. director of the association, who
was seated at "a table with several other
directors and friends, thus describes
what happened:
p II heard the door open and looked
, up to find myself gazing down thu
shining barrels of two big REVIEWERS
! had read about such things, but
!, tad never supposed that they coulc
! happen right here in our everyday mod
Q ern life
1.-THE man holding the guns was short
not more tina 5 feet 5 inches In height
and wore a light overcoat and brown
derby hat. He swung about in a hal
circle, taking in the whole saloon am
the rear room, shouting Hands up.
Then 1 saw two other men behind him
each with his arms extended and eacl
holding two revolvers. ] didn't move
n and neither did the men with nae. an
h afraid some OF us put our hands VI
under the Inspiration of those vicious
y looking rovolvors.
ut was a matter of only a second o
/, two, and then the leader ran bacI
y toward the table where the officer
4 were counting checks. Two of ther
= stayed behind, evidently planning t
" keep . way clear to the door
Last nights meeting marked the sev
enth month Of the twenty-third year 1
. the history OF the Thirteenth War
Building and Loan Association. 1t !
now one of the wealthiest in the city
= According to the last annual statemen
ii has assets Of ss47,257.6e. The receipt
for the last fiscal year were $164,3b4.1;
About $1,000 was taken in last night
r Following the robbery the officers Q
the association called a carriage and re
moved most Of their funds to a safe q
another address. All provided them
. selves with revolvers before making til
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