Evening star., 1909-05-28
GIRL UP ON THE ROOF
Ratified the Policeman So He
Didn't See Hold-Up.
PISTOLS IN DINERS FACES
Neat Job Is Pulled Off in Mr.. Eisch-
mans Eating House.
FLosSIE THE CAUSE OF IT ALL
old-Fingered" MI. Hughes Out OF
His 81 and That Gave the
Bandits Their Chance.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 2s.-All ny-by nights
who were belated guests of Zigman
Eischmans eating house on 9TH avenue.
just above saith street, were thrilled by a
hold-up in Dick Dead Eye style early this
morning. when the attention of the pol
liceman on the beat had been diverted by
another little game. There were twenty
five or thirty person in the restaurant,
when four men came in and covered them
with revolvers. For some reason. which
was not apparent, the desperadoes de-
voted their operations wholly to two vic
Tins, and then backed out with guns still
bent on the crowd.
No attempt was made to follow the rob-
bers.
One of the victims declared that two
OF the bad men were George Brown. one
of the Chick Tucker outlaws. and .Dago
frankie. who has just been discharged
from Bellevue Hospital, cured of a bullet
wound in the shoulder which he received
in 14th street fracas outside of Jim
Kellys famous poison parlor
However that may be Patrolman Clau-
zon of the West 37th street station said
he missed the fun at Eischman's through
lending ear to the troubles of a man who
complained that Flossie somebody was
sitting up on roof with his money and
wouldn't come down.
Holdups Watch Their Chance.
Clauzen couldn't refuse to look into this
matter. The opportunity was judiciously
improved upon by four of the cafe oper-
ators. No sooner was the policeman lost
to view than they rushed into Eischman's
restaurant. Drawing pistols one of them
CT at ha
covered the cashier and the other two Sc
lected two patrons at the very back of
the place and held brief coloquy with
them.
The two patrons. as they later informed
the police. were Henry Stein and friend
of his who would give only his first namel
Hyman. They went into the place about
o'clock and ordered ham and eggs Even
before they were served the bold. bad
desperadoes entered.
If there's any row. said the one who
selected Stein for victim, well shoot"
Then he asked Stein for a dollar
why should l give you a dollar?'
asked Stein. surveying him.
THAT doesn't make any difference"
answered the agreeable stranger, adding,
pleasantly, ''shut up or I'll blow your
head off,"
Hit Him With a Hammer.
So saying, he struck Stein on the head
the muzzle of the revolver against his
stomach and abstracted S15 from an in
side pocket.
impoverishment wasn't idle. This man
secured $23 from Hyman. This accom-
plianed, one of the pair sung out: Were
all Gear now." and they retreated in good
order, facing the crowd and keeping ev-
erybody safely covered. Their extra man
at the cashiers desk fell in. and they
backed out of the doorway with agent
No. f.
Soon the police set out to look for the
quartet. But to be the safe side
Patrolman Clausen got two prisoners, any
way. He arrested "Flossie'' and took her
to the police station. where Lieut.. Bailey
held her as suspicious person and also
detained the complainant on the charge
of intOxicatiOn to insure his appearance
against her in court. The man said he
was George Hughes.
The tale Hughes told the policeman was
that he had been '.cold-fingered" to the
extent of 81. He said the girl was stand
ing in a doorway and beckoned to him as
he passed. He went to see what she
wanted, and after some conversation dis
covered that her fingers were chilly, or
so it seemed, for she put her hands in
his pockets.
"Flossie" Took to the Roofs.
When he demonstrated, he said. and
asked for his money back, she ran
through to the rear and into another
house, where she took refuge on the
roof.
1t took all Policeman Clausens arts Of
persuasion to coax Flossie down. At the
station house she told Lieut.. Bailey that
she was Florence Smith and lived on
West 1O6th street. She denied that she
had Hughes money, and although he ad-
mitted that she had returned it he refused
to withdraw the complaint.
All this information was elected not
very readily from Hughes. for, as the
police said. he was stone deaf. In reply
TO the question where he lived, he stated
his age and said he was a chauffeur, and
when asked how old he was declared
.221 West 3Sth."
The interview was carried out by means
OF believing and all sorts of signs and
pantomime The lieutenant expressed
himself as surprised that SO deaf man
should be a chauffeur.