New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
ROBBED GIRL CASHIER,
ALONE AT LUNCHEON
eaooed Her. Burned Books and
Stole So Out Of $76 on Hand,
Uttering Threats.
POLICE SEARCH FOR MAN
wild West" Hold Up in Cliff
Street Plumbers Shop Ex-
cites Interest by Un-
usual Features.

Here's Wild West story in the heart
NJ New York's business seotion-and
below the famous dead line of Fulton
street, beyond which 10 crooks. thieves
or panhandlers are supposed TO go. Miss
ADA Piers a twenty y-one-year-old girl.
who is bookkeeper and cashier for Paul
schsad & Co. dealers in plumbers sup
plies al No. % Cliff street said she was
gagged yesterday about noon by a rob-
bsr. who ritled the cash drawer and af-
terward tried TO burn up some Of the
books
Captain Hogan. of the John street sta
Iion. which is not far around the corner,
PIT Detectives Haynes and Bedner on
the case. and is trying TO find the man
Nothing is known Of him. but Mr. Schaad
said he thought he might be a beggar
who came in a week ago and looked the
Office over while asking for money
Miss Piers. who lives at No. 1s1 East
l07th street, said after Mr.. Schaad and
his cashier went to luncheon yesterday
she was alone in the Office. Clifford, the
office boy. was down in the cellar twid-
ding his thumbs while he watched Joe"
Brunner. the porter, shove boxes around
Miss Piers had just had her luncheon
sent in and was eating it when the short.
stocky. roughly dressed man came in
She asked him what he wanted. but
before he answered her he opened the
AL ~. ..oI.-
il Then he said one single word.
Money" Was All He Said.
Money" That was all he said. ac-
cording TO Miss Piers.
Refused he went out and closed the
door behind him, and Miss Piers went
OF with the sandwiches. But the door
opened once more and the man came
back and while Miss Piers watched him
he put another shovelful Of coal in the
stove. Artistic burglar. this, When.
wheeling on one heel. he yanked out
revolver, pointed il at the girl and said:
Il want that money now and / want it
quick,'' and he added. as an after
thought. Il guess you better close those
shutters" Miss Piers, convinced by the
blue revolver. pulled in the big iron
shutters at the back Of the store; and
then. according to Miss Piers. the burglar
gagged her. still holding the pistol in
one hand tying a towel around her head
with the free hand. This interested Cap
tain Hogan and the detectives. very
much, as il showed the man was a smart
crook indeed.
Tricked Him Out of $50.
Now. where's the money! asked the
robber. and Miss Piers pointed to the
cash drawer. But as she did. she said
she pushed book back on the desk, and
about S6S in Ereenbacks went over the
rear edge. and so when the man opened
the drawer he found but s.. He stuffed
Il into his pocket; but ne was delib-
crate adyenturer, and SO. Miss Piers
said. he set fire with match to some
trial balance sheets and the petty cash
books The blaze began to rise before
the man walked out Of the office door
and through the store to Cliff street.
Miss Piers WAS on the floor few min
utes later when Clifford sauntered non
chelantly from the cellar. Seeing the
flames through the glazed office door he
yelled to Joe" Drummer, who ran UP
from the cellar. and the two unbound
the towel from the girls face and put
out the fire There S6S was found on
the floor behind the desk. and the books
were not badly damaged. Mr.. Schaad
returned from luncheon just about that
time. and f'atrolrnan John Mailon, of the
John street station, reported the matter
70 Lieutenant Hart.
Captain Hogan and the two hawk
shaws from the Central Office went over
and called on Miss Piers, who said she
thought the robber must have been a
lcnatic. as the constantly uttered threats
70 burn the store. do UP Schaad' and
other villainous things.