New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
ROB JAP IN CHINATOWN
PIueky but Futile Struggle OF
One Man Against Three.
PATROL MAN GETS A TARTAR
Finally Overcomes His Man, VINO
Carried Gun and Dope" but
Two Accomplices Escape.

lust before the first streaks of dawn were
Sodging through the narrow aiIeSs anu
lighting up the darkened byways OF emma
town early yesterday morning Japanese
slipped quietly out OF the doorway OF NO. 30
Mott street and started TO walk raPloly
west Re was small and wiry ana wei
dressed a gold watch chain showed III liS
Uaistcoat and two rings were on ms rlslil
hand Evidently he was well on IN 'ni'
worlds goods and ne bore other 'no'ca''oils
of nrosner;tv unusual In that neighborhood-
He had not taken q dozen steps be1ole
ne was spotted by three roughly clad men.
Who had been awaiting his appearance in
,a,o.,,hori,g hallway. AS the little Jap
.-ase na.tered off down Mott street with
onick nervous steps the three men followed
hin, swiftly overtakng him just as he
reached the corner OF Pell street where 1t
joins Mott
The struggle that followed was carried on
tr silence but for the shutting of the mems
heels or the sidewalk and the grunts Of the
japanese, as he felt iron hand close
about his windpipe- The steel muscles OF
the Oriental, trained in the effective tiu-
Jitsu attack, broke the hold of the bulky
man who had leaped on han from behind,
and flung him over TO the curb
AS the Japanese faced about TO meet the
attack Of another of his assailaGts. who
was running In on him with head bent the
third man Of the attacking party crept up
behind him and swung his arm above his
head. then brought II down with stunning
force on the Japanese's neck With the
blow the little foreigner reeled and fell 10
the street
Still Fighting When Robbed
The three men Immediately bent over
the Japanese and began TO 90 through ms
pockets. The gold watch and cham the
two rings and q roll Of bills amounting 10
$50 were rapidly taken from the helpiess
little man. who still continued 10 suussI0
against the Overwhelming odds
Satisfied that they had CLEANED everything
of value from their victim, the men
started TO run. lodging from one size OF
tb. narrow street to the other, as is the
custom, ~ the underworld in Chinatown
The sound of their footsteps echoins
5brough rbe n,1sty streets fell on he ears
of lieutenant Haerle and PatrolInen
nudge and Hennesy Of the Elizabeth street
.ta+ion who were standing Oh the opposite
corner.
The TWO uatrolrnen cut across the street
.nd tried TO head of THO OF the men, out
their speed was not equal TO that OF ehe
,,,1rsued. and they were soon outdistanced'
The hishwayrnen losing themselves IN the
maze OF short alleys and ramshackle novels
on Peil street
Tjeutenant Haerle sprinted after the third
man and gained him easily WITHIN the
space of & hundred yards he srappled with
him and threw him 70 the ground Inc
fellow gained his feet again ana fought
with Hae1le fiercely, being more than
watch for him in physical strength The
lad hnL
v,ben il came down 70 the trick Of foot
trimming. and soon had his man down on
his back again
.s he Law on the sidewalk with Haerle
s,endfng over him. the man pulled large
,,.yoIze~ from his shirt front and pushed
she 7ouzzle close against the Ieutenant's
face and pulled the trigger. instnctlVely'
Haerle damned one thumb between the
hammer Of the weapon and the plunger
and when the hammer descended it LAGER
ated the finger but prevented the discharge
of the weapon.
Officer Disarms His Man.
EaerIe and the highwaynan now fought
for The revolver and after A bitter
struggle the officer succeeded in wrestling
-l7e weapon from his prisoners hand, but
only after he had thrown himself OF top Of
,he man and had fairly choked his breath
of.
Haer!e had been roughly used in the bat
lie. and besides having his uniform almost
rippad from his body, was suffering from
q severe cash on one knee and the injured
hand. His wounds had to be treated by an
ambulance surgeon
Taken TO the station house, the prisoner
gave his name as William Metz, z laborer.
living at No. 39s East S7th street. Accord