Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-04
THIEVES GAG AGED
CLERK; GET $500
Two Men Commit Daring Day
light Robbery in Main
Street PaWnShop
A. |. SHAPIRO LOSES GEMS
KuSSieeI PereIson 0Verp0Wered
After Opening Safe, Beaten
and Then Bound

Within call of hundreds of persons
passing by the door on their way to
work, two highwaymen entered the
pawnshop of A. I. Shapiro at 4O4 North
Main street at 7:3O o'clock yesterday
morning, and after binding and gag
ging Kussieel Perelson, Sc years OLD,
clerk, stole diamonds, watches ana
cash valued at $500.
The robbery occurred few minutes
after Perelson had opened the store
and safe and had begun placing the
watches and diamonds in the show
cases. When he entered the store he
noticed the two men lettering in front
of the place, but did not pay any at
tention to them. After he had opened
the safe the two men entered and IN
oured for the proprietor, shapiro,
Perelson's son-in-law. The clerk IN
formed them that Shapiro was not in,
but that he expected him in an hour.
1t was then that the larger of the
two men asked him to show them some
suits and Perelson went to show
case in the rear of the establishment.
AS he opened the case the men felled
him with a blow on the side or the
head, knocking him unconscious.
Placing an oilcloth over his head ana
thrusting a stick in his mouth ana
securing
they roped his hands and feet securely
and dragged him to a rear roonl'
where they left him lying on the floor
They then searched his pockets, Sc
curing $65 in cash, a gold watch ana
diamond studded locket and diamond
stick pin. A suit case was taken from
the racks in the store and the rob-
bers started the work of looting the
establishment Of all its Valuaoles.
SAFE YIELDS RICH LOOT
The safe was open, and from it $500
in gold and currency was taken. Sew
eraI trays of the most valuable watches
in the store were taken from the safe
and a tray of diamonds, ranging in
price from $25 to 500, was taken
About seventy high grade watches
were stolen. ..
When Perelson regained conscious
ness the men had left After making
several attempts to release himselt ne
succeeded in freeing his hands. weak
from the blow he had received and
with his feet bound. he managed TO
crawl to the front of the store, where
he attracted the attention of ]. Nj.
Tomlinson, a passerby, who summoned
H Miller of 400 North Main street.
Together they entered the store, cut
the ropes about his feet and called
Patrolman Fisher.
BGrelSOIlt
on his hands and welt on the side or
the head, was taken to the receiving
hospital for treatment. He also re-
ceived n ragged laceration from tne
stick which was used as gag. He
was taken to his home at 93O1s west
First street yesterday afternoon.
Detectives Carroll and Home were
detailed on the case from central po-
lice headquarters and with good de-
scription of the men started in pursuit
of them. They had not been arrested
ND to a late hour last night.
The man who appeared to be the
leader was large and heavy set, Welgn.
ing about 100 pounds and ABOUT 70
1Jeers old. He wore a dark suit ana,
ocoordinp 70 Perelson, had a Mexican
accent. The other was about Is years
old. light compleXioned and with
straight brown hair.
SEEN BY PATRoLMAN
Patrolman Fisher saw two men an
swerinp the description of Perelson's
assailants earlier in the morning about
a block from the store. He thought
they were waiting for car.
Rvery detective and police officer
in the department has been given de-
scriptions of the two men and has or
ders to arrest anyone answering the
descriptions. -.
about their attack on the aged clerk
and the fact that only the best watches
were stolen, leads the police to believe
the work to be that Of professional
crooks. - -,
.sWhy. I couldn't have gone to the
safe and picked out the best watches
and diamonds they did so quickly"
said shapiro in speaking of the rob
Nerv. "They stole nothing but first
class goods and they seemed to know
where the goods were kept"
II is thought the men had Kept IN
touch with the actions OF the clerk anu anu
the proprietor for the last few days
and had learned that Perelson arrived
Mt the store alone in the morning.
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