New-York tribune., 1911-03-20

mitted in Brooklyn between February and
March 8
Ihe authorities practically admitted that
the list was accurate and that il must
nave been taken from the telephone book
kept al each police station. in which all
alarms sent out calling for arrests are re-
corded. No one hut a policeman could
have access TO this book. il was said.
According 10 the records there have been
eighteen holdups and one murder at
single street intersection-l4et stree, and
Third avenue. in The Bronx since January
and countless other hold-ups throughout
that borough Unless the victim or some
outsider makes report of the case the
rolice keep il quiet. in order 20 mitigate the
real conditions. it Is said.
Persons are not safe from molestation on
the street even in what arc known as tho
high class'reSidontial districts Of Manhst-
tan. A woman acting as governess in the
house of q rich family living just east of
Fifth avenue. in seth street was held UP
at the point Of a revolver and robbed by
two bows al eoth street and Park avenue
on Friday evening She had strolled only
few blocks away from the house with
TIE family's pet dog. About two weeks
ago four BOYS held UP and robbed two
women in the same neighhorhood. in Park
avenue.
Operate in Daylight.
on Thursday afternoon. in broad day
light, three thugs entered small Ninth
avenue store near 50th street. and cleaned
ont the III and the proprietors pockets
They had revovers and slIgged the pro-
prietor They left him unconscious in the
store and made their escape. Shortly after
ward another store a little further up the
avenue was robbed. probably by the same
trio. BY mingling with the crowd they got
away in both instances.
Scarcely a day goes by that some hold
up on the highway is not reported. The
robbine Of ticket agents by Young despera-
does is Of frequent occurrence. Harry
Levine. ticket agent at the uptown station
Of the Ninth avenue elevated line at 20th
street. was held up and mis- receipts taken
by a masked man early Saturday morning
Mrs. Nettie APPEL. Of No 500 East Hous-
ton street. was held up and robbed in her
house on February Ia. -Four days later the
safe in tho office Of the Savoy Theatre was
blown open and robbed while crowds passed
Nourishinc a revolver. robbed Ethel Weeks
in the house a No. 81 West j2d street.
kathleen SANCHEZ servant. was held
up in q like manner by two men at No.
2l7 West l3sth street on February 27
saloon at. No. is Cherry street was shot
up" by two men the following day and
they escaped with part of the receipts. On
March . Mrs. Annie Bergiu was bound ana
robbed in her house. No. S76 East l3th
street on tho same day three mon shot
and robbed Gasnare N-Ssina in his house
at No. $40 Bond street Brooklyn. A burly
negro held up Miss Agnes Strang at the
entrance of the Young Women's Christian
Association, at Fifth avenue and S1th
street on the same night
paymaster Held Up and Robbed.
On the following day James Petunger.
navnaster was knocked down and robbed
at First avenue and 32d street in broad day
light
Stefan Hansen, Danish author. recently
arrived here from 81. Thomas. Danish West
Indies. where he was ad interim Commis-
sioner OF Education. He was assaulted
after leaving moving picture theatre on
Saturday afternoon and robbed OF -.
man hit him n blo" over u'e eHc WI"
brass knuckles. and it was five minutes be
fore he rcgained consciousness. BY TINS
time his assailant had escaped
Mrs. \. Strangard, OF No. 10 West "th
street. was held up by two men as she leit
q Central Park West car at Sith street on
FRIDAY evening They took her silver mesh
bag. valued with its contents. ~ more
Than 81 and ran into Central Park. Mls.
Strangard gave an alarm and several men M
men. r 49, rae,
\ few DAYS ago the police Of the last
9Th street station were asked to search luI
go mon who were concerned in two daring
! oid.une ON the Fast Side Two men ln
tsxicab swoopcd down on Second avenue
.Cigar store and escaped with the contents
- Inc cash drawer on the same DAY
% ,i,n, v'ae hold IN i'm East 4th street ana
loft badly bruised IN a hallway