New-York tribune., 1911-04-17
NO EBB TO CRIME WAVE
Violence PredominateS in Days
Stories of HoId-UpS.
OLD BRONX BARBER ROBBED
Three Men Attack Him in His
Shop Two Boys Among
Those Held by Police.

Crimes or all degrees in when violence
oredomnated. held sway over the city yes
terday. Stories of hold-ups and assaults
continued to pour in 10 the police, and the
scenes of these outrages ranged from the
lower section of the city TO the northern
end OF The Bronx
One Of the most daring crimes was the
holding up and robbing OF August Marcoin.
a seventy y-hve-year-old barber. OF No. la7
Westchester avenue. The Bronx, late on
Saturday night. Marcoin was preparing 10
close up his shop for the night when three
Young men entered the place and asked
for cigarettes. The barber lives alone ir
a room back of the store. and had placed
The days receipts $55-in the cash drawer
momen; before the men entered
As the old man started To- n case to get
the cigarettes one Of the men pounced on
him from behind while the other two
pinioned his arms to his side at the same
time drawing revolvers. In spite OF his
years, Marcoin struggled with his assail-
ants. until one Of them struck him on the
head with the butt Of his revolver The
men then tied him hand and foot and
started to rob the place.
After taking the money from the cash
drawer the men asked Marcoin where he
kept the rest Of his money. Although he
protested that they had taken all he had,
the men evidently believed that he kept
more hidden In the store and ransacked
the entire place. Furniture was broken
and ripped. mirrors were pried from the
walls and mattresses torn open I'm the hunt
for money.
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When the burglars were convinced that
they had taken everything OF value in
the store they prepared TO depart. They
waited for the approach Of a surface car,
and when II was two blocks away united
Marcon and warned him rot 70 give the
alarm under pain Of death. They then
jumped on the car and disappeared
MarcOin was too frightened to call the
police al first, but yesterday morning ne
reported the robbery II the West Chester
station. Detectives are looking for the
men. who are said 10 be young Italians
While he was saying good night to his
sister. Mrs Kate Kane. of No. tf West
18th street. early yesterday morning, Jere-
miah Mahoney. of the same address. was
SET upon by three men. who darted from A
udIWdN NJ IeDln avenue ana lbtU street
and knocked him down. The men ripped
gold watch and chain from Mahoneys g
pocket and began 10 beat him lie yelled
for the police and his sister Joined in the
cry. bringing Patrolman Phelan 10 the
corner
Phelar ran after the men. who had by
his time started to run away and fol-
lowed them into hallwav. on" ~ the
ner ran into the collar, while the other
two made for the roof. Phelsn followed
the lore man and captured him, but did not
ind the. watch. The man gave his name
"a Thomas Burns, OF No. Al West 18th
street. aud said he Was merely an onlooker
at the robbery At the jefferson Market
court, however ho was held in 5000 bail
for trial by Magistrate Kernochar.
William Alexander, of No. 44 Fourth
avenue. was going up the steps Of his
home early Yesterday morning. when he
was attacked by two men. one OF whom
held him while the other went through his
nockets and robbed him Of three watches.
Alexander shouted for help. and Patrolmen
Kiefer end Struss. Of tho West Both street
station. came running m and caught rho
men after q chase
erick Bergman and Frederick Meyers, of
No - First avenue. They were held IN
;. .O0O bail each for examination this morn
ing when arragned in Jefferson Market