Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-27
.ROBBER IN AUTO
FIRES AND FLEES
Failing to Get Cash in Shoe Store
Eold-Up He Shoots at
Proprietor.

New York. July g.-Two woll-dressod
men went through the lower west side In
n tnxicnb yesterday afternoon. At every
drinking place they stopped. In the late
afternoon thoy were at Blecckor and Le-
roy streets. both x'ited from liquor.
The men attracted go much attention
that few persons took particular note Of
the tastcab enc OF tho men was smooth
fncel, about five feet six or seven inches
tall and wore crap cap.
Shortly before six O'Clock the taXicab
disappeared from Elcccler street. About
the same time n wcll-dresscd man. wear
Ing 4 gray cap, hi, face smooth shaver
and his breath rocking with liquor, en-
tered I.ouls Il. Roscnbaum's shoe Ytore,
a. No 24l Bleccker street.
"Have you got a pair of potent loather
shoes that will fit me-" the man asked
Rosenbnum.
itoscnhnum measured hi. customers
foot and the first pair offered fttcd to q
nicely.
RORTER MEANT BUSINESS
They'll DO INC, said the man; wrap
'Cn up" and Rosenhaurn went to the
Wrapping counter. This counter is just
across from the cashiers booth and be-
hird the booth stands the safe.
There was no one In the store except
the proprietor and tho customer. the two
clerks, Isadorc Davis and Harry Walker,
having gone to dinner. Rosenboum was
wrapping up the shoes when n saw the
man reach through the wired cashiers
booth and attempt to open the cash
drawer.
What do you mean?" yelled Rosen-
baum.
IT, mean this" the man replied with
out raising his voice. and he puoked Il
blue barrelled gun IN tho direction Of
the shoe dealer. Now come over here
and open this drawer and that safe"
the man said Don't be slow about It,
ether"'
Rosenbaum duclsed behind the counter
and called out that he would do no such
thing. The robber told him to turn over
his keys and be quick about It. The
shoe dealer then took 4 big ring OF keys
from his pocket and hurled them at the
mans head and instantly two bullets
were buried In the counter close to his
head.
"Better come out and deliver" the man
with the revolver warned.
Just then n woman entered to buy
shoes. She sow the man with the revolt
yer md fled to the street screaming. The
man followed her and Rosenbaum, all
his nerve returned, was close behind
him.
The robber carried his revolver in his
hand and crowd took up the chase as
Rosenbaur screamed:
stop THIEF"
At Leroy street Rosenbaum was gaining
oil the robber when the latter stopped
and fired two more shots at him. Both
passed within an inch or so of the shoe
dealers head. Rosenbaum stopped for
second and the man fled up the stairs
of q tenement house at No. 20 Leroy
street.
Detectives and policemen came from
every direction Then came the police
reserves from Charles street. They sur
rounded the block and every tenement
house in the neighborhood was searched
from roof TO cellar. but the robher could
not be found. 1t Is beliey al that he es-
capped to one OF the adjoining streets by
way Of the tenement house roof and there
got into the waiting taXicab.
The shoe the man carefully examined
has been turned over to the police and
an effort will be made to get his finger
prints from It.
Rosenbaum raid that he had $500 In
his each drawer yesterday at noon. but
put II in the bank He explained that
since the murder OF Adolph Meyer In
Jacob Jacoby's tewclry store Saturday
night BY the robbers who camc in an
automobile he Ind become most eau
tious.
The man who tried to rob me-" Rosen-
baum continued. "cv!dently made n care
full study OF my place and entered after he
saw my clerks leave This same man m ast
have been tipped of also that | was in
the habit Of keeping n large sum Of
money In my cash drawer and safe"