The evening world., 1912-05-09
MASKS AND GUNS
IN REAL H0LDUP
AT'ARAB|ANN NIGHT
Moore Mistakenly Cheers Ban
dts as He Is Frisked of
Roll and $1,000 Jewels.
3 MEN, 2 GIRLS CAUGHT.
Hold Up Hands, You Boob"
Follows Dances of "Models"
and Pipes Of "%Bohemians."
3 MEN, 2 GIRLS CAUGHT.

avon moore, q North Coroilhh yVunb
man Of wealth. has been In New York
seeding opportunities for Investment.
His actual expenditure. which have
bssn many. have been investments In
adventures along the white lights Of
Broadway. To-day he confessed his
ysaming for excitement has been fully
sAsisnsA- He was In the West Sid
court to appear - a witness against a
0op Of young men and rome who
he'd tried earnestly but too successful
y 70 show him excitement.
Among the AcQuaintances Mr. Moore
mar sooa sftsr hb arrival in New
York was Mise Florence Doyle Of No.
~ wsst Yorty-ssventh street. She 10
- artistic model. she says. She intro
Auosd NJ. Moore to jolly friends who
were v1ling 10 spend time In his COM.
pAny while he spent money. Among
them wa Francis Mcdonald OF No. I'll
West One Hundred md Ninth street.
% MT. Mcdonald last night invited
Or. Moore to take him 10 a show and
aftcrward 70 supper. Mr.. Moore wal
B8o VI NV oppoTtuitty wv t"N
ire Mcdonald. In open gratitude. de-
casrsd HE host "in on a wonderful
Bohemian party which was to be held at
midnight as No. aS West Forty-nfth
treet, Q theatrical lodging house. Would
NJ. Moore 60? Sure. Mr.. Moore would
"a.
LuREp TO ENCHANTED PALACE
~ ogk.AL FRIEND.
A. they approached the house they
saw Miss Doyle and Miss Dorothy Dale.
who 'is studying for the stage" and
lives It No. 1895 broadway. get out OF .
tAxicab And enter the house y
Nov va will 20 IN n surprise
thsm." said MoDo,A,d.
They went to the back parlor. the
lodgings OF Walter Gavin ard Horace
sporty. who call themselves clerks. and
were greeted uproariously. An opium
pipe was passed to emphasize the real
dsvushness Of the entertainment. and
the young women danced most aliuring-
~. Without warning. W men with
black masks entered. produced tre-
medous. old-styie navy rcvolvers and
grufny commanded oil preson, 10 throw
up their hands.
Mr.. Moore who thought the intruders
were part Of the entertainment shouted
for Joy. lie was astonished to nee his
companions reaching for the ceiling
with both hands. He observed that the
hands OF the bandits shook like ASPEN
leaves. lie laughed more.
Hold up your hands. lou boob" said
one Of the intruders. FER we'll blow
eur TOOL head on"
Fearing that the revolvers might real
ly be fired out OF nervousness, Mr.,
Nooro Obcyed. One man stood guard
while tho other ostcnxbiy searched and
robbed every member Of the party.
HiNoENeo FROM PURSUIT ~
HUoe or GIRLS.
From Mr.. Moore they took 500 ir
cash. = diamond ring worth $1,000. q
diamond studded watchfob. "A gold ant
teWelied cigarette case and other Jew
elry worth altogether about 5000
when they len. Mr.. Moore was for run
ming after them. but the other member
o. the party would not let him. Tn,
Eiris threw their arms about his necl
and said they couldn't hear to have
iAm KILLED and the men barred the door
Mr.. Moore reached the West Forty
seventh street station at about dawn
DsAscuves MoFinnan and Devonne!
went to the Forty-inth street hous.
and arrested all three men OF the party
o. them they found a ifty dollar bill
and what is known In Tenderloin circle
a. a ''phoney roll the same being
t.rua denomination uranpn