The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-17

was somewhere between 81, 600 and $40 .OOO
Acting Captain Cooney. i'm charge of
the detectives in the precinct. and Detec-
tives Hyams and Hughes then took charge
of Horth and while an ambulance sur
geon from the New York Hospital dressed
his wounds got the complete story from
MIN. A few minutes later delegation
Of detectives was sent up by Inspector
Hughes from Headquarters to help out
the men already in t." precinct.
WAS TO HAVE MET CUSTOMER
MIR. Horth said that he had had an ap-
pointment with John VI. Demarest. gen
eral manager of the Sage Foundation
Homes Company. TO show him some dia-
monds Yesterday afternoon. Mr. Dema-
rests office is on the seventh floor of the
Marbridge Building. on the northeast cor
ner of Sixth avenue and Thirty-fourth
street. The appointment had been
made to see about changing "a diamond
in a ring ov ned by Mrs. Demarest.
Mr.. Horth left his own Office at about 5
o'clock. he said. and took the subway
uptown. When he arrived at Mr.. Dem
arrests Office a woman in the Office told
him MIR. Demarest was out but was ex-
pected back at any moment. Horth
waited until $3.50 o'clock when. realizing
that he probably was keeping the woman
clerk from going home by his presence he
said he would walk about the street a
few minutes and then return.
Mr.. Demarest's overcoat had been left
behind in the Office. so the clerk was sure
Mr.. Demarest would be back before going
home for the day.
SAW no EYE uroN/uIM As HE sTRoLLEp.
Mr. Horth strolled along Thirty-fourth
street to Fifth avenue, turned north to
Thirty-hsth street. and then west on
Thirty-iifth street. He walked very
ieisurely. hoping that by the time he had
strolled around the block Mr.. Demarest
would be in his office At no time was he
conscious that he was being followed or
watched. He had nearly completed the
circuit of the block when the first blow on
the head apprised him that he was the
latest victim chosen by the active high
waymen OF tho city.
Acting Captain Cooney got into COM
munication with Inspector Hughes. and
with the other detectives quizzed Mr..
Horth for some time searching for pos
sible clues Mr.. Horth could not help the
detectives much. He was positive about
the black automobile. and that was about
the only description he could give. The
blows on the head had come too quickly
to let him notice many details.
TRAFFIC POLICEMEN WERE CHANGING
POSTS
Policeman Joseph Fallon of Traffic c
was on the traffic pota at Thirty-tifth
street and Sixth avenue at the time of
the holdup At 8:55 O'Clock he left his
post for a few minutes and called in Po-
liceman Rim to take his place. Rim
said he had only just taken the post when
Horth came up TO him.
Mr. DeInarest said last night at his home
at 333 Central Park West that he had
known Horth for many years. The dia-
,nond dealer. Mr.. Demarest said, has been
in business in John street for some forty
years: Mr.. Demarest counts him as a
personal friend
MIR. Demarest said that when he returned
TO his office. delayed beyond the time he
had expected by a meeting at the Cham
ber of Commerce his secretary had in
formed him that MIR. Horth had been there
and had left four rings which he had had
for repairs. Two oi the rings belong to
Mrs. DemareSt and two to Il daughter.
Mi. Deinares, had not understood that
the i-wei.er WAS coming back lie said
mat Mr, horth had only just left his
bed alter Il severe attack of internal
l,emoTr'iage,' and expressed the fear that
the inj;irics received IN the holdup might
brlng serious consequences. MIR Horth $
daughter. Niss Cecilia l.. Horth. was
married or January - to Leonard {.
rsrstens OF 10 Horth York avenue. Union
Hill
POLICE pNsS IT rP TILL MORNING.
Neitl,er Second Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty nor Inspector
Hughes, r! IN command OF the detective
bureau had arrived at the Tenderloin
station at II O'Clock last night to direct
the search for the perpetrators of this
latest cf the Series of holdups that il
being yui 10 10 the police for action.
Commiss loner Naldo would not be seen
about VI
Capt McEiroy. in command of the
TcnoSrloin precinct and Acting aptain
Cooney' were inclined to be sceptiCal
of the, details OF the story told by Horth
because they were unable alter some
hoursof work TO find any witnesses.
An!cnI the men With whom the detec-
tives talked Were bernard Lennon, a
liauor dealer at III West hirty-tifth street,
on Inc north sloe of the street. He said
he was in and out of his place more or
isss Just before and just after O'Clock,
but that II" saw nOtnng Of a holdup.
lranb Miller. wotChman at the Garrick
1heatrs. also on the north side Of the
street said he ha d been in front of the
hadn't seen anything either.
EiGaru pedred cabman living AT
So West Thirty firth street. who has a stand
in front of his home. was another who
was on the street al he time and didn
know a npidup vas IN progress. and A
Maiimoit startcr - tue Hotel to'lins-
wool AZ - NeS' Tnirty-fifth street, again
on Che north side. remembered putting IN
a call for a carriage a. $50 - clock and
standing waiting for he carriage until
after : oclork and h. didn't hear any
'comrnoliou
All these, however. we're on the other
side Of he street from that on which
Hor;h SAYS he was assaulted and all Were
a little distance away from the spot be-
sides.
Policeman Rim said he was Standing
in the middle of the street facing the
south az the time Horth came up, and as
he recalled il the man approached him
from behind, gripping his arm and then
almost falling a. Rim grabbed him to
give him rupp0rl.
ATTACHED UNDER !.OOD OF STORE S DOOR
The E0l,hedst corner OF 1nirty-hitf
street and SiyJh avenue II occupied by
NcAi"cnsus pawnshop, the McAleenai
building cutting of "A corner OF the Mar-
bridge Iui'tiin2. Next door to McAlee-
mans On the east is Rogers Poet a. Co s
store, aad mex, to that the Meriden
Britannia Company's store Both the
Rogers peet aud the Meriden companies
stores wore closed, and the latter was
dark
Over the sdew ak on the Thirty-ffth