New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
FLEE IN AUTO
AFTER BOLD ROBBERY
Fell Paymaster and Friend on
Busy Downtown Street and
Seize Pay SatChel.
POLICE SEEK BLACK CAR
Robbers Attack Victims Soon
After Latter Left Bank on
'14th Street with 81, 1874
in Currency.


mobile again figured as the means of
escape, occurred shortly after the banks
opened yesterday morning in Bethune
street, a few steps west of Hudson, one
OF the city's busiest thoroughfares at
that time of day. The bandits escaped
with S1,194 in cash which two young
employees of the Silk Finishing Com
pany were carrying TO the company's
mill, No 3, at 40. % Bethune street
Neither OF the young men was seri-
ously hurt, but both felt the blows Of
the ruffians' blackjacks before they re-
linquished their hold on the small
satchel which contained the money.
Detectives working on the case said
last night that their clews were numer-
Gus, but not definite. Commissioners
Dougherty expressed his hope OF a
prompt arrest.
The victims OF the holdup were
Charles Weber, paymaster Of the mill
for the last six years, whose home is ut
No. $40 Central avenue, Jersey City,
and Edmund Weider. OF No. 9oS Sum
nit avenue, Jersey City, a son of the
superintendent, Rudolph Weider I'm
mediately after turning into Bethune
street from Hudson. on their way 10
the mill from the New York County
Bank. at Eighth avenue and 18th
street the two were set upon by three
men, according 10 Weber's version of
the AFFAIR, and the bag taken from
them. The robbers then ran to the
corner of Greenwich street, jumped into
a black automobile and disappeared
around the corner OF Jane street.
Beaten with Blackjack.
Had the robbery occurred on any
other Saturday in the year the bandits
would have been almost $1,000 richer
than they were yesterday afternoon. II
was Weber's custom, he SAID yesterday.
To arrive at the bank every Saturday
morning soon after Q o'clock in COM
pany with one of the superintendent
sons and bring back TO the mill 5000
for the regular weekly payroll. Yester-
day, however, the amount was consid-
erably smaller, for the reason that
most Of the men had received their
Chistmas pay in advance.
Weber was BILE TO give only a meagre
description of his assailants to the po-
lice, and his companion, who received
more severe beating at their hands,
could give none at all.
They declared that they were seized
from behind just after passing the
apartment house at No. s. Bethune
street by two men, who were shortly
Joined by a third. When they put UP n
and Weider stretched out on the side
walk with a blow from "a blackjack,
welded, Weber thought, by the third
man, who was tall and wore a gray
overcoat. The other two were short,
wore short overcoats and had their
caps pulled down over their eyes.
Woman Saw Robbers Flee.
The police unearthed several wit
nesses Of the escape, the most trust
worthy Of whom appeared TO be Kate
Corrigan a maid in the employ Of
Judge John Il. Voorhees,, of No. ISL
Greenwich street. She said her atten-
ton had been drawn to a dark auto
mobile standing in front Of s. Cal
langelo's barber shop. at No. $50
Greenwich street, through the actions
Of three men, two in short overcoats
and caps a the third apparently the
chauffeur, who made frequent trips to
the corner OF Bethune street, as if
awaiting some ones approach. Finally
they disappeared around the corner,
only to reappe1r "A moment later In
company with tall man. who carried
small satchel. The four OF them
leaped into the car, which was headed
north, and In moment more were out
of sight.
The cries of the two victims collected
crowd, which drew the attention Of
Detective Sloven. attached TO the
Charles street station, who was passing
on Hudson street car. lie made
hasty investigation Of the case, while
officer Hartin, of the Traffic Squad,
telephoned to the Charles street police
station for more men. Within twenty
minutes thirty detectives headed by
Acting Captain Mckinney, in charge OF
the plainclothes men of the precinct,
were at work on the case.
Boys Tell Of Auto Number.
Sloven found couple Of youngsters
in the crowd who informed him that
the number on the bandits machine
started with 1853" but they were un-
able to give him the rest Of 1t. Later
in the day il was said that the police
had learned the full number and that
the car which bore IL was being
Swallowed. A number Of witnesses
questioned by the detectives told OF an
other car. bearing a strange RESENT
blance to the one in which the robbers
escaped. which dashed down Green
witch street from Jane just as the rob-
bers' machine turned into Jane street.