The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-02-23
THUGS GET $4,000
GOTHAM AUTO ROBBERS REPEAT
HOLD-UP GAME ON DIA-
MOND MERCHANT.
Rip Wallet Containing Gems From
Unconscious Victims Coat Pocket
and Escape Theft Occurs on
Crowded New York Street.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE automobile
bandits have jumped from the Wall
street district to the hotel and shop
ping district of Fifth avenue and
Broadway.
Three men in the taxicab type of
car traiied George II. Horth, dia-
mond dealer, from Broadway and Thir
ty-fourth street 10 Fifth avenue,
through Fifth avenue to Thirty-fifth
street and west on Thirty-fifth street
to a point 200 feet from Sixth avenue.
There two of them jumped from the
cab, stunned the jeweler with blows
from blackjack, ripped wallet con-
tanning $4,000 worth OF unset dia-
monds from his coat pocket and made
their escape.
Robbery on Crowded Street.
The robbery occurred shortly before
seven o'clock IN the evening, when
the streets Of the vicinity were
thronged with pedestrians and We
hicles and with a policeman standing
only 90 feet away. 1t is believed that
the diamond merchant was trailed
|
bandits saw favorable opportunity.
There they carried out their plans as
coolly and daringly as though they
were robbing an unprotected traveller
in q lonely mountain pass.
When the news of the daring hold
up reached police headquarters Dep
uty Commissioner Dougherty and In
spector Hughes were just in the act
of admitting to the assembled repre-
sentatives of all the newspapers that
they had made progression toward
capturing the highwaymen who stole
$4,000 the previous day.
Police Nonpussed.
They had made two arrests in the
case of Beckerman, the boy who was
held up last Saturday on the Bowery
and relieved of 1865 by thugs who es
caped in an automobile as did those
of Thursday. But there was nothing
particularly damaging against either
of the prisoners They were just sus
poets.
When the news OF the Thirty-fiftl
street robbery came in COMMISSIONS
Doueherty had to admit frankly: 1t
an endemic. | confess | have no ide;
whether these stick-ups are the wor
of one big band or of three or NOR
little bands. We don't know who tn
men are or. just now. how to fin
them. The only thing we can do
work hard.
George H. Horth is a diamond dea
:. er and makes a specially OF fin
mountings. He has an establishmer
ar as. AZ and 40 John street. and ha
heen IN business upwards of twent
years His home is at 213 Thir
t street. Union Hill, n. j. He is We
Y known ia the trade and has numbe
g of prominent persons as customer
il In answering calls from these Gu
?. toners 1t has been his custom to ca
d ~ mounted and unmounted preciol
D. stones to the value OF thousands {
dollars In his pockets.
Took Advantage Of Victim.
7 For two weeks Mr. Horth has n
visited his establishment regularly {
4. account Of illness. He is fifty-tv
wears old and. while once a man
remarkable physique. has been wea
ened nv sickness. Today be can
O. To business because of some importa
a engagement The robbers. 1t is 81
"a nosed. were familiar with his hat
a. NJ carving jewelry for the inspect
Or OF prospective customers and took
m vantage of his weakened condition
.r. | carry out their plan.
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