Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-20
RODDER GETS GEMS; CAUGHT
Forces Mrs. Salvito to Yield Val.
liable Diamonds by Gun Play.
LINES UP HUSBAND AND SON
shoots ut All, Missing Them, I'm
Making Escape and IL Found
Hiding I'm Flats at Seven
teenth and Cass.

Diamonds valued at 500 had just beer
forced from Mrs. sylvia salvito by a
robbcr at i2i North Sixteenth street, at
o'clock last night when the womans
husband walked in upon the scene,
Backed against the wall. he and hts wife
! and son. W. \. Montgomery. were shot
4 at by the robber IN making his retreat
from the upper hall OF the place. Two OF
the bullets narrowly missed salvito's
head. Ns
The loud reports brought pstrolman
Hudson. With Saieito he followed the
robber from saloon downstairs into
which the robber had also fired In his
anxiety to escape. and located the man
hiding in the Estabrook flats under con-
struction at Seventeenth and Cass streets
Patrolman Hudson took the revolver from
the man and handcuffed him. led him to
the police station. The chamois skin
bag containing Mrs salfito's Jewels were
there taken from his pocket.
says Took Jewels for Revenge.
The man gave his name as J. L.
Fredericks and said that he was rail-
road man. living at Norfolk. Neb. He
declared he took the jewelry 10 avenge
himself for the loss OF a watch which
Mrs. Salvito had taken from him. a
pawn ticket in his possession showed
that the watch he spoke OF Is at the
American loan office.
Fredericks went to the Salyito rooming
house Wednesday night and secured a
room. When he returned last night,
Mrs. salyito and her son. who operates
the rooming house. thought he had come
In to retire. Montgomery was at the
stove in the rooming house office punch
ing the fire. when the man walked in.
Mrs. salvlto. who was there on visit.
was seated In chair nearby. give
me your pocketbooi<." demanded Freder-
ticks. Mrs. salvito threw out her hands
and said she hed no pocketbook.
Its in your waist there. Give II
TO me-" To emphasize the demand
Fredericks jerked forth a revolver. and
leyeled II at the woman. Mrs. salvito
Immediately complied.
shoots at Salyito.
When the son raised from his STOPPING
posture In front OF the stove. Fredericks
pointed the gun al him with the demand
that he stand back against the wall.
Then salvito came up the stairs and
walked directly In front OF Fredericks
before he saw the gun. He also was
made to back against the wall and the
robber showed his determination by
shooting directly at his head
Turning about. Frederieks ran down
stairs He opened the rear door Of the
saloon below and emptied the remaining
cartridges from his revolver as he was
leaving.
Mrs. Salvito wore diamond earrings
and valuable diamond brooch which
Fredericks did not take. The chamois
skin bag that he made her give him con-
tained five diamond rings and two pairs
Of cuff buttons One pair cuff buttons
was made OF SEQ gold pieces.
Mrs. Salvito formerly was Miss Georgia
Keiser. She lives at rs North Four
teenth street
The police do not believe that Fred
eTleks Is a crook. He Was drunk when
he entered the house. He was recently
released from the hospital. where he had
been all summer as the result OF an acct
dent in a railway wreck last spring. In
police court Frederieks said he did no,
know he had the jewels or that he had
entered the house until told Of it this
morning. lie claims the last thing he
remembered was eating dinner yesterday
noon and knew nothing until he swoks
this morning in Jail. He pleaded not
guilty TO a charge Of grand larceny and
robbery and vas bound over to the dis.
trict court