New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

| and went away be1Ore = Ocloeh, pehh5
driven to his hotel in the same ma
chine.
When reporters called on him at his
hotel i'm the afternoon the clerk said Mf.
Waldo was in. but word came down from
the Waldo apartments that the Police
| commissioner was mot at home" a re-
mort was current during the day that
commissioner Waldo would be asked to
resign by Mayor Gaynor. but person
close to the Mayor declared the rumor
was groundless.
Another rumor was that Mr.. Waldo
was thinking of resigning. ~and 1t was
reperted that he had written 20 the
war Department within the last three
days asking that his name be placed on
the roll df eligible officers of the regular
army He resigned from the army In
| September, 1905, with the rank Of cap
! tain,
But this rumor also fell fat, for in
| Washington last night 1t was said that
the eligible officers list was only nom
inal distinction, ard tbat Waldo might
have sought It for old times sake.
Police officials acknowledged yesterday
that the only hope they had of finding
the two men who escaped in brown au-
tomobile in 3hth street, near Sixth ave-
fnue, on Friday night, after robbins
George T. Horth. a John street diamond
merchant, Of $4,000 in uncut gems, was
that some citizen who witnessed the
hold-up would make known that tact 20
the police.
Horth is now at his home. No. 213 Sd
street. Union Hill, N. j.. suffering from
conclusion of the brain, caused by a
blow of one of the hold-up mems black
jacks.
Business friends of Mr.. Horth, who
have known him for twenty years. were
| incensod az tho efforts Of the police tc
| discredit Mr., Horth's story of the hold
up.
| If Mr.. Horth said he was held up,
he was held up" said one prominent
Maiden Lane diamond merchant. do
the police think he threw his property
| in the gutter and then struck himself
with a blackjack"
| 1t transpired yesterday that the pa
| trelman who had the fixed post at Both
street and Sixth avenue Friday night
was away at the time Mr.. Horth was
robbed. His side partner, Patrolman
| Rim. who had the post at Broadway
and Both street, was looking out" for
| him, and it was he, and not Patrolman
Fallon. on whose post the hold-up oc-
CURED, who made the report to the pO-
| lice.
This information occasioned a little
surprise at Police Headquarters yester-
day, and Mr.. Dougherty said he was
| investigating that end Of the story.
Many wondered II the hold-up men
knew that Patrolman Fallon had left
his post for few minutes and took ad-
vantage Of his absence to effect the rob-
berry.
This gave rise to a discussion as 10
whether or not the fixed post did not
work largely to the advantage of the
criminal element, who knew where
policeman was always stationed and
profited by the knowledge to commit
crime at a safe distance from the fixed
post
Insurance Rates May Rise.
The epidemic of daylight robberies on
the citys crowded highways may result
in the raising of insurance rates on hold
up policies issued in New York city.
There are many underwriters I'm the
burglar insurance field who believe this
step is inevitable.
Banks have already taken warning
and most messengers carrying money
yesterday, who -usLaliy have. hsen max
ing their rounds without guard and gem
orally unarmed, because of the difficulty
Of obtaining revolver permits due to the
drastic provisions Of the Sullivan law,
were accompanied by guards.
| All Of the New York Telephone Com
pany's coin collectors were escorted by
, two big armed individuals on their
rounds Of the nickel in the slot ma
! chimes yesterday.
Late yesterday afternoon the police ar
rested James Barry, a mere youth. of
| No. go Second avenue, on a charge OF
| highway robbery. He was accused Of
! having held up William Dougherty. an
office boy employed by McGowan & Con-
molly, at No. T39 East 15lst street, and
robbing him Of $40 last Friday.
II is generally believed that the wave
| OF daylight holdups will continue until
the police make arrests that will lead TO
the highwaymen being sent to prison.
They are working hard to make a
showing. every precinct commander hav-
Ing instructed each member of his COM
mand To keep his eyes and ears opened,
and II is said that a reward in the
| shane of a substantial promotion awaits
the man or men who hiring about the
solution Of any one Of the recent taXieab