New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
ONE KILLED, ONE SHOT
IN DAYLIGHT HOLD-UPS
Police Say They Have Man Who
Committed Both Crimes
on East Side.
JEWELLER SLAIN IN SHOP
Short Time Afterward Cigar
Store Clerk Is Attacked
Prisoner Said To Be
a Burglar.

Dur gar
A man who says he is Charles VIII
son. but who the detectives declare, is
Raymond Forbsy alias Clark. Brook
Iyn burglar. was busy yesterday with
his revolver, according to the police.
The first crime laid to the prisoner was
the murder of Morris SchwartzkOpf. a
ieweller. who had a shop at No. 0 De-
lancey street, and the second the shoot
Ing of Maxwell Katz, chief clerk In the
United Cigar Stores shop, at No. %
Cooper Square.
The ieweller was shot while alone In
his shop about l o'clock yesterday al
terpoon. and died soon afterward III
Gouverneur Hospital. Before he dled
he identified Wilson or Forsoy as tne
man who shot him.
According to the story told TO 'he
police by Schwartzkopf, WILSON, WIN
whom he had had business relations 1or
several months, came into the store
vosterday morning and left Watch
which he said he wished to have re-
haired. Not long ago SchwarzKopr
leased the house in which he mas MS
shop and moved his family into the
rooms overhead. Mrs. SchWartzKopI
uas In the store when Wilson came in.
After waiting about few minutes
Wilson said he would come back later
II was the opinion of SchwartzKopI
that he would have been shot when the
man first entered except for the pres
ence Of Mrs. Schwartzkopf.
Just what took place before the shool-
ing the police did not learn. Several
persons in the neighborhood saw the
stranger go into Schwartzkopfs place
and q few minutes later they heard the
report Of a pistol. A second later they
saw Wilson come out Of the front door
and walk slowly down the street. He
was putting revolver into his pocket
as he emerged.
Draws Gun on Bystander.
Jacob Berer who lives at No. De-
Iancey street, next door TO the jeWelry
store. saw the stranger emerge from
the Schwartzkopf place. and he went
toward him. The man drew his re-
volver from his hip pocket, pointed 1t
mt Berler. and Rerler got out Of harms
way. Then the man went to the
Bowery and entered a saloon. Patrol
man Hennessy, of the traffic squad, was
at Delaney street and the Bowery, and
Berler told him that Schwartzkopf had
been shot and that the man who had
done the shooting was in the saloon at
tho corner The policeman went into
the place. but the man had gone out.
Schwartzkopf did not tell much to
the police. but his wife said that for
some time the stranger had been visit
ing the shop. He brought with him
iewelry which he wished to have reset
or to sell. Wilson did not take time to
got his watch after he had shot
SchwartzkoW.
The police say 1t Is more than proba bic
that Wilson or Forbsy would have got
away entirely had he not shot the cigar
store clerk, for they had very little
upon which 10 work. His success in
eluding the police, however, seemed to
have emboldened the man. as the at
tempt to rob the cigar store was most
daring piece of hoId-up business.
Katz was in the Cooper Square cigar
store I'm the afternoon fixing up she
cash against the coming Of the com
panv's auditor. who always appears on
Monday i'm order to get the receipts
of Saturday and Sunday. II was about
time for the auditor TO arrive when a
man walked into the store and bought
package of cigarettes. After he had
lighted one he asked Katz if he might
wait around until man arrived whom
he had told 10 meet him in Cooper
Square. Katz thought nothing Of 1t
and told the stranger he might stay.
Clerk Becomes Suspicious.
\ few minutes later two men en-
tered. and, according 10 katZ, they eX-
changed signals with the man who was
already there. But two other men
came in at the same time, and the first
two. after buying cigars, went out.
When the second two had gone and
the man who had bought the cigarettes
still remained Katz grew suspicious
and told the customer that he had bet
Ter go out. as the inspector would be in
any moment and he did not wish TO
have him sec any one loafing about the
place.
Then the man said that he would like
10 look at the telephone directory for a
number. Katz pointed out the tele
phone book. and after few moments
the stranger asked him please 10 find
certain name. Katz, his suspicious
disarmed. left the cash register and
came from behind the counter toward
the desk where the telephone book lay.
AS he did so the stranger took a re-
yolver from his pocket and fired. katz
was not struck and he advanced tow
ard the man, despite the revolver.
There was another shot. This time the
bullet ploughed through Katz's left
cheek. and he staggered back. but, re
gaining his equilibrium KATE again
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