New-York tribune., 1913-07-31
EAST SIDE JEWELLER
SHOT BY BANDITS
Refusal to Buy little Archie"
Gang Rattle Ticket Answered
by Three Bullets.
DEFY CROWD AND ESCAPE
Three Men in Flight Toss Auto
matte Pistols Into Cellar
way-Change Clothes
TO Avoid Arrest.

David Finver, a jeweller thirty-nine
years old. Of No. 70 clinton street, was
shot down in his store yesterday after.
noon by three gunner. the police say,
because he refused to buy a ticket for
rattle. Finver was taken to Gouverneur
Hospital. where it was said he may die.
His assailants escaped i'm the confusion
which followed the shooting.
The ganEsters. it Is said, belong 70 tha
Little Archie gang. several Of whose
members soon viii he tried for the mur-
der Of a man in East 18th street recent
ly The attemuted sale Of rattle ticket
was said 10 he a clumsy method Of eX-
torting money from the jeweller 10 holm
Vav the expenses Of the trial From tho
little Finver could tell before he lapsed
into halT-consciousness. he was alone
IN his little store when the three men
entered.
I'VE want Won TO buy a ticket for
rattle" one said We've got a pal IN
trouble and you've got 70 help him out.
As the youth spoke. the three edged
closer 20 Tinver Alarmed AZ their &C
tiors Finver replied. "No, I don't want
anything 10 90 with your raf1e. Get out
Of my place
IF you don't come across with the
money well clean up the place now.
the gunmen threatened.
Finver reached for his revolver. which
ne kept in drawer underneath a show
case. Before he could get II AT least two
Of the men fred at him. Fnver sank
"a the floor as the men ran out one
bullet entered the jewellers left breast
and came out Of his back. another lodged
IN his left shoulder and a third struck
him In the arm
The shooting attracted a large crowd
into Clinton street, and while excited
East Siders massed around the store the
three gunmen broke through the throng,
knocking down those in their way, and
disappeared Several policemen ran
toward the shop in a vain effort 70 catch
Finver's assailante. while The reserves
from Clinton street station dispersed the
mob which had gathered in front Of the
store.
Policemen Lockhart and DAILY. of the
Clinton street station. were the first 70
arrive. but they were too late even 70
catch a glimpse Of the Eunmen. FinVer
was lying behind his counter. DR.. Nc
Clellan arrived and took the wounded
man 10 Gouverneur Hospital. while men
and women crowded around shouting
hvsterically. In the shop the policemen
found a revolver living on the floor, with
one cartridge exploded Finver's pistol
was stiE in its drawer untouched. An
empty shell of a cartridge for an auto
matte pistol was also found on the floor
When the reserves had cleared the
street the police learned that the three
men had run into Rivineton street whore
one Of them was seen 10 enter the cellar
OF a tenement house and throw away a
revolver. A search revealed the pres
ence OF two automatic pistols in the eel
larwav. but no further trace Of the gun
men was obtained.
F1nver described his assailants as Jew
ish in appearance. He said one was tan
and the other two short and slender. All
were fashily dressed.
Soon after tho shooting il was learned
that three men answering Finver's de-
ecr1ption had called al the jewelry store
of 3. Pulver. at No 1856 Rivington street,
and had asked 70 see a gold watch and
CnEln. fllNtT was llOA III uI'N ''''
became suspicious Of their movements.
She told them that the safe was locked
and 70 return later. When they returned
an hour before Finver was shot. she sa"
the men were carrying paper bags, IN
which seemed 70 be new straw hats
Pulver's wife again sent them away and
they did not return.
Several hours later. in a house-to-house
canvass Of that section Of the East Side
CAPTAIN Cooper, in charge Of the detec-
tives. found a pile Of clothing at No. 1873
Stanton street, which was identified as
having been worn by F4nver's asSail-
ants. The men. apparently, had changed
their clothing in order to avoid detec-
ton