New-York tribune., 1913-10-13
Cover Five Men and Women
with RevOIverS, Then Take
Their Money and JeWeIry
and Make Escape.
GUEST HIDES COSTLY RINGS
Hold Up in Poorly Lighted Road
Nets Robbers S500-Mag-
azine Manager, His Wife,
Brother and Friends
the Victims.

Joseph s. Hidreth. manager Of the
Motor" magazine: Mrs. Hildreth and
Edgar Hildreth. a brother. superintend-
ent of the Crowell Publishing Company,
motored down In Joseph Hildreth's
machine from his home on Crane Road.
Scarsdale ~ Y. TO the Pennsylvania
station last night to meet Or. and Mrs.
John G. Williams. arriving from Gin
cinnati. The party then set out for
Scarsdale
When the machine, at $50, got to
Jerome avenue and 223d street, The
Bronx. Joseph Hildreth stepped out OF
the car to light the search lamps. the
use of which are not permitted south Of
that point, which is the centre Of a
broad stretch of fields. unlighted save
by one street lamp.
AS Mr.. Hildreth struck match there
was alarming activity in clump Of
bushes to the right and "A voice said:
Keep still and throw up your
hands,
Woman Faints at Pistols.
Mrs. Hildreth. in the front seat.
caught the first glimpse Of two revol-
vers, whose barrels gistened in the
street lamps rays.
Heavens, Look" she exclaimed.
pointing to two young men, wearing
caps, who approached the machine
with revolvers levelled. che fainted
and fell against the footboard. Her
husband started to step back into the
car TO aid her. but the bandits, advanc-
ing ordered him to remain where ne
was.
Mrs. Williams quick wittedly slipped
four diamond rings, worth in all about
5000, from her fingers and placed them
in her mouth while the robbers were
halting Mr.. Hildreth. The other occu-
pants of the car had become immova-
BILE through surprise.
Just your money and valuables. II
you're quiet" said the bandits: other
wise we'll have to shoot YOU"
Then one Of the men using his re-
volver persuaslvely. stepped into the
rear Of the car and took a gold watch
and chain. a Masonic pin and scarfpin
from Edgar Hildreth and a gold watch
and chain and s. bill from Or. Will
Jams. In an inside vest pocket the
physician had 500 in bills, which the
robbers search didn't bring him TO.
In the same few minutes the second
bandit. his revolver pressed against
Joseph Hildreth's stomach, removed a
gold watch and chain, $50 in cash and
a scarfpin.
Search Women in Car.
Get out on the road now: well see
what the ladies have TO offer" was the
command to Edgar Hldreth and Dr.
Williams. In the road the three auto
mobilists were clustered together and
guarded by one Of the robbers, while
the other entered the machine and ran
his hands up and down the waists OF
Mrs. Hidreth and Mrs. Williams.
"Anything?" asked the bandit In the
road.
III there Is / can't find IT," answered
the man in the auto. stepping down.
Now, you men. get back into the
car and go on your way. and don't light
those big lamps" was the next order.
Joseph Hildreth remained silent for a
moment; he looked up and down the
tracks running alongside in the hope
that a surface car was approaching.
But there was no encouragement from
that source.
Yes or no?" asked one OF the rob-
bers, raising his revolver.
Yes" said Mr.. Hildreth. Then, as
he and the others got back into the
machine and got the machine started
again. the bandits, still showing their
weapons. backed into the bushes and
sped across the fields.
The car was pointed 10 the Wakefield
police station, at White Plains avenue
and 229th street, where the hold-up was
reported 1t was estimated that fully
$500 in money and jewelry had been
taken. Detectives and mounted police
men were hurried out Immediately In
search of the bandits, who looked to be
old