The evening world., 1913-01-30
DEATH RAIDS CLUB;
CLOSES GAME THAT
RESISTED POLICE
Leader of knickerbocker Hotel
Orchestra Stricken at Table
of Antiquarians.
PLAYERS FLEE IN PANIC.
Musicians Daughter Waits
Happy School Ceremony in
Her Graduation Finery.
PLAYERS FLEE IN PANIC.

The Doors Of the Antiquarian c1ub At
No. 90 st. Marks place. Manhattan,
we're not opep to-day. The shades were
doNa aud the only sisn Of life sA,ut
inc pace vas the pstroimAn pacing
~ ana down at the foot of the well.
worn steps. The Antiquarian Ciuo
hsures conspicuousiy on PORN S"-.se
suspecred Sambhng house list-and last
night man fell dead In the ysaee Tho
patrolnsa on duty w~s had enough.
thought the regular patrons Of the
Antiquarian: but the grim shadow tina.
fell upon II when Julius Schotoff, leader
OF the orchestra at the Hotel Kniolksr.
booker. made his final cashing In he's
proved more ehectuai In closing the
place uisn eli the survsiiance to which
'hs 'rofice have subjected the ola
brownstone rookcry Of late.
sohotoff. . heavily bulk man. with
isns dark hair and about Sorty.e,sht
years old. last night brushed past pa.
tro'man Robert Drumm and ascsnded
the steps OF the Antiquarian Assem-
slinG place A panel In the door si,d
open ana the next minute SchotcfY
slipped through the cautiously opened
portal with the air Of . man who feels
himssif At home.
oeArH OPENS DOOR OAnREo
A0Alttor Pollcg.
Drumm rssrmsd his drilling up and
Down. occasionally giving his stsreo-
typed warning to the regulars" as they
pasese ~ htm and Into thslr haunt.
Half An hour paassd. and then q white
faced man came tostsraa0 Aswu the
steps and rushsd W 70 Dsanm.
Soy. . guy's Just passed out inside"
vas the way hs broke che news ef
schstp9s 1eath.
The paerelman summoned an ambu.
lance from ot. Marks Hospital. The
maa Who haA smsrgsA from the Anti
QuoriAn0f rooot ran for Dr.. Max zip-
fer of No - 81. Marks Piacs. Then
- the hrst time since Jan. . the An.
sieuarians'-formsrly the war Club
WAS entered By . policsnan.
Drunm found Schotofs iysnR on his
back close 10 . table At which he had
been standing watching . four-handsd
auction pinochls game.
He just walked In. stood there q
while and then kssied over" voiun-
tsered one Of the Antieuarians.
Heart. ! guess" said another. ..Hs's
been complaining . lot about II
lately"
In the mean time they we're waiting
Tor sehotoR at the Hotel Knickerbocks,
and W at his nat at No. ~ Southern
boulevard. Mrs. Schotoff was waiting.
too. The musicians daughter, Coralie.
had Just been graduated at the Norris
hish school and she was trying to get
her father on the phone at the hotsl to
tell Mm all about the events OF the
afternoon. echosen was to have &C.
csuspanisA hie wife ana daushter ts
The school, 6vt he declared that he hsA
V Play at "tsa concsrt'' and left the
house. after making his daughter PROM
iee % call him up At the hotel.
oAvohr6N. IN GRADUATION
PlNeNv, WAITE IN VAIN. (
And 90 the musician's wife aud his
dAughtsr. In her graduation Emery. nst
hour after hour waiting and wonder
inS. IL was almost midnight when q
patrolman- from the fremont avenue
station came and told thsm what had
happsasd at the AntQuariaas'.
o. Schotofr's body were found S15.S7,
lie wore much jewelry and his clotass
were Socd and well cut.
He uss an old timer" said the ps-
rA A.lf 20 ls. ~
quarianS 10 an Evening World re.
porter to-day.
Julius was all that = husband ana
father should be. He never touched q
card nj his iife." declared Mrs. schot-
Oh In her Bronx nat at almost the
same time.
we'll. / suess thiA hxss the Anti.
Quarians for good. and there'h be one
address scratched from Form 2S,"
said Captain Frank Rohrig Of ths Fifth
street police station.