The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-22
CAFEPROPR|ETOR
SHOT As He HITS
CAPTURED THIEF
MORALLY Wounded by Police
mans Revolver by Accident
in Scuffle.
BEAT DOWN BARTENDER

Gunman Then Robs Cash
| Register as Companions
| Threaten Crowd.
x1ichaa, subisich. proprietor Of The
Chioase Cafe. 1t No. - Eleventh ave-
nue.. was about to start homo early to-
day With the money that had been taken
IN up 10 O'Clock He left ~ In
cbanss in the cash ssgistss end
Prank siavtck In charge Of NE bas.
Thsrs were ssvsa o. stsht custsmsss
In ths rear room. 0tibisich stopps1 TO
chat WITH them Three young men
sioaohsd into the place from the side
door opening onto yorty.fourth street.
Two Of the newcomers went forward
into the barroom. The other stood near
the street door
No particular attention was paid to
the three until the one who remained By
the door isvsllsd . revolver at the men
~ Suo AUsSS enO sSso Sss0su W oOaDS
their hands.
Lime w there against he wsii." be
ordered. pointins to the opposite SIDE Of
the room.
The command was obsysd With aiso-
rity By the startled comoany. amons
them subisich. the proprietor.
While this was taking place IN the
rear room the tive other young men
who had entered the bar were having .
lively time With Bartender slavick. He
refused 10 iift his hands when the rob-
bers pointed weapons at him.
One Of the robbers remained In front
Of the bar. keeping siavick covered"
and The other started for the cash
register. TIE bartender assumed . bel
llssrsnt attitude.
''Hit that guy on y head with bot.
! tie" suggested the lsbbsr In froat Of
the bas: "maybs hs'u know then Ne
mean businssA"
PELlGp uARrgNoGR WITH BOT.
TAI WHEN HI RGsiSrGb.
TIE sugsstioa wss adopted. and Slavick
went down hard - . heavy bottle
struck him on the temple. But he WAS
stiil unoonQusrsd. and kicked ct the
robbsr who centinusd 10 advance ON
him. The robbsr picked W smother bot.
tie and used Il - club to beat s,avick.
TAen one Of the men teok the ta.3
from the cash register.
There are two doors In the rear room
Of the cafe. One. through which the
robbers entered. opens directly into
Forty-fourth street. the other into Q
hallway leading to Eleventh avenue.
Stibisich dartsd into the hallway and
ran for . policeman on hxsd post a.
Torty-nfth street.
Policemen 8chastberger and Lannir.
!, we're both there. one about to reiievs
|, the other. Their nishtsticks brough,
Policeman Durker also. and the three
A rushed for the saloon.
|, The robbsr In the rear room dropped .
revolver ~ Durker seissd him. schast.
. berger and Lannin grabbed the two .,
the bar and had struggle for the re-.
volvers they still held.
When the weapons had been secured
the three holdup men were taken Into
!, Forty-fourth street TO await the pstrO
y wagon. which . railroad Waterman had
called.
!. | ~ UASN0 PNtoONSVo NM u
y. SHOT THROUGH.
suddenly Stiblslch. the saloon propri.
. etor. ran out with . billiard cue AM
began TO Oslabor the prisoners. One u
i the prisoners tried u grab Policeman
schastbsrger's revolver and In the tuss.,
10 Il WAS discharged. the bullet entsrins
v Stibisicn's abdomen ana going clsa.
lnrough him.
II Then all three prisoners made an effor
10 to escape and were putting up a goo,
d. Aght when Lieut.. Kerr and Detectives
10 Moore ana Hallaron appeared by chanc,
10 and went TO the assistance OF the pa
ID trolmen.
Y. Stibisich was taken to the Polyclinl
n Hospital. where It was said he coul,
not live. The prisoners we're taken u
* the West Forty-seventh street station
:. they said they were:
John ksistendick, Of No. 800 West For
!. U-fourth street: Edward Brady. of Nc
80 i0Os First avenue. and James Friday, .
10 No. wv West Eorty-eighth street. FIR;
day, the police say. was released frof
"a the workhouse Ave days ago, after serv
- ing 4 term for disorderly conduct unde
en- The name OF Riley.
r. Later the trio was taken to the Ho,
pItai ana Iiheo up peiore otiUlsIcn, Wh
n. Identified them as the men who held u
:. his saloon. Friday. he said, was III
~. one who remained In the rear room
IN Kaistendick 10 said TO have been III
10 man who attempted to seize Policema
on schsstber.er's revolver and thus cause
ID. the shooting.
'e. Acting Captain Tunney. Of tho We
Forty-seventh street station, said:
ny II am sure these are the same fellow
n who held up Morgan J, O'Brien's saloo
~ At No. SS5 Eleventh avenue. early Sa
RS urday and I think they are the gav
OF that has been doing all the saloon hol
10, ups In this part OF town lately. T.
vi glad we've landed them"
ok big TINS" OElUSl0N
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