New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-17
BURGLARS BEAT
And ROB WOMEN
Epidemic of Crimes All
Over City Keeps Detec-
tives and Police Busy.
THREE FAMILIES in
SAME HOUSE ROBBED
Daring HoId.Ups in Williams
burg Result in Several Arrests
Victims Badly Beaten.

When Hazel Blakely. a guest IN the
homo of Ralph Listow. opened the door
of the apartment at lac West SD ST.
in answer to a ring yesterday morning,
she was seized bv three men. carried
into the parlor and told at the point
of a gun to keep quiet. The young
girl looked helplessly on while the
men ransacked the parlor for vaiu-
ables.
In the meantime Mrs. Listow: at
tracted by the noise, came out OF her
bedroom. She was promptly CON
fronted by tall, dark man VINO, nour-
isking a razor. commanded her 10 sll
down in the parlor.
At this juncture Listow, who had
gone 20 a ba-bersnop, returned 10 MS
fat. No sooner had he entered the
hallway than two Of the intruders
bounced upon him while the other one
stood guard over the terrified women.
After inficIlng serious razor gashes
upon Listow and threatening TO shoot
the women if they made an outcry, the
men made their escape.
They took with them SUIT oil
clothes, several pictures and Silverware
The police, who have a description OF
one Of the men. believe that the robbers
were after valuable jewelry which they
knew Mrs. Listow to possess.
Mrs. Rose Schuman, who lives on the
ninth floor of the Warwick apartment
house. at 10l West S0th ST., awoke
about ? o'clock yesterday morning 70
find a man in her room. She screamed
and her son Arthur ran into the room
lust in time TO see the man iesI
through the window onto the fire escape
and disappear. The Schumans found
they had been robbed of $500 worth OF
jewelry. They Immediately reported
the burglary to the police.
Royal Hammerschlag, who occupies
the adjoining apartment 20 the Schu'
mans, discovered yesterday morning
that $500 worth of jewelry and S54 IN
cash were missing from his apartment
A. Keyson. who occupies an apartment
OIL the second floor, also reported the
loss of quantity of jewelry and so
in cash. The same burglar had evi'
IDENTIFY visited the three apartments
The police arrested a man on suspicion
in a pawnshop at 122d ST. and Eighth
av. yesterday afternoon. He was at
tempting to pawn a pearl stud which
correspondent to the description OF one
stolen from Mr.. Keyson.
Mrs. Fannie Lotto. of "a West End az.
was beaten and robbed yesterday after
noon in her home by man who repre-
scented himself as an inspector from
/ the gas company. She was struck over
/ the head with an iron pine, kicked !
/ the face until her lower jaw was tract
ured and robbed of gold watch anc
chain, three valuable rings and small
; trinkets. The thief overlooked Sl,2OC
| in bank notes sewed incide the bosom
of Mrs. Loto's gown, and a purse con
tanning $50 which was in her pocket
Four men operating in the neighbor
/ hood of the Brooklyn plaza of the
/ Williamsburg Bridge early yesterday
waited for an elevated train ~ draw
/ out of the Marcy av. station, and while
| it was passing the tailor store OF V. o
Reed e. Co., 379 Broadway. hurled &
rock wrapped in cloth through plate
/ glass window, and w,re helping them
selves to rolls of cloth when detected
by Patrolmen Nealon and Slavinsky
Of the Clymer ST. station.
The thieves darted along Broadwa!
10 Keap St, and then north. TIT
patrolmen fired a dozen shots at them
D. EItt u tHt men were Caught ~ AN'
front yard of dwelling. but tn
fourth made his escape. The prison
ers had to be dubbed before the.
would submit to arrest. They de
scribed themselves as Charles ant
Maurice Bryan. brothers, staying il
a lodging house, and Edward Regan
Of 800 Keap st. They were remandet
on charges of burglary.
Almost at the same hour Henri
/ Tfefferman, janitor OF an apartment
house at 366 Rodney st. entered tn
basement TO coal up the furnaces
when he was attacked by three men
vho robbed him Of a gold watch an
chain and SO. Pfeferman put up
fight, but was knocked unconscious
The police arrested John Lenahan, o
81 Rodney st. He was held in 81 90
hail on charges OF assault and robbery
While walking along Grand st. yes
terday Carl Trefure, of 80 West lot
| ST.. Manhattan, was attacked by gun
mon. one of whom showed a revolve
in his face and ordered him to thro'
I'D his hands. When he refused h
was brutally assaulted and robbed o
his watch and chain. Joseph Alter, 0
pa South I'd st.. was arrested. Al
though he denied knowledge of IN
crime. he was held for the grand jury