The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
CARD GAME HELD UP
NEAR THE WALDORF
Masked Men Rob PinOchle Play
ers Of All Their Cash
and Jewels.
FLIGHT THROUGH AVENUE
Suspects Are Chased Into Hotel
Aberdeen and Get Away In
General Mixup.
FLIGHT THROUGH AVENUE

holdup, a chase through Fifth ave-
nue., a mixup OF robbers and their pur-
suers an almost free for all fight over
the robbers and one of their victims In
the Hotel Aberdeen were few OF the
Incidents that occurred shortly after 10
| o'clock last night within a stones throw
OF the waldorf-Astoria.
| Harry Goodman. who runs Hungarian
restaurant at 16 East Thirty-third street
having deposited $500 in the bank. was en-
tertaintng Harry Lubliner OF 20 st. Marks
place and Samuel Pasturmuck Of l22 st
Marks place. Brooklyn, at a game Of auc.
ton pipochle. - f.t a.
The game was going merri,y when q
rear door opened and three men entered
Two OF them carried revolvers and
their faces were covered with masks.
Money and Jewels Taken.
From Goodman's pockets the robbers
got $50 in cash. diamond scarfpif
vauled at $50 and a gold watch and chair
worth 800.
Pasturmuck yielded s36 In cash and {
gold watch and chain worth $50. "Cheai
crowd" decided the robbers, and their dis
/. |
only IS In cash and a watch worth $50
The men got SIS from the till and thel
disappeared through the rear door.
Iubliner waited n second and then ra
!, to Thirty-third street. The robbers ap
parently had made their way through
!, hall to Thirty-thir street. for Lubline
, saws he saw the three men hurryin
. toward Fifth avenue. He saw two G
them. he says, throw their pistols int
n black automobile that was standin
nj the curb near Fifth avenue. Lubline
dashed for the revolvers and. grabbin
e them. ouickened his pace. shouting: "Sto
z thieves. Robbers
}. One OF the men darted north on FIT
y avenue and got away. Two Of the mel
p according to Lubliner ran south an
e turned into Thirty second street. Luolin'
n turned the corner In time to see them ei
e tar the Hotel Aberdeen at Is West Thirt!
II second street. Stin swinging the revolve
e he rushed into the lobby OF the hotel.
Hands up" yelled the victim. tt
IT hands of the two men went up and tho
u hacked toward the elevator, Now ye
y walt there until the cops come" said Lu
~ liner.
10 A Mistaken Rescuer.
re lust then two men rushed into the lobl
j. and pitched into Lubiiner knocking q
Or reyolyers from his hands. One stru
A. him in the jaw. and another
T. him IN the eye. One grabbed
TX revolver, only to have It hurl
as from his hand by James l.. Moriarty
se West Thirty second street
20 Tn the excitement the two men who
~ I.ubliner had backed up against the VI
disappeared. The revolvers also we
as II by magic.
When Patrolmen Ward and Fulco. "
IN were on fxed posts nearby. answered
IL cries OF "Robbers! murder! help" tn
er found Lubliner covered with blood. s.
ef clinging to the two men who had spoil
III his capture He demanded their ARE
OH They said they were william Kirby
nB eol Bedford avenue Brooklyn who DRY
TX a touring car for George J. Bryan, a p,
o. Usher living In the Hotel Albert a
an George Morrison. also chauffeur OF
'h' East Twenty-ffth street.
AID HOLD UP PAGE ONE
ice They were arrested on the charge
'er aiding and abetting a highway robh
zen There was big party In kirby's c
ST. including Mr.. and Mrs. John Tierney,
ms their Ave children. all OF s3s East S
me teenth street. and Mrs Jane Sweeney
Jay 40 East l49th street. Kirby ins's
Ia that he and Morrison thought Lubi
On was trying TO hold up two men and the
Tor upon accordingly jumped to the rescue
OF All the persons mentioned. includ
ing Goodman and Pasturmuck. went to
OF West Thirtieth street station. Tn
ALL more excitement occurred. Tierney wan
to rescue his good friends. Kirby
Mr. Morrison. and he started In to W
tay .on,. a, the poiicemen. The result
this that he quickly was dragged away t
CELL.