The evening world., 1914-03-14
bRQAX-STlRRED
1ODESPERAT|ON
BY FLAT ROBBERS
Citizens to Organize a Vigi.
lance Committee for
Protection.
MORE POLICE NEEDED.
In Two Weeks 100 Apart
ments Have Peen Visited
BY Thieves.
MORE POLICE NEEDED.

Within the lara two weeks nat
thisvss have tam pered with at least
ons hundred apa rtments in the West
Farms section tk the Bronx. They
have been succ sssful In more than
thirty cases. spd 1t has reached q
stage where thu residents Of the Sec
ton between (Dne Hundred and Sew
enty-seventh and One Hundred and
Eighty.seventh streets. which II
ellsd with nrst-class apartment
houses. have begun tho organisation
Of q. vigilai ace committee. and viii
oall upon lsolice Commissioners Nc
Kay In. an effort to have more DO
lisemen detailed to that section Of
the Bronx.
The NOV ement Is under tho lead
eruhip OF John A. Warch. owner Of
several apartment houses. who has
lest at least . dosen tenants since
The nat sobberies began.
An Evening World reporter made
. canvass Of the district to-day. The
Ayst Of the breakings began two
weeks sgo to-day. Thieves jimmied
thsdr way into the home of Mrs.. Rose
Baias. Who has IN apartment on the
Oooena door OF No. 2l0s Honeywell
aveuuA Mrs. Elias IL wintering in
South Carolina. A neighbor noticed
TIE door ajar. and when the Janitor
weot through the apartment he
3ound It ransacked from kitchen to
Dassor. More than $1,000 worth Of
coeehlng and jewelry was taken.
MANY OTHER vIcTlMs OF THE
Duev RoOAGRs.
Others whom the busy Dat bur-
siAso called upon are Mrs. H. Ley
a. Of No. ISL East Ono Hundred
and 6svsnty.dghth street. who
scared them away after they had
taksa e2S worth Of Jewelry. Frank
1FSsaan Of No ss7 East One Hun
AyoA and Seventy. eighth street los,
$50 worth Of ts.weiry and silver.
WAsA and Jamea Barrett of tho same
sa10reoo was rok bed Of 500 worth ol
5ewelry and cbIthing.
Ipe thieves showed their lack o.
taste by jhnylytng the apartment o
PneroIman O.. Il. Groot. at No. 200
DAILY ave'ave. While the policeman
wae out With his wife. they broke II
end too't away 500 worth Of cloth
Atmary Of No. 1472 Bryant avenu
Wa ESQ a victim. They found ricl
plckiA 20 when they snapped the loci
q vie Altman apartment. gettin
avIy with diamonds and tewelr!
ve tied at $500. =.
Tho Rev. Abraham Ginsbery. Il
charge Of . synagogue at Jenning
NftnRnrA nlnNa tQ I'll
police books az q complainant. Tn
thieves ronsacked the synagogue an
looted the rabbits desk. taking $3
from . drawer.
when Mrs. Rose Kahn entered he
home at No. 21l2 Honeywell avenu
. fsw days ago, to put 1t in her ow
wseds. she thought there had been a
about the door and all the burea
drawers were heaped In a corner {
tho dining room. Mrs. Kahn loi
800 worth Of Jewelry and clothin
an1sa fine old violin. belonging
hst son. II am surprised they lei
che pictures on the WALL" said Mr.
Kahn to-day.
ABOUT THE ONLY CLUES Al
MARKS OF JIMMY.
Mrs. A. Oehren returned to hi
home at No. :l+l Honeywell aven,
l98y 6SLuTOuy. A0 Suc bScppcu ia
the little hallway leading to h,
.apartment she heard a noise. 81
called out for her husband, and h
fore she could get a reply a shado
dgrted by. struck her In the face n
disappeared down the stairs. WIT
she examined her homo she MISS
$50 worth of Jewelry.
The thieves have the detectives
sthA fremont and Bronx Park Ut
ti0no running about like chioke
with their heads cut of. The on
clpss they can discover In any of Il
reAbsries are a few Jimmy mar
on the door. Tho amount Of pro
orty taken In over 5000. One lam
lord installed q patent lock on eve
apartment in the house. and an @
aininauon allowed where there HI
been attempts to Jimmy nine HON
siAee the new locks were put
last Monday.
TT has reached a point" said \
Warch TO an Evening World rsport'
where No have to have more p
lioa, We are organising vigilan
oo0mittse, but We shall call up
C0mnissioner Mckay anyhow. II '
n % not get more police the people "
q ~ move out Of this section"
~ There are only about ten detectiv
10 tie two precincts covering I
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