New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
BULLET RIP TELLS
WIFE OF HOLD-UP
"Your New Coats Torn
Greets Bank Messenger
Who Shot Gunman.
LIKE SHOOTING MAD
DOG" SAYS ORLEMAN
Dying Lad Spurred Pursuit
Babe" Kept Promise to Fight
Would.Be RObber.

When Mrs. Walter f. 0rleman put
her hand on her husbands shoulder
Friday night, her fingers slipped into
a ragged hole that had not been there
when he went to work. She stopped
telling him how long supper had been
cooling and said: "Your new coat is
ripped"
Eyes. I got into little scrap said
the bank messengers who ran to earth
and shot with his own gun the gunman
who had fatally wounded the messen-
GERS young assistant. Then he smiled,
perhaps. because the one most interest
ed in the bank messenger hold-up at
the Fourteenth Street subway station
was worrying over rip in coat. when
the wearer had Just escaped being shot
10 death.
81 can't imagine you fighting his
wife reproyed, land those holes are SO
queer"
"Thev were made by bullet" was
the calm reply.
"a bullet! Why, let me see. Are
YOU hurt ?" and the tiny woman how
cred around the six-footer until she
was satisfied there was no ugly purple
mark. "But how did it happen? Who
would want to shoot YOU"
ooh. a man tried to get my bag away
from me and put up a fight. That's
all. But poor Allen. IL makes me
sick to think Of that rotten coward Dc
Brazzia shooting him down withou'
ever giving him a chance for his life
You know how well | liked the boy
Nell. He was always so bright and
willing TO do thirgs fine, manly toy.
Well, he died like a man, which is all
any CT us can ask"
"AssaiIant an Animal
"I'm sorry about Allen, Walt, but
I'm so thankful they didn't get you.
I'm sure you will always be able to
defend yourself and never for one mo-
ment do | fear for you"
Sounds good, little woman, but |
haven't forgotten how pale and anxious
you look whenever I'm unusually late.
You needn't worry about me though. I'd
do il again tomorrow if necessary.
"Some one asked me how felt about
killing a man, and | told him i didn't
feel as if that evil-looking animal was
a man. II was just like shooting down
a mad dog It was, too, Nell.
"Do you know, when ! turned and
saw Allen lying there on the stone,
bleeding TO death, and that rogue fly
ing up the stairs with our bag, il made
me mad clear through and | just set
out after him. | had no gun, but |
didn't care. The fellow turned and
fired twice at me. / ducked, and so
the bullet got my coat and not me:
That means new suit, little girl, and
another overcoat.
81 caught up with him and grappled
for the gun, and took the bag. In
desperate effort to get away, he let
stop or | would fire. He ran, and
shot him.
After it was over | went off and
looked for my glasses and hat. |
don't know how ! ever got along with
me my hat, and it looked like a dear
old friend"
Babe" Died Fighting.
81 wanted to take the money back
to the bank, but a cop said: No;
you're under arrest said: All
right; then you can come, too He
went with me. told them at the bank
that some one had tried to get the
money and they made me feel like a
fool, all the fuss they made over moth
ing.
"Pretty soon there was whole
crowd around-the boys at the bank
and police and a District Attorney.
They all wanted TO get me something,
so | asked for a glass of water, and
you should have seen them run. 1t
was great"
81 don't think they can do anything
TO you for shooting that man, can
they ?" his wife asked, anxiously.
81 don't know, but we'll not worry
about that. See, almost forgot, here's
some candy for Harry" (the three
year-old SOM.
Don't worry about me ever, Nell,
for we all have to die some time,
anyhow. and why not like men ?"
"Babe" Gardiner. as the seventeen
year-old bank messenger who was
killed by George De Brazz!a Friday
afternoon in the subway hold-up, was
familiarly known as a football star at
the Amityville High School. He had
been employed by the Bank of the
Metropolis for three months. 1t was
his first Job since leaving school and
he was making good. Babe" had said
a short time ago, when asked what he
would do if an attempt were made to
rob him: "They would have a fight
on their hands before they were
through" "Babe" kept his word.