The sun., 1919-04-02
BANDITS ROB BOND
MAN, SHOOT CLERK
Get $4,000 From Office 0ppo-
site Penn Station as
Throngs Stream By.
ESCAPE IN A TAXICAB
Foreigner Fires as Salesman
Leaps at him, Then Beats
Proprietor on Head.

Two taxicab bandits held up the once
Of q Liberty bond broker and real e.
tate dealer in Thirty-fourth street last
night directly opposite the entrance to
the Long Island section OF the Pennsyl-
vania station. Hundreds Of persons
were streaming by outside a. they shot
one Of the clerks and bet down the pro-
prietor with blows from the butt OF an
automatic pistol, after which they rihed
the ssfe and escaped with cash and Lib
erty bonds valued at about $4,000.
A few yards up tho street q taxicab
was waiting with a chauffeur at the
wheel. The robbers were jamming bank
notes and bonds into their pockets az
they crossed the crowded sidewalks and
Jumped inside the cab, which was lost
in the maze of trafilo before the police
man who was on post across the street
could be called. The police were able
to get only q meager description Of the
couple. but q general alarm was ssnt
out and railroad stations and ferries
were guarded.
Robber Looks Scene over.
The hold-up took place in aa7 West
Thirty-fourth street, where William H
Burroughs Of IAndhurst. l.. l.. has his
ONCE In an oid-fashioned house. the front
stoop Of which has been removed. Fur
nished rooms occupy the upper foorA
| Burroughs who owns much Long Island
| realty, deals also in Liberty bonds. War
| Savings Stamps and other securities. HI
has two assistants, Albert Granville sos
West Forty-second street, and John Gib-
| son, VINO 10 nearly 50 years old. The
once consists Of ono small room.
| Yesterday afternoon foreigner. whom
| Burroughs describes as being about
! feet 0 inches tall and stockily built, en-
tered and offered two $50 Liberty bonds
Of the Fourth loan for sale. They WERE
| purchased from him at tho market prics
At 1880 O'Clock last evening he 70
turned with . companion . couple OIL
| inches shorter than himself and not O
heavily built. Mr.. Burroughs told thu
police aftsrward they wore both for
eigners, between Is and 30 years old
| and that they woro dark caps and over
coats. Beyond that no could give NO de-
tails Of their appearance.
Tho man Who had been In previously
offered q War Savings stamp for sale ant
Gibson stAyted for the cash drawer. HI
was 20 slow. however. that Burrough
took from Q pocket a leather wallet con
tanning about $3.50 and started counting
out dve u bins. A he was bending owe
tho visitors drew automatic pistols ant
covered BurrouGns ana his assistants.
Il Granville Tries to FiEht.
Throw I'D your hands-an 0f your
called out the taller.
Granville, who IL ~ and vigorous
turned about quickly.
NO you don'tr" he cried. you can
pull that hersl" and he launched him
self straight at tho man who was cover
! Ing him with an automatic, There va
squirt of fame and . report and Gran
willie dropped to the floor with bulle
through his left shoulder. Burrough
sta rted to close on the bandit. who's
companion sent him reeling with q blow
, from the butt OF his weapon. He fol
lowed 1t up with others and the rea
estate dealer fell with his scalp tori
and bleeding.
While ono robber kept Gibson GOV
sred with a pistol the other wen
through tho safe. seized BufrouGhS
wallet and hastily gathered all tho lib
, erty bonds and war savings stamps il
sight Then they both darted from tn
Office and into tho waiting taxicab an
|, were gone.
Patrolm1n Henry Vosel OF the Yves
Thirty-seventh street station was o
post on the other side OF the street
Burroughs AZ soon as he could scran
bled to his feet and reefed to tho Off
Ger. It was five minutes after the ban
dts had ESCAPED before Vogel arrived
An ambulance took Granville TO Bell
vue Hospital The Ambulance surEoo
took several stitches in tho wound 4
| Burroughs head.