The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30
EACH ROBBER PUTS
BRICK IN HIS SHOP
Six Visitors Have Sent Gifts
Through Window and De-
parted Happy.
LOOT TOTAL GETTING BIG
Knapp Wishes Police Would
Introduce Him to Any of
Nocturnal Callers.

Harry Knapp, who is manager OF
George q. Benjamin's clothing SHOT,
Forty-first street and Madison avenue.
collects bricks. There is nothing odd
about his bricks, They are ordinary
bricks such as are used for building
purposes.
These bricks-he has six OF them
have been given to him at different times
in the list year by total strangers, who
throw them through the front window
OF his store at night 30 that he will be
sure to f1nd them first thing in the
morning when he comes to work.
Mr.. Knapp received the latest add.
ton to his collection Thursday. That
MADE six bricks. all the same. He is
willing to call the half dozen a set and
begin collecting something else-some.
thing less bulky, like souvenir spoons.
just Help Themselves.
The persons who heave their offerings
through Mr.. Knapp's window have felt
from the very first that they were do
ing him favor. At least they have
taken reward for their efforts In his
behalf-a few suits of clothes, a half
dozen overcoats, a window full of dress
goods. In their simple hearts they no
doubt Imagined that some person would
reach through the broken window and
steal them. Therefore, to remove temp
tation from the paths Of their fellow
men. they have never failed to clear the
window of all goods as far as the arm
could reach through the hole in the
window.
1t Is for the memories which they con-
1ure that Mr.. Knapp has saved the
bricks. Each one reminds him OF some
thing he has lost. He Eliminates on the
aosurdities OF collecting bricks. As yet,
however, he has not had the heart to
part with them. He could not bear to
have to start all over again.
AT FIRST" said Mrs. Knapp. who was
In the store yesterday. they used to take
only overcoats."
"well?'
We'll. we stopped putting overcoats
in the window. We put in bolts of
CLOTH
II guess they didn't get any more
overcoats. chr
You're good guesser. They got
bolts of cloth the next time"
How much did all these robberies
cost your"
Several hundred dollars"
You were insured?'
The insurance companies" said Mrs.
hHapp. WIN ift or her snoulderS,
won't have anything to do with US We
keep getting robbed all the time"
Out of Luck Entirely.
ut must cost quite bit to have a
new window put In every time But I
suppose you are insured against broken
windows"
That's new window just put in this
morning" She patted her hair. THE
insurance companies won't insure us
against broken windows"
1t developed that once persons took
clothes from the store and did not leave
a brick They entered the place shortly
after 1t had been opened. Without dis
turbing the salesman, who was reading
his newspaper In the rear. they took an
armful of suits from a rack near the
door and left without saying 'goodby''
or "thanks'' or anything.
The police. so far as Mrs Knapp
knew, had not captured any one so far.
It would seem that Mr.. Knapp did not
want any more bricks. He has pur-
chased at some cost steel wire shields
for his windows. The suits and over
coats are Gagged In at night.
There are about hundred screws TO
this wire PROTECTOR. all Of which had TO
be adjusted. II takes about an hour to
put 1t in place and an hour to take II
down. According to Mrs. Knapp. it Is
some job. A porter has been hired TO
attend to IT,