New-York tribune., 1919-03-08
Crime Long Planned
Bv Young Cangster
Two Brooklyn Brothers Are
Held by the Police for
Questioning About Deed

one year MS senior ana rODDed OF 9O-,-
500 in securities early yesterday after
noon on the stairway between the third
and fourth floors Of the building at 81
Broadway. Strohm, who is at the
Broad Street Hospital, his skull pos
sibly fractured told detectives he knew
his assailant, though not by name. The
police expect TO have the boy bandit in
custody before tonight
Gustave and Anthony Migonone,
brothers, twenty and eighteen years
Of age. respectively. were detained
bv the police early this morning for
questioning concerning the robbery.
Detectives went to the Mgonone home
at TO Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, for
Gustave. Anthony was found at Flat
bush and Church avenues. a third
youth IS sought The prisoners will
be brought to Police headquarters
later this morning.
The stolen securities include $40, 900
in Liberty bonds. Strohm had been
sent at 1920 D. m. by his employer,
Leo ~ Prince, a broker, of 20 Broad
Street, to deposit them in the Guaranty
Trust Company Another errand of
the messenger was to deliver one hun
dred shares Of Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
road stock to the firm of Joseph Walker
& Sons, on the sixth floor Of 81 Broad
way. He carried also in his satchel a
1000 bond Of the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company and one hundred
shares of New York Central stock.
Robber Acts as Companion
At Broad and Wall streets, Strohm
ssys, he met boy who has been hang
ing around the financial district for
several weeks. He accompanied the
messenger 20 the sixth floor of 61
Broadway and waited in the corridor
until Strohm emerged. The latter had
delivered the c. & O. stock and re-
ceivsd for it a certified check for
$500
Before going to the bank to deposit
the Liberty bonds Strohm planned to
leave the New York Central stoc. at
the brokerage Office Of Toole, Henry &
Co, 12o Broadway. He, however, was
not sure Of the location and asked his
companion if ne knew it,
"Why, it's right in this building, on
the second or third floor Strohm says
the lad told him.
Strohm disputed this but the other
insisted he knew and offered to lead
the messenger TO the Office. 1ley
started down the lttlc-used stairway
IN the soutneasterly corner of the cor
ridor. Each fight OF stairs is shut off
at top and bottom by d door.
Stuns Messenger With Blow
Just after We passed through the
eoor at the fourth floor landing"
Stronm declares "hc hit me on the
head. j. must have stunned me, for
Wien ! came 20 nay senses my satChei
VA gone. and so was tie boy. Then |
nollofed for reip.
pcrter on the third f0or named
baniey hoard S,rohm outcry and hur-
red 20 the stairway. lie found the
youth bleeding profusely from cut in
tne back o. the head carried him down
TO the landing and proceeded 70 wash
ms wound a. q sink in The hall.
Strohm must have still been dazed,
because be- said nothing 10 Uanley al
The moment about having been attacked
~ robbed. The porter surmiscd he
had fallen on the stairs. As conse-
9cence the robber had ample opportu-
hty 10 escape from the building with
his boot
While Hanley was bathing Strohm's
mead messenger employed by broker
N the building came by and recognized
me vietlm as Princes cmploye. He
Volun.e 10 escort him TO Princes
Office
Victim Remembers Robbery
On tae way there strohm recovered
sls VS. sufficiently 20 narratc what
nae befalien him. The twc hastcned
% - froad Street and brcathlesslY
informed Hr Prince oi what had
.farsP.red strohsa wa apparently il
erpps condition. and vas rushed 20
.Ne hosritai while tne police we're
"Vn,hed VI the cI m..
"ithin very few minutes the en-
1fe hnancial district was swarming
.-h retect.ca from Second Deputy
ffymFnissloner Leahey's office and
ron ,ae Cld Slip Station
:, 9.fpam, rom who lives with his parents
- ~ stagg Street Brooklyn, later
fsss details which throw an amazing
81. On lne carcffee manner in which
A..,'oHiane - fortunes in The banking
,a's'ei iatrust them % the nerest
fss..ss - lug about the streets
d.1. .a. oNiee 20 Office Strohm is un-
x -'-t ff'rNs EdylEE U4fU diiJiCL-
20 with S.. Vitus'g dance aD % about
a's ye4fs ago.
3Failed for Several Days
a. ne Aszer'z, and his eto,y .s borne
yss,iy "tassa. thar fhe 5oy be says
asSa him a4ousrd his ,ssplcions
xtsa oays aY> ~ tfe rtInAcity
s,,a. Nh'cn ne traiied hiss e aia va
fsyn fs sffandS Inree da5 ao ne in
sp tss ~ isaeore Horcwltl, noad run
Az ,pr Prince. " hiz fears ard he
ss wss m'a me- brother. Nonroe strohm,
Office. - aHDiNsr 9"WN'o"h
I've knows this fel.ow ror a6out
nia 'nDn'ha," St5,hm sad. 'Be never
h.ss "f ms aame ard nevcr asIed
"a"ted 10 yet Tid NJ sim, but
80. continued M poge soven