The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-29
THIEVES USE VAN
IN STRIPPING HOME
Cut Glass, Clothing and Furni-
ture Taken From Bruce
Residence.
WATCHMAN DISAPPEARS
Carpenter Kills Girl Who Re-
fused to Marry Him
Crime Rampant.

Cut glass, inherited and of consider
able value, costly furs and other wear
ing apparel are among the truckload Of
furnishings taken from the home Of
Frederick Bruce. SEQ Madison avenue,
romo time within the last several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce returned Saturday
from the country. where they have been
for the summer. On August 2s they
were notified by the police that house,
breakers had stripped the premises.
Mrs. Bruce said yesterday she was
unable to account for the robbery. which
took place despite the fact they had
a paid Waterman at the house. The
Waterman has not turned up to collect
his wages since the police cook charge,
It was stated. The loot was carried out
through the front door on Madison ave-
rue and was hauled away evidently In
large van. If ordinary automobiles
were used half dozen or more or q
half dozen trips at least with one was
made necessary by the large amount
stolen. No estimate of the loss has been
possible to date. though II Is understood
II will be found to run in the thousands
A good description is given to the
police by Aaron Kertman Of the two
men who entered his drug store. 2Sst
Second avenue. last Monday night and
held him up for approximately $500 ir
cash.
It is reported that G. w. Beck, illus
traitor of the "Dere Mable" letters. hat
had clothing valued at $500 stolen from
his apartment at 20 West Fiftieth street
recently.
Rejected sutton n Slayer.
A short time before she died OF bull
| let wounds on the operating table at the
Coney Island Hospital Irene Schwart:
| of 200 Bay Thirty-flrst street Benson
hurst, identified Frank Batisko, 32, !
carpenter. of 511 East Seventy-eightf
street, Manhattan. as having shot hel
when she refused to marry him.
| The girl returned to the boarding
house on Bay Thirty-first street early
yesterday morning after spending IN
evening with Batisko, who had been at
tentive to her for some months. Sh'
had told him that she loved another
man. Batisko begged her to marry him
and when she refused fred two shots a
her and fed from the house. Later IN
| surrendered to Patrolman Gustav Bless
man. He told the policeman he hat
given the girl more than thousand
dollars to save for him, as well as
diamond engagement ring. Her refusa
drove him into a frenzy.
The police have arrested twenty-five
men in the last two days on charges o
suspicion of being implicated in some o
the hold ups, house breaking or stab
bling affairs which have taken place II
the wave of crime that seems to b
general in New York, despite Distric
Attorney Swans and Commissions
I EnriRht's purity SQUADS.
Seven safes blown Open.
Seven safes were blown open in 81,
story office and loft building at 10
Canal street early yesterday morning
Three were on the second floor, occupie
by Richmond Brothers. two were on tn
third floor, occupied by Masir and Her
man, while two were opened on IN
fourth floor where Weimar and Shea
are in business The police are holdin
Harry Feinberg, 26 of l22 Hester street
on suspicion. Nothing was taken.
| Edward Buckl1y, IT, of S44 Manhat
tan avenue, and Samuel Meyar. rs, of 7
West Tooth street, were arrested on sus
picion of being implicated in the rot
berry of Mrs. Jessie Munitz of sc Yves
1O1st street early yesterday morning
According to the police Mrs Munitz wa
followed from 1920 street and Columbu
avenue to her home by two men. Tn
| men entered the apartment house afte
her and robbed Mrs. Munitz of two dis
mond rings valued at s745 and 81
money. She says one of the men wa
lame Meyar is lame.
=. Charged with suspicion of havAg sto
en- $4,000 worth of furs from the nous
, at $40 Sixth avenue on September i
seven men are being held for heal
ing tomorrow by Magistrate Edgar '
William Schneider. 23. of 211 Ea'
Eighty-ninth street. was locked up
, the East Sixty-seventh street static
, charged with stabbing stephen Coblit
%. of 22O East Seventy-fifth stree
Coblitz died In Reception Hospital shor
" after the fight Saturday night.