New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Robberies and Burglaries
Reported Since Jan. I

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tion worker, Of 90 Division Street
robbed in the subway of $500; Jane
Desnouris, a waiter, robbed of $25 a
Second Avenue and Thiry-first Street
John Jameson, steamship fireman
was robbed of $13 by two men on Eas
Twenty-eighth Street.
February 10.--Joseph Buckley,
blind pedler, of 323 East Twenty-sixtl
Street, complained in the Yorkvill
Court that he had been knocked dow
and robbed by two men at Twenty
fourth Street and Madison Avenue.
February 10. - Isadore Rosenfeld
owner of cigar store at 52 Park Ave
nue., held up and robbed of $1OO.
February 10.-The safe of the Writ
Loeffier & We'll, drug merchants, 26
Canal Street, was robbed
February 1.-The Office of Courtne.
R. Rothwell, president of the Plan
Engineering G. Equipment Company
Inc, 6 Church Street, was robbed.
February 13-Man and woman hel,
up on the East Drive of Central Parl
near Tooth Street.
February 13-Four proprietors O
stores held up and robbed in Brooklyn
Frank Padovan. sailor of the U. S. S
Akron was robbed Of $176 in For
Greene Park.
February I4-The jewelry store O
Clapp & Graham, 420 Madison Avenue
was held up and robbed. Seven thou
sand dollars in jewelry was taken. Il
a chase that followed, John McGoverl
was shot-and later died-by one o
the bandits, who was himself rendere,
insensible by hammer thrown by
chauffeur.
Paymaster Loses $4,000
February 1a-Three bandits stol
$4,000 belonging to the Emergenc,
Fleet Corporation from the paymaste
and two assistants of the United State
Shipping Board in daylight automo
bile hold-up at Clinton and Carol
Streets, Brooklyn.
February 15-Eight hold-ups and rob
berries in Brooklyn. The robberies tool
place in the streets, in two. cafes,
drug store, and an Office. One man wa
shot and three others were badl,
beaten.
February 15-Gabriel CAM, 106 Wes
126th Street, was beaten and robbed
by two negroes in Harlem.
February 15-Money in checks t,
the value of $4,000 was obtained b,
burglars who blew open the safe o
the Harlem depot Of the Standard OF
Company, at 120th Street and the Eas
River.
February 15-Liggitt's drug store
130th Street and Eighth Avenue, robbed
of $1,000 in cash, War Savings Stamps
and postage stamps.
February 15-Reports Of crime fo
the day show shooting of detective
by an alleged bootlegger; and an auto
mobile chase, resulting in the arres
of four men, who were charged will
having participated in a Bowery salool
who admitted, according to the police
that they had obtained firearms il
Hoboken for raid on prosperou!
New Workers.
February 16--Henry Okum, clerk
United Cigar Store, 2108 Amsterdam
Avenue. held up and robbed of $12O.
February 17-Mrs. Julia O'Neil, o.
478 Central Park West, was robbed il
the street Of her pocketbook contain
ing $50.
mo Crime Wave" Says Leach
February 18-Deputy Police Com
John A. Leach, commented or
the reported crime wave in Brooklyn
and Queens, saying, there was no rea
crime wave in those boroughs and that
apprehension of criminals, who hac
lately been active, was proceeding sat
isfactorily.
February 49,. Roberoden, of the
crew Of the revenue cutter Chester
was attacked in Canal Street, near the
Bowery, and robbed of $110
February 18.-Burglars entered the
Office of the Brooklyn Milk Compan.
100 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn. The pro.
prietors had taken the money out of the
safe the night before. Discovering
eggs and other stock in the place.
February 18.-The safe of Israe
Rokeach g. Sons, 345 Hewes Street
was opened by cracksmen and the con
tents, several thousand dollars in Lib
erty bonds and jewelry. were taken.
February 1y.--Mrs. Edith Fountain
120 Sheridan Avenue, was beaten uncon
scious by bandit who threatened tt
kill her if she did not reveal where she
kept her money. He got $18.
February 19.-Samuel Gold, a jeweller
5515 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, was Wis
tied by hold-up men and in a fgh
which followed Gold was shot in tn,
right side. There were twelve rob
berries reported in the city on this day
February 20.-A trio Of bandits wen
to the saloons Of John Trick, 354 Brool
Avenue; Israel Butter, GOT Prospec
Avenue, and Jacob Burshell, 1142 In
tervale Avenue. After robbing tn,
cash registers they held up and robbie,
the patrons in the places.
February 20.-United Cigar Store a
129 Columbus Avenue, was robbed.
February 22.-Police COMMISSIONS
Enright extolled the virtues of tn
New York was safe place to be in
This was in a speech before the Broad
way Association.
February 22.-Cizallo Marco, of "a
West Fifty-ffth Street, was held III
and robbed on the Fourteenth Stree
platform Of the Ninth Avenue a."
February 24.-Between $1,000 and So.
600 belonging to clothing firms in
building at II East Forty-eighth Stree
was taken by burglars.
February 24.-Louis Medoff. a Jewel
ler, Of 500 Beck Street, The Bronx, wa
attacked and robbed of $4,000 in none,
and jewelry in front Of 500 East Thir
teenth Street.
February 25.-Louis Brodreich, thir
ty-two years old, of 1876 West 177tl
Street, was held up in his butcher stor
at $50 Lenox Avenue by two negroes.
Suspected of Many Robberies
February 25.-Charles McGovern wa
arrested and held IN $4,000 bail for tn
grand jury on charge of robbery
Following his arrest the police sal
they believed that he had knowledge O
eighteen hold -uns and twentu rohhnr 40