The sun., 1919-10-01
BANDITS GET $1,000
AT STRAND ROOF
Crime Wave Continues Despite
Mayors Frantic Literary
Efforts.
THEATRE SAFE CRACKED
Eutiey, N. j., and Westchcstcr
County Also Have Share
Of Burglaries.

n is q very regrettable fact that the
police DO not seem TO have learned
thing from Mayor Hyian's recent bro
chure on the proper methods of catching
thieves and thugs. In spite of the fact
that this notable work has gone into
ana out of several editions the police
not only have not solved the Great
Tulip Mystery but they have been un-
able 20 prevent the bandits from con-
tinuinR their nightly depredations The
neWa Of another batch of burglaries
and uncomfortable things leaked out of
Police Headquarters yesterday, and at
the Same time II became known that the
administration considers the situation
90 alarming that Hizzoner has aban-
doned the jitney buses to their fate and
"a engaged on a monumental work OF
literature entitled How Our Policemen
Can Keep Burglars from Stealin.; Their
Brass Buttons"
In their last enterprise the burglars
have invaded the district which, prior
to last July 1, was sometimes spoken
Of e. gay Broadway At l O'Clock In
the morning OF Monday two men went
20 the Strand Roof Garden. where Louis
Batch was In his counting house count
ing out the payroll, and after bidding
Mr.. Blatch q pleasant good morning
smaclked him over the head with the
butt end of revolver. That pleasant
formality being over with. the burglars
counted the payroll, complained bitterly
because Il amounted to only $1,000, and
went away from there.
Police Are Sorry.
Biatch regained consciousness after a
while. felt of the bump on his head ard
telephoned to Lorenzo Graf. the mana
ger OF the garden. Graf called up the
police and told them the place had been
robbed. and the police said they were
very sorry to hear 1t. and would he
please not tell anybody.
The Fifth Avenue Theatre at Fifth
avenue and 10th street was also visited
by burglars early Monday morning.
Mrs De Verne was scrubbing when four
masked men walked into the theatre,
waidered down the aisle and asked her
how she felt She said she didn't feel so
good, 80 one OF the burglars wrapped
her head In a blanket and told her to
sit down and be comfortable. One of
the burglars thought he could make her
feel better by giving her a few raps
with n blackjack, Mrs De Verne says,
but the other dissuaded him, although
he was very reluctant to abandon the
idea One man then watched the front
door, another kept Mrs. De Verne CON-
pany with q revolver and tales Of bold
deeds on the sidewalks of New York,
and the two others went into the Office
and 5immied the safe. There was $1,000
IN the safe and the burglars took 1t.
The burglars made their escape--they
always make their escape-in an auto
mobile. and a woman who saw them
yelled for the police. A policeman came,
and after INVESTIGATING the AFFAIR tele-
phoned to /. Dorsey, who owns the the
atre. and told him that the department
was very sorry that he had been robbed
and would he please not say anything
about It. Mr.. Dorsey felt 80 good, how
ever. over the fact that he had been
canny enough to insure everything. In
cluding the safe. that he just naturally
had to tell people. 40
Burglaries I'm NutIey.
There were also burglaries In Nutley.
N. j.. yesterday, committed, It is be-
lieved. by bandits utterly bored with the
ease and safety of their work In New
York. From the home of Spencer Wet
ton, in Tennis Place, the thieves took q
$1,5o0 pearl necklace. two rings valued
at $500. and a few other trifies; while
in the home of John Circinelli. in Ernest
street. they got $50 in cash and some
insurance papers
In Westchester county the police there
captured two burglar suspects and are
trying to connect them with the fifty
or more burglaries committed in recent
months in that section. One of the men
had q handbag filled with clothing and
Jewelry. while another had his pockets
filled with Jewels.
Thomas Boyle of 22o East Thirty.