The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-27
YOUTHFUL BANDITS
NABBED, BUT ONE
ESCAPES WITHHOLD
Three Lads Stage Daring
Theft Of $4,000 and Two
Are CaptuTed-ThiTd Goes
Free.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The winter
tranquility Of that part OF New Jersey
lying IN the region between Red Bank
and Atlantic Highlands was enliyened
hy daylight robbery Of Sl7 ono, pur-
suit through many villages Of men flee
ing with the loot and she ultimate cap
ture OF two men and about $4,000 Of
the money.
The men in custody are Victor Bruno
and Charles Casper, one Of Monmouth
and the other of Rumson. and both
machtnisJs employed At the factory OF
the Sigmund Eisner Company manu-
facturers OF uniforms at Red Bank,
whose money was stolen. One Of them
/ Is 10 years old and the other ~ 4
third youth Frank Grano. OF Red Bank.
was missed by the police who picked
Up Bruno and Casper. He is wanted
on charge of one-third share in
the robbery.
The robbery occurred on the grounds
Of the Eisner factory at Red Bank, and
the men robbed were four employees Of
the concern who had gone 10 the Sec
ond National bank there for the weekly
pay satchel for the factory, They are
Charles Clark, Benjamin Van Keuren,
Howard McGready and Louis Van
Kelft. None OF them came TO any
harm, but thore was a half hour dur
ing which they traversed the country
side In a flivver with gun muzzles at
the back Of their necks In which they
messenger between a country factory
and a bank was not the life il was
cracked up TO be.
The men went to the bank a little
after 10 am, and one OF them drew
TIE money, Two others walked with
Than out 10 the car, and all four went
back 10 the factory, They were Within
10 feet Of the employers entrance to
the place when three youths from the
mechanical department OF the place
tAA Int he IA HAuV.a f.fI
them 70 drive where they were directed
and flourlshed pistols by way OF fore
staliing argument
Take Money and Car.
McGready, who was at the wheel Of
the car drove. He was sent along 10
Hadden's Corners, village about three
miles away from Red Bank. was halted
there. and after he and his three com
panions had alighted and pointed their
hands IN air they were left standing
IN the snow while the Ford whirled
away to q spatter Of shots into the air
as Q last warning to tho men on this
road.
They gave the alarm by telephone Ms
fast as they could, but the next seen
roadside. After that the police at
different points to which descriptions
Of the robbers were telegraphed and
felephoned became active.
The men were reported first from
Navesink then at Atlantic Highlands,
then from Keyport and then from
Perth Amboy. The earlier reports only
told Of the men being seen; the last
report from Perth Amboy relieved the
tension by the statement that two OF
them were in custody there,
As the men who did the ruhblng had
ridden Tor about three miles with the
men they robbed and had como from
tie same factory. rather perfect de-
seriptions OF them were out. Bruno
and Casper were picked up without
much. trouble, and when they were ar
rested made no fight,
Part Recovered.
OF the money stolen about $4,000 has
been recovered, The police were un-
able to count all OF II because som
cf the bills got wet when the robhera
dropped q bundle OF them In the snow
and the police, after getting the money
back, decided 10 let the wet package
dry out before counting H. The rob
beers dropped about $500 IN specie ii
the snow near Keyport because II was
SO heavy II hampered their cross-coun
try running,
The money not yet recovered repre-
sRnts the share OF the third or uncap.
tufeh man, who. however, Is not ex
only n ten minutes start when the
other two men were arrested. and any
one who understands tho geographical
position Of Perth Amboy win under
stand that most Of the ways from there
are blocked by water, and that the
police consider that they have even
them covered
In statement made by man who
claimed to have been In the confidence
Of the robbers the robbery had been
planned three months In advance tine
Of the robbers was quoted In this
fashion:
I'VE had watched the money car 20
20 the bank for three months and had
decided we were foolish TO work But
when we made our play for the pay
roll our hearts were In our mouths II
enc Of the guys with the money had
as much as bawled one Of us out the
graft would have been all off"