New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
Kill
Ship orker,
Rob Mission
Hold-Up Men Get $4OO i'm
West St. Sailors Home:
Crime Wave Continues:
Many Thefts Reported

There was no diminution yesterday
IN the number Of crimes that daily are
being added to the city's list, notwith-
standing the hurried steps taken by the
Police Department 70 curb what it now
recognizes as q serious situation.
To the murder Of James w. Russell.
a dry dock worker, yesterday morning
at the American Seamen's Institute, BOZ
West Street, and the simultaneous rob
berry Of the Institutes mission Of s40o
By two masked bandits, there were add
ed during The day reports OF q series of
holdaps III the vicinity OF the Fulton
Street Fish Market, the attempted burg
Larry OF q branch house OF the Henry
Street Settlement, two burglsries in
the neighborhood Of the American Sea
mems Institute, the burglary of the
home Of one Of the Henry Street Set
tienlent workers. and number Of other
crimes
The shooting Of Russell VS. without
apparent reason. Two masked men en-
tered The Institute mission. tie char
table door OF which is opea day and
night 10 lonely and homeless seafarers
and shipworkers, about $3.50 o'clock.
Russell, Who ras fifty years old, was
seated on radiator near the door s.
the bandits came briSkly in. Opposite
Russell, on tho other side Of .ne door.
was Thomas Barret. a ships cook. Ar-
thur Murdocl cashier was IN his cage.
eparatory to starting The days WORK.
frank Conway, seaman, was idling
about the room. Russell was waiting
for his "bunkie," Harry Spear. TO come
down stairs. The two we're to 20 to
brooklyn il search Of employment.
Feared Russell Would Resist
The door was pushed open with a
suddenness tha. caught Russell! a
glancing blow and caused him to jump
to his feet. Probably su4ruising tha+
Russell intended to resist them. one Of
the two bandits fred. the bullet pene-
trating Russell's hear: lie fell dead.
Hands up!" shouted the smaller Of
the two as lie backed the other ocou-
pants OF the room against tnc wall and
held them there, forcing Murdock, in
the cashiers cage, 70 Join thom. Tho
other bandit, VINO was considerably
taller than his accomplice. began
rifling The safe - th9 missions re-
ceipts for Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. Al this moment in cane Arthur
Y. McLaugnlin, who lives a. ,he mis-
sion bat is employed as ; detective
Tor tbs American- Foreign Detective
Agency oi St. Louis. dcIaughlin was
also ordered 10 get III iinc. Then the
little man grew nervous and cried cut
10 tie one robbing the safe to "brine
what you've go. and let's beat it,
The bandits backed out % the room.
commanding their prisoners not g
move cor you'll get ,hc same as him. -
pointing TO Kussells body. the bandits
disappeared on a run.
Robbed Other Places Is Belief
The bandits are thought to have been
the same pair who robbed two stores in
the neighborhood Of the institute, in
formation concerning which was not
disclosed until yesterday. A large
quantity of cider was taken from the
pldcc Oh NillNeS, - ! OOlc q 20, .Sz
Washinton Street. less than a block
from the institute, by thieves who jim
mied the door, and the general store OF
Alexander Salerno, at 491 West Street.
vas looted OF 200 yards OF goods, Jug
OF vine and other merchandise.
From one to three hold-ups every
week" is the estimate OF market men
in the East River district between
Brooklyn Bridge and Fulton Street.
Joseph Lipkin, salesman for the
Star Fish Company. 36 Peck Slip, was
held up by two men while he was or
the way TO the Corn Exchange Bank at
Fulton and Pearl streets and robbed
Of S3S2. He was so badly beaten that
ne was taken to Volunteer Hospital for
treatment and has not been the ssme
man since, The Iubune's informant
said.
A clerk in one OF the fish booths Of
the Fulton Street Fish Market was held
up last Saturday morning and relieved
OF $50. Two street swcepers in the
employ Of the city have been robbed
in this same section IN the las. two
tCcntirued on n,~. nsos,