New-York tribune., 1920-12-02

Ct $460,000 worth of securities which
re was taking to the firm Of Igoe
brothers, 50 Metropolitan Avenue,
Brooklyn.
Members of the Igoe firm later re-
fused to discuss the robbery kecause,
they said, the police had warned them
1T. Charles f Reed, manager for Kean,
Taylor Co.. gave the same reasons
tor refusing 10 talk about the crime.
re said thai The police had instructed
him to Say nothing"
List of Secret Crimes
Following is list of robberies of
which the police either made no re-
port at all or withheld the facts until
they had been MADE public through
other channels:
Is NOV: s,,a 4mDespite police advice to main
Tin,,af 1aln silence, the George Bascom Theater
ol ls messengers had been held uD the
gay before and robbed of 10000 in cur
Nov. 5--Robberies made public despite
ponce suppression were those Of the A. ].
GERM Bl Clothing Company, GIL Broadway.
Fo9oi. FBor99oiklyn;s Baum Baum Msdicus. 116 East
mousse Company. 62 Thompson Street
Nov 5-It became known that on the
mshf feyaIrv of ,vss November $1,000 worth Of
'e"elry Company, l2l Canal Street
Nov. 5-Although suppressed nv tho
police, 1t waa brought to light that cloth
ing and piece goods valued at $4,000 were
stolen on the night Of October 20 from thc
firm of Louis ~ Cohen q Co. f49 Broad
way. NNN
@ Nov e-Thrce bandits entered the Of
nc maps ans. OF OF the United States Trucking Com
Charles Spring, superintendent. who was
pay!ng off the men, and seized the payroll
ol td "a 600. Men waiting for pay gave de-
tempted to keep quiet
=, Now l3--rhrec robberies brought to
1rSiib lSnt were er those of the auction rooms of
a safe, obtaining $4,000 in cash and Jew
cry, cry, ana the warerooms OF Antonio Gam
aino, where the loss could not be est
mated. Both these firms at Alb Broad
way, The third victim was the Artistic
Platnum Jewelry Company. at l2l Canal
1ngs. h,!st. a compartment in the safe which
burglars could not open contained plati-
mum valued at S25 900
NOV; l3-Robbers obtained sl,4oo when
they held up the office Of the Victory
Theater, Third Avenue the Bronx Not
announced by police.
ress had been made toward arresting the
negro who attacked Mrs Loretta smith,
~ years old. Of 26 Jane Street, on the
night of Nov. 6. fractured her skull with
everything from her home. The crime
was committed Nov. and Mrs. Smith had
been In Bellevue Hospital since that date.
lmpatience of George Smith. husband Of
Loretta, with the small progress made by
the police resulted in his announcement OF
the crime to newspapers
NOV. l6-W Week end burg glaries in the
office building at Psi and 253 West
Thirty fourth Street became known by
burglar insurance announcements. $500
was said to be the total loot taken
Nov. 1G-Italian Cloak and Suit Makers
their Offices at 231 East Fourteenth Street
Nov. 1s-Although the burglary at Mrs.
Catherine King Palmer's home was re-
ported to the police at fl:15 o'clock Nov.
l6 the same morning on which it occurred.
1t was not made public until noon Wednes-
day 100000 in jcwelry and furs were
stolen.
Nov. 1S-Despite police secrecy. it be-
came known that burglars blew open a
safe in the office OF the American Steel
Frame ana Band Iron Company at 300
Water Street on the night Of November
-; obtaining $4,000 in cash. stamps and
Liberty bonds.
Nov. 1s-After police secrecy of almost
week, Mrs. Simon |. Schwartz made ii
known that sapphire bracelet valued
at $500 had been stolen from her apart
mcnt in the Hamilton Hotel 141 West
Seventy- third Street, on November IT,
Nov. 1?-With the arraignment in the
burglary, 1T was learned for the first time
tina. the store Of Isaac Jew 313 ;rire.
Avenue, had been entered on Noyenher
II and the safe blown. Only S13 was
taken.
Nov 1a-The Police Department al.
nitted the theft of $4,000 in cash Liberty
bonds and stamps from the safe of the