New-York tribune., 1920-11-06
3 Bandits Get
$4,000 Payroll
AS 25Look On
Drivers for United States
Trucking Company in Of
ficc in Brooklyn When
Robbers Arrive i'm Auto
Woman Suspect Caught
Manhattan Detectives Arrest
Party Sought as Burglars
After a Thrilling Chase

Yesterday was payday at the United
States Trucking Company's branch, at
281 North Seventh Street. Brooklyn,
and shortly after 6 o'clock last even
ing twenty-five husky drivers were
standing in line in the main Office,
awaiting receipt of their envelopes
Charles Spring, perintendent. with
the money before him. was paying off
the men, one at q time. when a motor
car was halted in front OF the COM
panys Offices.
Three men aighted, all we'll dressed.
only one Of the trio appearing to be
more than twenty-five years old. The
tnree walked into the office and two
of them pointed revolvers at the wait
ing lne Of twenty five drivers and
told them to be perfectly calm. The
third young man gave his undivided
sttentlon to superintendent Spring. He
pressed revolver close to that gentle
mans check and told the superintend-
ent not to utter 4 sound or TO make
lifted approximately $4,000 from the
payday TIL.
Bandits Vanish in Car
Putting in it his pockets, he backed
out Of the building followed by the
machine. while his companions still
held the crowd Of twenty-five covered
with revolvers. The automobile ready.
the robbers hoped into it and were off
before the startled victims Of the held
up fully realized what had occurred.
With late start. the twenty-five
drivers gave chase, but the automobile
carrying the bandits had vanished
Spring. N MS report to the police Of
he Bedford station. said the bandits
spoke good English. They were not ex-
cited. re said and acted like old hands
atThe JOB
Spring also ~as sure tlat none Of
9 bandits had ever beer employed in
re Seventh street hranch Of the truck
'uc company. although Undoubtedly
one ona had given them first hand
Information - 70 the pa day sched
.c.
Woman Captured Aftcr Chase
a young woman, describing herself
as Florence Baker, e stenographer. Of
.62 Wes. 1925 Street was one OF three
burglar suspects captured by Detec-
;;ves Teed and NuIlahey. of the West
126th Street police station after
chase through the upper West Side
cerly yesterday. The burglar sus spec.s.
fleeing in an automobile were pursued
-. one tcttNliNtr, "Np NltU Ifptdttu.S y
at the speeding motor car. Thousands
ere aroused from their Harlem slum-
befS.
The chase began, the police say,
when detectives observed man and &
woman seated in an automobile that
,tood outside the sloon, owned by John
Stobc. at 1920 Amsterdam Avenue. 4
man vas observed inside the saloon.
iced weu, after this suspect while
Mul1aner headed for the two occu-
nants Of the motor car
The machine was instantly started
and Mu.lahey, communicating pass
ng auto, vent in pursuit. While Teed
was hUrdlins fences in efecting the
capture Of his man, Mulahey Was pU.-
Ting or an artillery and speed show
combined in bringing the motor car
couple 90 4 full stop. They surren-
tered fually ~ 12lst Street.
The men described themselves rs
joseph Hughez. twenty-scvcn years
old. OF sos West l26th Street, and
james Walsh, twenty-six years old, of
,t71 Amsterdarl Avenue. Iach OF the
n,en vas held in $4,000 oail in Wash
lneton Heights court. The woman was
1eld in ST 500 bail Examination was
set for November g.
Enrsght Appeals for Cooperation
When Police Commissioner Enrg
addressed the Casualty and Surety
Ciuo at is dinaer Thursday night he
urged the gentlemen Of the insurance
world to cooperate with the police in
Catching BURGLAR, and is said to lave