The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
GUARDS INCREASED
IN JEWELRYSHOPS
Uptown Gem Merchants Fl0ut
Sullivan Law and Arm All
Clerks With Pistols.
TO SEE ENRIGHT TO-DAY
Appeal for Zone Protection as
Search for Andrews Slayer
Fails of Results.
TO SEE ENRIGHT TO-DAY

Fifth avenue armed ITSELF yesterday
to protect its great shops against gun
men. The guards at all Of the big
iewelry establishments were doubled
and in many cases trebled because or
the murder Thursday afternoon OF Ed
win W. Andrews. senior member OF
the Arm Of Andrews & Winston, silver
smiths, 542 Fifth avenue, and the
theft Of iewelry and silverware now
said to be valued at $4,000. The
management of the jewelry shops let
It be known that irrespective of the
Sullivan law their clerks and sales
men were going to be armed for pro-
lection.
While the jewelers. were forming
vigilance committees the jewelers.
Security Alliance Of the United States,
Of which most of the jewelers. are
members. offered reward Of S25,OOO
for information that will lead to the
arrest and conviction Of those who
slew Mr.. Andrews. The names or
twelve OF the largest jewelry and
silverware associations were attached
to the announcement, showing the de-
termination Of the trade to catch the
perpetrators OF the crime, which
stands out most prominently in the
criminal history Of this city.
Zone Protection to he Demanded.
A delegation Of Fifth avenue jew
elers will call on Police Commissioner
Enright to-day and demand that Fifth
avenue be zoned off like Maiden lane
and accorded adequate police protec-
ton. Dewitt \. Davidson Of Davidson
& Schwab will head the delegation.
He is president Of the Jewelry Crafts
Association. The other members will
be Walter p. McTeigue, Emil w. Kohn.
president OF the Retail jewelers. Asso-
citation Of Greater New York and
Vicinity, and Robert s. Tipping, sec.
retary of the Jewelry Crafts Associa-
ton.
Guards standing inside and outside
the jewelry shops viewed with eyes OF
suspicion almost every one who glanced
at the window display. The jewellers
declare they fear the possibility of a
stone being hurled through the glass
by thief more than they do holdup.
Persons who found IL necessary to
enter the jewelry stores noticed the
unusual attention they received. par
ticularly IL the individual were u man
and II there happened to be more than
one in the party. A group Of reporters
who started out to learn what progress
the police had made in the Andrews
murder turned their attention to con-
ditions along Fifth avenue as re-
suit OF the tragedy when they found
that the progress consisted solely OF
the ascertaining Of the exact cause Of
the silversmith's death through an
autopsy. Many Of the largest estab-
lishments in the avenue We're visited
and the managements interviewed
Clerks Ready for Intruders.
When the reporters entered one
shop a stones throw from where the
holdup occurred Thursday two guards
that had been standing outside the
door closed in as they passed in and
two others Just inside moved toward
the entrance. There were a score of
clerks and statesmen in the place, all
of whom dropped what work they had
been engaged at and riveted their at
tention on the new arrivals. When the
manager of the establishment learned
the identity OF the callers he smiled
and when he did so the clerks and
statesmen went back to what work they
had been doing.
The jewellers were unanimous In the
opinion that the time has come when
they have 10 depend upon themselves for
so per cent Of the protection. There
was not shop visited that had not
increased it's guards both inside and
out from 100 to 400 per cent Private
detectives literally were falling over
one another, and In one place no effort
was made TO hide the presence OF fire.
arms. In this establishment .45 calibro
Colt automntics lay behind the counters
on small tables within easy reach OF
clerks and statesmen.
While some of the jewellers felt II
would not help them 10 make il known
they are literally arrning to the teeth,
others asserted IL was best TO let the
thieves know they are prepared for
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