New-York tribune., 1920-12-03
II Robberies
Added to List
In BROOKLYN
Most of Grimes Committed
Within Month. One a Year
Ago. but Police Refuse to
Reveal Facts of Burglaries
Canal Street Safe Blown
\. Y. [. Night School Stu.
dent Held Up by Four
lIi@!,"a,nen. v no Escape

Twelve sobber,ss we're reported yes
.srsay p Brooklyn
Only oue of them was announced bv
lie uoice. the others having been un-
ear.hed by Brooklyn newsnaper.
Nest Of .he crimes had been committed
v.,h'a the iast month. bur ono took
-sce about 3 year ago
The one robbery officially reported bv
.ae police involved the theft o. r. R. T.
..ts,'s rom Public School No. % bv
eo so.al boys
/. was learned yesterday that on Mon
lay ,1leres broke INTO the home OF Mrs
VI am 2. Marsh. 34S Eastern Park
rsv. ard stole $1,000 worth of personal
elects owned b. members of thu Marsh
an1iy The robbery occurxsd during
the -trernoon While the occupants Of
,6e I1use were ont. No mention of the
crime vas made oy the police. although
II cal bean reported 20 them
r. 0a> become known that the home
~ Assem- . yman Leo Y. Doherty. 372
=. johns Place, was robbed on Novem-
Der The thieves entered the cellar
and rumma-ed through trunks, but
war, Interrupted before they could
make any considerable haul. This is
-.s -acond ume within & year that As
-en.t.r man Doherty's home mas been
robbed
on the same day that the Doherty
burglary 0ccurred the nome o. August
Raser 1-e5 Fulton Street. was entered
ar robbed Of clothing valued At more
-h4n S-lQ- Neither case was reported
by the police and no arrests have been
made IN connection with them
s. ECO Worth of Shoes Stolen
TIE United States Trucking Com
1any announced that 81 200 worth of
sa0es consigned to that concern had
7een stolen rom store at 100 Elliott
Place. Brooklyn This robbery oc-
eurtal or October %, but no mention
oi vas made by the police.
C.aer Brooklyn robberies brought to
3sh- through the efforts OF news
paper ara:
Home of Theodore von Thaden, IS
Linden Avenue, robbed some time last
week Alexander hesik, 2036 Pitkin
"a ned ct s120; home of Jack Quinn,
$50 ST, Johns Place, entered several
weeks ago and robbed Of $500 worth OF
f1rnisaings, Fred Gutenberg, 1901
Fulton Street, reported that large au-
-omo5.le owned by him had been stolen
ranE = from. Of 7Ss Forest Avenue.
Another safe robbery was brought to
lca- yesterday, when Edward Turn
berger. pres dent Of the Liberty Pen
Cor pany, reported that safe in the
af-cr OF their factory, on the third
ioar - building a. $50 Canal Street,
rat been blown open some time Mon
~, night or aarly Tuesday morning
aas Sl-09 worth OF GOLD pens stolen.
foreman Discovers Crime
The crime was discovered by q fore
uar Is ne factory when he opened the
aif.ce on Tuesday morning at 7:30.
.Accsss 10 the building had been
gained cy forcing open 2 window in the
rear, and from the condition of the
safe Z vas apparent that the burglars
aad come veil prepared with necessary
eoo-s. 4 mole mad been drilled through
ere of the heavy doors and sufficient
ccarge q ritro-g ycerine poured into
ae ho-e. \ fling cabinet had been
placed sronr OF the safe 10 receive
.e pac.- OF the explosion.
ar -r1er compartment which the
eres rad endeayored 70 open in vain
lec aldi-iona. gold pens valued
e'1l- re only clue TO the crime
p-lr G black cotton gloves, which
-~e picked up Deside the safe. and
tc.co rad unlOUDtedl, been used as 2
protection against leaving finger prints.
rec~a. noid-up was reported yes
'erdav by ne New York University
se"s, ~nicn announced that Leslie II
,.er. a upper freshman in the Night
.e1ool of sne university, had been
rs.d-up By four men on University
eca. between Eighth Street and
avsrly Place, and robbed OF cash and
eec ~ amounting to SO, at 10 o'clock
al1ay evening.
fT-ar vss on his way horne from his
sfen-1g classes when the four men
f74ed a,m -nto corner Of picket
ertt Nnt.e one man held gun
e- ais os another went throlgh
hng. After they had obtained
Ea5ies .hey ordered him to walk
~u ne street, but warned him
r3.ld saoot = he turned around
waike' IS far as Eighth Street.
rr-e a= etr1ed the corner. running
->a policeman and a night watchmar
,earby off.ce build ng, who we're
mils- .: i discussion as 10 what
- caused : burglar alarm 10 sound
tre o-illirg
o.fglae me policeman % what had
rre-. 10y all retr ned 20 the
oene = t5le crime, but the men had
senresrs;