New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Automobile Salesman Is
Reported in a Critical
Condition After Being
Held Up in the Bronx
Woman i'm Taxicab
Robbed i'm Park
Court Safe Blown Open,
s., 400 i'm Liberty Bonds
and Tenants'Cash Taken

A. Carl Tiederman, twenty-five years
old, OF 1850 Davidson Avenue, was shot
twice last night orr Dyckman Street.
near Broadway. by man who escaped.
He is in a critical condition in Colum-
bus Hospital. Police Lieutenant Flovd
Horton died yesterday morning in that
institution, the victim Of another hold
up man,
That portion Of yesterdays crime list
which became public also includes the
hold-up and robbery in Central Park
last night Of Mrs. Thomas W. Edgar, Of
776 West End Avenue. She told the
police that her taxicab was held up
oy bandits, who searched her at the
point of q revolver and took all her
money and jewelry.
These We're the high lights on the
long list, which also includes the rob-
berry OF the safe of the eth District
Municipal Court of $4,000 in Liberty
bonds and several hundred dollars in
cash; the finding of the body Of an
Italian. shot five times, III front of 233
East 107th Street and numerous hold
ups and burglaries.
In addition, after suppression By the
police, series Of burglaries in the re-
gion of Audubon Avenue and 1S5th
Street and in West Forty fifth Street
were disclosed.
Robber Fires Two Shots
The motive of the shooting OF Tie
derman is still in doubt The young
man had been visiting his sister al
l9lst Street and Broadway He left her
home and was heading for the subway.
when, according to the whispered story
he vas barely able to tell the police, a
man stopped him and claiming to be a
detective began TO search him.
When he objected he said, the man
fired two shots. One struck Tiederman
in the chest, and as he spun around
and fell the other hit him in the back
Fatrolman James Brennan ran toward
the sound of the shots and found the
wounded man lying in the gutter.
A diamond ring, a gold watch and a
wallet containing So were still on
Tiederman's person. His sister, how
ever. said he always carried d bank
book. This was missing.
Reserves from the West l77th Street
station were sent to the neighbour ood
and made q thorough search, but found
no trace Of the gunman. The descrip-
ton which the wounded man gave the
police says the assailant was dark,
smooth shaven, wore dark suit and
, cap and was below the average height.
Ilederman was married Il year ago.
Yesterday was the third anniversary
OF his enlistment in the Aviation Corps
He was a ergeant-instructor at Kelly
Field, Texas, Ul'ng the war. He is
employed by the Republic Truck Com
pany.
Mrs Edgar told the police that she
was on the way to reception of the
American Criterion Society, Of which
she is q member, in the Hotel Commo-
dore last night when she was he d up
and robbed, She ordered a taxi. she
said, from a stand on Broadway near
Ninety y-sixth Street and started down
! town in it about Gas.
On the way through the park. near
/ the West Eighty-first Street entrance,
two men with revolvers jumped out
Of the shrubbery and held up the ma
chine. One Of them, enforcing his COM
mand with hourishes Of his pistol, ap-
preached the door of the cab and or
dered her to get out. She obeycd the
command. she said, and submitted to
thOrOuRn SeaTch. he robbers took
q purse containing $1b and stripped
from her finger a diamond solitaire and
another ring with twenty-six small dia-
monds- She pleaded with them to per-
nit her to keep her wedding ring, and
they agreed.
They then leaped into the taxi
shouted to the chauffeur Drive like
hell. and rolled away, leaving ner in
evening dress in the middle of the dark
roadway. She walked to the Hotel Ma
jestic and told her story to the des X
c-erk. who lent her some money.
She then got taxi and drove to the
West SiXty-eghth Street police sta
ton. Mrs. Edgar is the wife Of Dr.
| Thomas w. Edgar.
The body of the man found on East
l07th Street is in the Morgue awaiting
Identification. There are two bullet
holes in the head and three in the
odomen. Detective Caputo, who heard
he fusillade carly yesterday, dis
covered the body. There were three
unsigned letters in Italian in a coat
pocket. Apparently the man was we'll
off. He wore dark striped suit of
rood make, a silk shirt with blue and
brown stripes, and green and white
striped necktie. He was gray haired
and about feet inches in height.
When the first court attendant
reached the 18th District Municipal
Court at $50 West l25th Street yes
terday morning he found the safe
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