New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-31
Motor Bandits
Get $3,499 in
Harlem Holdup
Thieves Wait Four Hours
Near Farrell Coal Co.
Until Clerks Complete
Making Up the Pay Roll
$47.OOORobberies Barred
Burglars Get Furs and Silk
in Two Big Hauls; Two
Gang Leaders Sentenced

Automobile bandits made a daylight
haul yesterday in Harlem, and more
thefts by automobile burglars came to
light during the day. Two loft thieves
said to have been leaders Of a gang
were sentenced to prison by Judge
MulQueen in General Sessions.
+ The holdup was at the William Far
rell Coal Company, at 134th Street and
the Hudson River. The robbers car
had been noticed standing near by for
four hours, and it is thought that they
waited until the company's superin-
tendent stepped out of the Office.
1t was about p. m. when three men,
each of whom carried a drawn revolv-
er and none of whom wore mask,
entered the place. The three clerks
had just completed putting the pay for
the company'S drivers into envelopes.
"Throw em upi" ordered one of the
intruders.
The clerks raised their arms. Sew
eral drivers who were in the Office
thought it the part of wisdom to do
likewise. The pay envelopes, which
contained $3,499, were in a large en-
velope in desk drawer.
+ Know Location of Money
"Now go and get it," the leader of
the robbers commanded, and one of
his assistants walked to the desk, Sc
lected the proper drawer without hes
itation and took the money
Not zip out of you till we get
clean away!" warned the spokesman
with a farewell wave of his revolver
and the three walked out of the Office
and climbed into touring car which
stood at the curb. its engine running
and its driver at the wheel.
They drove south to 1881 Street and
east to Broadway, where the trail was
lost. The police obtained the number
of the license plate on the car. but
suspect that it was a fictitious one.
Thieves broke into the loft of Hit
! Ter Bros. g. Co., 1853 West Twenty
seventh Street, Saturday night. it was
learned yesterday, and stole $4,000
worth Of furs. 1t is believed that the
burglars reached the storeroom, which
is on the third floor, by putting a
plank across to the window ledge from
new building which is being erected
next door,
Another burglary revealed yesterday
was one III WnlCn SZ ,UUO worth OF SILK
was stolen ten days ago from Jack
Opoznauer, whose lott is on the fourth
floor of 20 West Thirty-fifth Street
The plumber was carried away in a
motor truck, the police believe
Syndicate Thefts $75O,OOO
Andrea Aquinto and Angelo Palen-
tlno were sentenced by Judge Null
queen. Aquinto got fifteen years for
grand larceny and burglary and Palen-
t!no was sentenced to five years. The
thief syndicate, of which Aquinto is
sand to have been the head, the police
believe, ,has stolen silk and automo-
biles valued at S750,oOO Palcstin was
described by the police as Aqunto's
Secretary"
Anthony Episcopal, seventeen wears
old, of 80 Thompson Street. and Louis
Simone, twenty-five, OF 552 I}roome
street, who were arrested with Aouinto
and Palentlno, were released on sus
pended sentences because they fur
nlshed the police with the evidence
which convicted the leader and Palen-
tino.
The arrest of the four followed tho
robblng of a loft OF ID Watts Street
on April Of silks valued at $1,000
oimone was arrested in his home
where some Of the silks were found
Eplscopla was next caught.
They told the police Aouinto main
tanned several storage places in Con.