The New York herald., 1921-12-01
Man LOSES $4,000
in A SALOON HOLDUP
Il Bandits Rob Max Schnur
,-0f Money Received in Sale
Of Lunch Room.
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
Owner Leaps to Running
Beard of His Car and
Helps Arrest Two.
3 GET $4,000 IN A CAFE
Detectives Bring In Two Men
Who They Say Admit Theft
Of 40 Automobiles.
B GET $4,000 IN A CAFE

Suffolk street. at Division street, last
Max Scnnur of 50 South Ninth street,
Brooklyn. of $4,000 which he was
carrying in his hip pocket. The ban
dts did not attempt to take anything
from any OF the other men in the
place, but ran from the saloon after
they had taken Schnur's money. One
OF the bandits escaped in an auto
mobile, two ran down Division street,
while the fourth ran up Suffolk stret.
Schnur told the police that the
money of which he was robbed was
the proceeds of the sale of a lunch
room or Delaney street which he had
sold last week. and for which he had
collected yesterday. After getting the
money he went with two friends to
Zuckerman's saloon, which he also
owned at one time. and the three stood
at the bar and ordered near beer. At
that time there were about three other
customers in the place besides the
BARTENDER, Jacob Sabelensky, and the
lunch counter man, William Lapeti.
SLOW in Getting Started.
Two men entered the saloon while
echnur and his friend were drinking
They approached the bar and ordered
beer, and then two other men came in.
One of these remained at the door. while
the fourth advanced into the room and
shouted:
We'll Why don't you get busy
4. Schnur and Zuckerman said that the
kwc men at the bar then drew revolvers,
rs did the man at the door, and the
fourth man approached Schnur and de-
pnanded his money. Sohnur reached into
his pocket and pulled out small roll
Of bills. which he handed to the bandit.
The bandit took them, but pushed Schnur
against the bar and said
You've got more than that Give
It. up!"
Schnur protested. but the bandit
reached into his hip pocket and jerked
out a big roll OF bills. amounting to
nbout $1,000 Lapeti, the lunch counter
man. had sol in his pocket which he
threw behind the gas stove when the
bandits entered. They backed 10 the
door and ran. followed By Schnur, La
peti and Zuckerman. Lapeti obtained
two of the numbers on the license plate
of the automobile in which one OF the
bandits escaped and gave them TO the
police. The other bandits had vanished
when the crowd got through the door OF
the saloon. Schnur reported his loss to
the police OF the Oak street station.
Detective Rowan went TO 152 Monroe
street early this morning and arrested
IL s..f,r rHrrr1
with completely in the holdup. He vas
identified by Schnur, but Lapeti said he
was not one of the bandits. The police
say that during the afternoon Schnur
showed his money in cafe at 50 Rut-
gers street. owned by Katzs brother.
Isidore, while Katz was there.
Owner Finds Hfs stolen Car.
George Meyer of 551 woodward ave-
nue. Ridgewood. made O. flying leap yes
terday to the running board OF his auto
mobile, in which were two men, and
fought them for two blocks until po-
Iicaman appeared and ordersd them 10
atop. Neesr left his car q few minutes
ct Ouderdonk and Grsene avenues,
Brooklyn. and when he came out Il was
gone. On his way to the police station
20 report it stolen he saw the car com
ing at high speed. lie decided to take
q chance and jumped for the runniry
boatd. The mer in iiu, car tried 70
push him off but he chung to The top
and called TO Patrolman Thomas Nc
Laughlin.
:. As the policeman stepped to the road
way tho car stopped and both men were
arrested. They said they were Emil
Lcidner of 2717 uinrod street. Ridge
wood. and Herman Fitz OF 205 Andrews
street. Aaspeth. Magistrate Doyle held
them in $4,000 bail each for examination
to-day.
Three nren wearing rcd MAJ SKIS held up
cohn Malesii In his cafe at 726 Fourth
avenue Brooklyn. while his dogs barked
and his wife and daughter battered at
side door and screamed. They ripped
open hts waistcoat and took out $4,000
re had in an inside pocket and escaped.
One OF the three men held the side door
st which tho dogs were scratching and
the women pounding while the holdup
occurred. Tho women and the dogs had
been In the living rooms upstairs, and
The dogs suddenly began 10 bark. Con-
WINGED that something was wrong, Mrs.
Nfaleslsi and her daughter followed the
animals downstairs. but we're unable to
open the door.
Admit Theft of Forty Cars.
FRANK Wesley OF East 12oth street
pnd George Enelo of 331 East 11eth
strcct who admit the police charge to
having stolen more than forty automo-
biles. were brought from Pittsfield by
Detectives Kane and Murray and held
by Ma agistrate Renaud In West Side
court in $4,000 bail each for oxaIni-
nation December 0. They were charged
specifically with stealing the car Of
Henrietta Madison, sos West 10Th
street. on November 10 and taking Il 20
Great harrington. Mass.
Police fired several shots ct Ashland
place and Fulton street, Brooklyn. In
pursuit OF four alleged hoidup men they
chssed several blocks. One man es-
sr~p@d, ono Jumped on trolley car and
was caught, the police say. after pur-
suit In an automobile and two we're run
down. They said they were Edmund
Nccirath, 27s Vanderbilt avenue James
Brennan. IL Clermont avenue, and
James corrigan, 90 Adelphi street.
Dirk Haagmans, 12S De Kalb ave-
nue.. aaid no was attacked by four men
et Ashland place and Lafayette avenue
and knocked unconscious. When he re-
vivc6 the men we're going through his
pockets. He called for help and the