The New York herald., 1921-02-08
SILVER HORN WAITS
NEXT KIDNAP BAND
Scarsdale's Ex-Fire Chief Says
Town Won't again BE
Caught Mapping.
DOG FAILED IN DUTY
Had Albohn's Nigger Barked
Miss Anna Might Not Have
Been Stolen.

All Scarsdaie was upset yesterday
over thers~s~-an Sunday night of Miss
Anna pressenmyer, IS. from the home
OF Louis Albohn. boss painter. where
she had lived FOR several years. While
neiShbors chatted about the remarkable
escape Of AR Aibohn and the ten mem
bers OF his family from serious injury
mt the hands OF eight men who invaded
the house which Il ~ johnson street
snd Sprague avenue. Albers Crouter. -
years Old, .Nioohu's father-in-law,
averred that the next time strangers
begin TO act qJeerly about the house he
is going 10 hurry to window and blow
rs hard as he can on that SILVER trumpet
that was presented 10 him when he re-
tired as chief OF the Scarsdale Volunteer
Fire Department.
The trumpet was the topic Of discus
sion Sunday night when there came
three gentle but firm knocks at the door
The eX-ftre chief was telling Mr.. and
Mrs. Albohn and three of the latter's
children--Walter. 2i: Harold. 10, and
Mrs. lillian Ligouris, ls--os his work
in the department that won the trumpet.
which reposed under glass on a table in
the centre OF the room. Mrs. Lisouris
interrupted him 10 SEQ who the late
callers were. II then was ~ 80 p. n.
As she opened tho door three men
pushed into the room. The wore caps
and walked IN with hands in their
pockets.
"Go away, p,asden," said one srurly
Where is Anna?''
Mrs Albohn said She was up stairs
and the intruder demanded she be called
Il want private room to talk to her.
he said. Anna and the man went into
the kitchen. Mrs Albohn heard the
young woman crying soon atterward and
the man emerged from the room.
I'm a friend of Miss King. I'm her
husband. and I am going TO take her
sway the stranger said 20 Mr.. Albohn,
who knew Anna also was known by that
name. Gather UP her things, I've got
fifteen men outside
Where's yolr license Mr.. Albohn
asked
where's youTs?r vas the reply ~
didn't think it was necessary to carry
il around IN my pocket
While this conversation was gelrs on
Ave other men entered the room Nh
Albohn became suspicious and ran TO
the telephone. The wires mad been cut
outside the house, While he was jog
Cling the receiver the sidepiece of an
iron bed was hurled through window.
II hit chandelier, ripping 1t from the
ccliluS, ana lCllCu NIEs. AipODh- Inc
bar was part of bed tiat had been
thrown out on the front lawn Viola
Lisouris. seven month old daughter Of
Mrs. Lgouris. lay in a crib beside the
window, but was not injured.
Harry Albohn said yesterday nc
realized the strangers meant to be
rough, so he ran into his bedroom and
loaded his shotgun. Returning TO tho
pnrlor he saw bis father was graphing
with the leader OF the rlifiiGDs. Harry
did not know what TO do. II he Shot he
would hit his father. II he drcd Ia any
other direction ne was bound 20 hit some
other member OF the family. 50 as "A
compromise he fired toward the ceiling
The buckshot shattered several square
feet of plaster.
The leader. who according 10 Mr..
Albohn. mentioned the name Walter
Joseph when he first entered. grabbed
the gun from Harry. Harry lied from
the house and was attacked in the yard
by two men. He doubled back into the
cellar and a shot was fred at him.
The bullet passed through his hat
During the scutilc Airs. Ligouris was
hit over the right temple, Walter and
Ills father were felled and the eight met
fed from the house. Nobody saw .Nnna
leave, but she disappeared at the same
time. The rufiars entered sn artcro-
bile a block away and disappeared
Anna is the daughter Of n woman with
whom Mrs. Aloohn went to school. She
disappeared last July ald wag not heard
from again until December. whce the
policc of Altoona. Pa. tr,eGraphcd Alr,
Albolrn they Ind found her walking
along the railroad trarks.' She returned
to Scarsdale January G. No member OF
the family knew OF her marriage. but
ahe ccnfided 10 Mrs. Ligouris she had q
sweetheart and mentioned the name
King. which name she gave to the Al
toona police