The New York herald., 1921-08-16
THREE HOLDUPS NET
$5,242 NO ARRESTS
Bandits in Auto Shoot Man
on Way to Bank and Es-
cape With $2,942.
SHOTS HALT PURSUERS
Robbers Play Old Trick Of
Forcing Victims Auto
mobile Onto Curb.
LICENSE TAGS CAUGHT
Coney Concessionaire Loses
$4,000 and Part of Mus
tache-S300 From Store.
LICENSE TAGS CAUGHT

Benjamin Siragusa of 336 East
Eighteenth street left the office OF the
Prudential Condensed Milk Company
in 33s East Twelfth street. which ne
operates with his brothers, John ana
Charles, yesterday afternoon with
s2.613 in cash and 1929 In checks.
which he was to take to the Mechanics
and Metals National Bank to deposit.
He had the money in a canvas bag,
and put 1t alongside him on the seat
OF the touring car In which he intend
ed to make the trip.
Siragusa drove west in Twelfth
street. and Il front of Bill near Sec
ond avenue, another automobile with
three men In 1t put out from the right
hand curb and blocked the machine
Siragusa stopped his car and began to
argue with the three men. and a
quarrel developed. Meanwhile the
other car kept crowding Siragusa's
machine toward the left. so that in a
few moments the wheels grated
against the curbing. Then a man in
a gray suit and cap stepped on thu
running DCdTu OIL SiTAS uSd HtdCAii0
and pointed revolver at nm.
The man commanded Siragusa to hoId
up his hands, and Siragusa did so, but
the man fired a shot at him anyway.
the bulls, striking Siragusa in the right
shoulder He fel! back in his seat and
the bandit grabbed the bag Of money
and checks and ran into Second avenue
Almost at once Siragusa recovered.
Jumped FROM his machine ana set out In
pursuit. shouting for the police. His
cries. attracted much attention and sew
eral men triad to stop the bandit as he
rounded the corner into Second avenue
but he drAd two shots at them and they
fell back Then the bandit jumped into
the automobile containing the three
men. which had turned the corner. and
the machine usent swiftly down Second
avenue. Several persons gave the police
the numbers az the license tags Of the
car.
siragusa collapsed after he had gone
a short distance into Second avenue and
was sent tc st. Marks Hospital by
Patrolman DAILY Of the Fifth street eta
tion. Tho police said that twelve years
ago the S!ragusa brothers were victims
of extensive Black Hand PERI ecutions
In which bombs were exploded in their
homes and in their wagons. which did
not cease until two men had been sent
to prison.
Three masked and armed men bound
and gagged S.enher Vassilopoulos in his
orangeade hnsth at Brighton Beach
carly yesterday morning, and after tor
turing him by pulling out hairs. of his
mustache they ribbed him of s1.500 In
ca sh and s400 in Liberty bonds. When
the police reached the place they found
Vassilopoulos with only half rnustache
and with none whatever of the receipts
from the fifteen beach concesEor which
he operates.
vassilopoulos told the police he was
asleep when the burglars entered and
that they forced him into the bedroom
and Ted him with ropes and strings and
surgeons tape. covering his head with
the tape One bandit ther stood guard
over him snd pulled q har from his
mustache every time r. r>oved, while
the others broke npaI the safe and got
the money and bonds Half an hour
after thoy had gons vassdlopoulos rid
himself % the bandS6es and notified the
police, who oftatns fnger prints FROM
the safe.
Benjamin Grenturg clerk In q
United Cigars store at 12Sth street and
Lenox avenue told the police yesterday
that two men entsrNa the est blishment
soon after ht erer,>e for business,
backed him Into rear room at the
point Of revolver ted Aim hand and
foot and made OF In g waiting sutomo-
bile with $3.50 takec from the safe and
$50 he had 3ust placed in th cash reg
irfer