The New York herald., 1921-01-06
TUBE BANDIT CAUGHT
Attempt to Rob Station
Agent Frustrated by
Plucky Woman.
ADMITS so BURGLARIES
Two 17-Year-Old Boys Taken
in Attempt to Hold Up Man
i'm Park Row.

Operating within a stones throw of
traffic police headquarters. 511 Fifth
avenue, cracksmen opened two safes
in a brokers' office on the eighth floor
OF the Guaranty Trust Building, at
Forty fourth street, and got away with
lewelry valued at $4,000 belonging to
Mrs. Kenneth Cowan wife of the oc-
cupant
The robbery occurred a week ago.
put became known only yesterday
oy the Guaranty Trust Company. Mr..
Cowan said the articles stolen were not
sufficiently valuable TO recompense him
:or appealing to the police in these
days of crime.
In his private office is q small safe
cased in rosewood, and in the outer Of
flee Is a larger safe. In each case the
snob had been hammered off and the
door pried open with a crowbar. The
Job must have taken two hours at
least, detectives said. The thieves used
curious discrimination in selecting
what TO take, Mr.. Cowan said. They
passed up "a valuable gold watch and
a set of Russian sable furs. Papers
were ransacked and scattered on the
floor
Mrs. Cowan obtained divorce from
Harry s. Hardness, noted sporting pro-
moter, in 1916. She figured recently in
a suit to break the will of her former
Il. 4 II. - -
900 estate Mr.. Cowan married Mrs
Hardness at Greenwich. Conn. in 1913.
Another holdup in a y. r. 7. Broad
way subway station occurred yesterday
at Ififty-ninth street and Fifth avenue
a variation. however. was the capture
of the robber by the plucky action of
Anna Hendricks. 3132 Broadway. the
ticket agent.
The station was deserted when q man
entered and demanded the money bag.
in which was $50 in change. When
Miss Hendricks refused to hand 1t over
the man forced his way into the booth
and tried to snatch the bag out of Miss
Hendricks's hand. Two men entering
the station saw the holdup and one of
them blew a r,oice whistle. AT this
signal the robber broke away and ran
up the stairs into the arms Of PATROL
man Philip Ginty of the West Fifty
seventh street station
He told the police his name was Peter
Melia. 81 years old, of 31s Crescent ave-
nue.. Astoria Charges of assault and
attempted robbery were made against
him and he was held without bail for
the Grand Jury by Magistrate Sweetser
in Yorkville Court.
The responsibility for no less than
fifty burglaries committed in this city
within the last fourteen months was ad-
mtted yesterday, the police said, by
Andrew Mazarack. 20 years old. of 31I
East Fourteenth street. He was held in
$1,000 bail on the charge of possessing
two revolvers without permit
In tho furnished room Mazarack oc-
copied. the police said. they found q
number Of pawn tickets, two cases OF
silverware and n shield of the Depart
in,nt Of Water supply, Gas and Elec-
trlcity. on information supplied by the
alleged burglar they arrested Max Levin
son. second hand dealer of 80 Third
avenue on a charge Of receiving stolen
GOODS He was held in $4,000 bail.
Three youths, unarmed. held up a
man on Park Row early yesterday morn
ing and took ST. from him. Patrolman
Brennan of the Elizabeth street station
saw the hoidup from doorway in which
h. was standing on the opposite side oi
the street and arrested the robbers. They
said they were August Demente. IL. nc
home Albert Ballen. II. Mills Hotel
ard Joseph Berkely. %, no home.