The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-05
JEWELLER CH0KED
AND ROBBED AS BIG
CROWDS URGE BY
Three Men Hold Up Shop in
Nassau Street; Get Only
S75 and Escape.
MISS VALUABLE LOOT
Frightened Before Reach
ing Thousands in Precious
Metals in Safe.
CRIMES LAID TO WOMEN
Turks Murderer Says Jewels
and Furs Tempt Men to
Go Wrong.
MISS VALUABLE LOOT
CRIMES LAID TO WOMEN

While Nassau street was packed
from curb to curb yesterday afternoon
shortly before 6 o'clock three men en-
tered the jewelry repair shop of Au
gustine Guemet on the fourth floor of
so Nassau street, choked and beat
Guemet until he was unconscious and
stole SIS from the safe of the jewelry
firm of Sternberg Bros, from whom
Guemet sublets room for his shop.
The bandits were frightened away by
some one walking along the hallway
before they could take several thou
sand dollars worth of platinum and
gold which was in the safe.
Guemet told the police that he was
alone in the Office, the Sternberg broth
ers had left for their homes, when the
three men entered. At that time the
matchmaker, who is 6S years old. was
sitting on his stool but preparing to
put away his tools and close his shop.
One of the three men told the old man
he wanted his watch repaired.
Its too late said Guemet. Come
back tomorrow"
The next instant, he said, he felt a
hand clutching at his throat and he
was dealt a severe blow on the side
of the head. Under pressure on his
throat he lost consciousness and slipped
from the stool to the floor. where he
was found soon afterward by cleaner.
Patrolman Prigge of the Old Slip station
was summoned and sent a call for an
ambulance from Volunteer Hospital DR..
Heicken dressed Guemets injuries. and
the aged man was able to go TO his
home In 1910 Sutter avenue, Brooklyn.
Capt Carey of the Homicide Bureau
headed an investigation begun at once
by score or more of detectives. AT
headquarters last night, however. the po-
lice denied all knowledge of the robbery
and said that, so far as they knew,
nothing of the sort had occurred. Occu-
pants of the building in which 1t hap
pened said that Capt. Carey and patrol |
men went through the structure telling
everybody not to tell the newspapers
anything about the crime.
Gives Advice to Police.
Handcuffed to a detective and In
formed that he had just been indicted
with Mrs Rosa Schmertz for murder in
the first degree, Robert Brown, confessed
SLAYER of Israel Turk. East Broadway
druggist, volunteered some advice TO the
authorities yesterday on curbing crime
waves.
Keep women from wearing sables and
other expensive furs and jewelry, and
take temptation out of the way Of down
and out men," he said, "and you will be
doing a whole lot to stop crime. I could
give Commissioner Enright a few good
tips. j could tell him that the woman
who parades her expensive finery around
may be exciting the envy OF women, but
she is tempting men,"
Close TO Browns side and in the GUS
tody of another detective was Mrs.
Schmertz They had both been standing
in the Essex Market Court. whittier they
had been taken on warrants charging
the woman with burglary and the man
with murder and burglary, when the
news of their indictment was received.
Magistrate rockingham Immediately
dismissed the charges before him and
turned the prisoners over to the detec
tives of the homicide squad for removal
to the District Attorneys office and later
to the Tombs
VIII Try to Escape.
IF get chance TO get away from
you men you bet I'll do it," said Brown.
who again told q story In which he
took fun blame for the killing OF Turk
upon himself and tried to shield the
woman who Is accused Of having urged
him to commit the crime.
Brooklyn drew the spot light yester-
day for the severity OF sentences Inn
posed on malefactors in that borough.
but her record OF 76b years In Jail for
eight men did not damage the record
of the previous days sentences In Man
haitian. which totalled 21l years.
In sentencing criminals Justice James
G. Cropsey accused one holdup prisoner
OF killing a man.
Russell Brice. OF 1876 Lexington ave-
nue., Manhattan. pleaded guilty to bur-
glary In the first degree In robbing Har-
old Anderson and Arthur williams at
Troy avenue and Park place of $40
and n watch.
You told us a wonderful romance"
said Justice Cropsey after receiving
report on the mans previous career
Brice smiled
mo wonder you smile" the Justice
said. You probably think you fooled
some OF us You know you killed a
man. but you forgot 10 mention the
matter. I'm sorry / can't hnd o pre-
vious conviction against YOU I SEN
fence you TO from ten to twenty years
IN prison"
Nincenzo Bulone %. OF 11s Union
street. who pleaded guilty 20 murder
In the second degree In killing Gaetano
Lanzone on December 6. was sentenced
to serve from twenty years TO life, by
Justice Cropsoy. The other sentences
were for robbery or larceny.
Sentences IN Manhattan.