New-York tribune., 1921-11-09
Crooks Busy i'm
City'I''nro,'glnout
Election DAY
Eunmcn. Bandits and Cracks
men Operate in All Bor-
rongl,s; $4,000 Gems
Stolen From Taxicab
Safe Robbed of $4,000
Patrolman Hurled From
Auto by Prisoner After AT
tempted Saloon Hold.Up

yesterday Of the Election Day excite
saent and operated extensively through
out the city. Early returns last night
from all boroughs Indicated that gun
nsen, bandits and footpads were buster
than they had been in weeks.
Three gunmen at 10 o'clock last night
entered the saloon of Antonio Reda, Mt
24S0 Seventh Avenue, but were put to
rout after ordering the proprietor and
thirty patrons to throw up their hands.
One man was caught. In his attempt
to escape he broke policeman's arm.
A "black taxicab" early last night
disappeared with $4,000 worth of jew
elry which had been left in the machine
by jewelry salesman while he got out
to use the telephone. The police re-
ceived news late yesterday afternoon Of
the robbery Of safe Saturday night
in the Office OF Godmitz Company, rah-
ufacturing jewelers., on the fifth floor
at 336 Canal Street. The stolen iewelry
was valued at between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Hold-up Men Routed
The Reda saloon at 24S0 Seventh
Avenue, was we'll filled when the three
bandits entered. One of them yelled
Throw up your hands." The trio
brandished revolvers. The saloon pa
irons, however. rushed the men and
they fled. Thomas Stillman, laborer
of 246 West 146th Street. was caught
after chase of several blocks, tum-
bling into the arms of Patrolman Louis
Fitzgerald at 146th Street and Seventh
Avenue.
Patrolmau William Millar, of the
West 135th Street station, who had
chased Stiilman from the saloon, then
took charge of the pr soner and COM
mandeered an automobile to take him
to the station. Millar sat on one side
of Stillman and Fitzgerald sat on the
other. After their machine had trav
eisd about block Stillman suddenlv
threw himself against Millar with all
his force, pushing the patrolman over
the side of tie car into the street.
Stillman then sprang to his feet and
tried to Leap from the moving machine.
Fitzgerald however. grabbed him and
hurled him back to the seat. The civil
ian chauffeur stopped the car and Mil
lar was picked un. He had suffered
broken rigst arm.
At the West 135th Street station
Stillman was Identified by Hop Lee, Of
513 West 145th Street, as one of three
men who robbed his laundry of $50
last week.
Tells of Gem Robbery
Philip Reiter, q jewelry mauufac-
turer, of IS West Forty-fourth Street,
reported to the police Of the Tooth
Street station the disappearance of
the "black taxicab" with $4,000 worth
of jewelry. 1t had been in the posses
sion of David Jacoby, salesman in
, his employ.
Jacoby, it was said. left his home
at 2601 jerome Avenue the Bronx.
early last night in the taxicab with
the jewelry in a black case He was
on his way to see a prospective buyer.
At 10Sd Street and Amsterdam Avenue
he left the taxi at the curb so that
he could use the telephone, giving in
structions to the driver to wait. TIE
iewelry case was left on the rear seat.
When he came out from the tele-
phone booth the taxicab he told his
emp oyer, had disappeared. The police
sent out general alarm and black
tax.cabs were stopped in all parts Of
the city during the evening.
Mr.. Reiter said that he was con-
vinced Jscoby was telling the truth,
despite the fact that the salesman
had been in his employ but three days.
baSODys he Stlu. was HIGNly recon-
mended to him and had served for ten
years in the employ of Fifth Avenue
jewelry concern.
Safe Robbed of $4,000.
Jewelry valued at between $4,000
and $4,000 was taken Saturday night
from a safe, which had been forced
open, in the Office Of the Godmitz Com
pany, manufacturing jewellers, on the
fifth floor of. 336 Canal Street. The
burglary was not reported to the police
until late yesterday afternoon.
Detectives believe the burglars
opened hallway lock on the ground
floor with skeleton key and then bat
tered door which gave them access
to the spoi's.
A hole was drilled through the door
of the safe Just below the Combination
lock, and the tunblers are believed to
have been manipulated through this
hole with slender ''jimmy."
oii June detectives surprised three
burglars IN ;hc act of cracking the safe
Of a jcwciry firm on the fourth floor
os the same building. The three now
are In Sing Sing.
Tuning their attention to warm
clothug, thicvcs made away with sew
erai thousands OF dollars worth of
cverccAts. in two robberles, one here
snd one in Brooklyn. The tailor shop
K: isacote Rosenberg, 2S3 Montauk
2vrare, Rrooklyn, was broken open
wit. . jimmy early Sunday morninr
E1d HEY COATS. ten mackinaws and
several d"zca oyefcoats md pairs of
trousers, altogether valued ut S2soo.
were taken, IT was learned YESTERDAY
ida9y ~ tie garments had bern
Drought in by customers to be pressed
4 jimmy wse found in front Of thc
coor alter Witnesses had seen several
men drive away III nm automobile.
Inc a'spiay window Of the Rockwell,
sioshing Company, 1925 Broadway. wns
smashed with stone carly Yesterday
morning and two overcuats valued NJ
r:ore Tran $15V taken from the c.so
Inc Police were informed The maongsr
is;er pr- a sign IN his window with
read: itc crock who stole thc coats
eut o, tbs Wide" Will kindly call aa6
we viii s'vc am; q suit to match" Tvs
F"Hcen.sn were called To keen the
sidewalk clear. '''
Four Shnts Fired at Man
Four shots were fired at Solomon
k"'nseid. twenty-six years old. of l7S
H.g1 street. Brooklyn, III the presence
Ct several 3ersrHs. at Navy and Con-
sora streets, .'rooklyn. :ast night. The
Us. :hTee shots wen. wild, the fourth
htrn'k fountain pen in the yest
pocket Ut Rochiieli / and inflicted onlv a
v'ixhs odrid. Gertrude knudson. Of
liS Wsst llsth Street, who is allr.red
10 lave :ired the shots. was arrested
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