The New York herald., 1921-12-05
GREENWICH VILLAGE
HOLDUP MAN KILLED
Neigh Dor. Called as DELEGATES
sen Owner Struggles, Fires
Bullet Into Bandit.
SHOTS FLY IN CARD GAME
Five Men Driven Off i'm jersey
City When Detective
Shoots.
FLY IN CARD GAME

A well dressed man OF about So. as
yet unidentified, was shot and killed yes
terday in the deIicatessen shop of Gott-
lieb Silz. so Greenwich avenue, when he
attempted to hold UP Siz with a re-
volver The police say Nicholas Gciss-
Ter. baker. who conducts an adjoining
store, fired the shot after going to Silzs
assistance.
The man entered the store shortly
after opening time, pointed a revolver
at the proprietor and demanded what
ever cash he had. according TO Silz's
statement to the police. Silz grappled
with him and shouted for help. and tho
two struggled about the store, the
stranger beating the delicatessen man
on the head with the butt of his revol-
YER. Anna Gugger. a clerk in Geiss-
lers bakery, heard the struggle and
Silz's calls for help and told her EN-
ployer.
Geissler got his own revolver. which
he said he purchased after his brother.
Nicholas Gessler. was shot dead in his
bed by a burglar on May 4, 1920, and ran
over, meeting the holdup man, who had
broken away from Silz, on the way out.
He says the stranger pointed 9 revolver
at him. but the baker fired first and the
stranger dropped.
Detective Cavone of the Charles street
station arrested the baker on a charge
of homicide and for having firearms
without permit. The dead man had
no papers, but had SIS in bills in his
pockets
twenty-five young men were playing
cards in the rooms Of the Jeff Quinn AS
sociation, 11S Railroad avenue. Jersey
city. last night, when five bandits en-
tered the place and commanded Every
one throw up your hands" The two
men first to enter wore masks. and from
this the police believe they may have
been known to some of the men in the
pace and wished to conceal their fea-
lures. All five carried revolvers.
In the rear room was Detective Will
lam Steinmet of the City Hall station.
He, like the rest, threw UP his hands.
but as he did so he fired a shot in the
general direction OF the five bandits.
having taken time to grab his revolver
before doing So
The bandits. taken unawares. fired
back at the detective, but did not hit
him or any one else in the place. They
then turned and fled from the building.
ran across the street and jumped into
an automobile which had been left with
It's engine running and disappeared.
By means of false keys burglars
gained entrance to the theatre ticket Of
flee of Mrs. Cecilia Schessinger on the
ground floor OF 1897 Broadway be-
tween Forty-second and Forty-third
streets. some time between 1 and 8
o'clock yesterday morning and made
their escape with $500 in Liberty ponds.
a safe in the office held several hun
dred dollars in cash. The burglars
made an attempt to open the safe. but
evidently were frightened away before
they could do so.
IL cannot understand said Mrs.
Schlessinger. howe the burglars ever
committed the robbery without detec-
tton. My place is located between two
all night restaurants. and Broadway. be-
tween Forty-second and Forty-third
streets. is always crowded with pedes-
trians."
Patrolman Thomas Mcmahon fired
three shots yesterday at Columbus Jor-
dan. fleeing negro, in Twenty-seventh
street near Seventh avenue and brought
him down with the third, which struck
Jordan In the hip. Jordan gave his adj
dress as 426 West F'ifty-first street. The
says he saw Jordan carrying
a burlap bag and called TO him to halt.
but the negro began to run. The bag
was found to contain $4,000 worth Of
furs. Jordan was taken 10 New York
Hospital.
Capt. Sensen and a patrolman Of the
West New York police chased three men
in an automobile for several miles early
yesterday. finally overtalSing them and
placing two under arrest The third
escaped. The prisoners were Arthur
Langano of 761 Dewey avenue. West
New York, and John Riley of Gutten-
berg, the former a striking milk driver.
Isador Wolinsky, a jeweler, of ~
Chrystie street. Manhattan. was held up
the Brighton Beach elevated
structure, between West Second and
Third streets. Coney Island. Saturday
night and robbed of diamonds valued at
S3,S64.
Isador Katz OF 10e Chester avenue,
Brooklyn, was a victim Of holdCp men
in front of 1874 Louisa street. Brooklyn.
while on his way home. They struck
him on the head when he showed fight.
and were going through his pockets
when Patrolman Vogelback appeared.
The footpads fled to the elevated rail-
road. Thirteenth avenue. and ran along
the ties with the patrolman in pursuit.
At the Ditmar avenue station. Il is al
legged, Detective Geisler caught Bernard
Ginsberg of 2949 West Thirty-fifth
street. Coney Island. on the tracks with
Ncveihar y,of far babipJ