The New York herald., 1921-04-11
BANDITS ROUTED ]
BY BASEBALL BAT
Abraham Goldberg Swings
Ruthlike, Lays Out Two,
Chases Three.
CASH REGISTER is SAVED
Crowd Watches Part of I'm
even Battle, but None Of
fers Aid to Boniface.
CASH REGISTER is SAVED

Abraham Goldberg told five men who
went into his saloon at 1902 Second
avenue last night that he did not
have any whiskey and would not sell
1t to them If he did have it, but one of
the men called Goldberg liar and
ran around the end of the bar, with
Goldberg in pursuit. Another man
jumped over the bar and landed near
the cash register. The three others
turned and threatened to kill the few
customers in the place if they did not
keep quiet.
The first man seized Goldberg just
as the saloon keeper rounded the COR
ner back of the bar and the second
began to open the cash register. At
the first tinkle of the register Gold
berg yelled and squirned loose. Reach
ing under the bar he seized baseball
bat and smashed ii against the legs OF
the bandit nearest him. He knocked
the man down. and then started for
the one who had opened the cash
register. This man stopped his at
tempt to take handful of Goldberg's
money, and lunged at the saloon
keeper.
But Goldberg merely swung his bat
again. and il struck the bandit along
side the head. He fell back against the
bar. dazed. and then Goldberg ran
around the bar and started for the three
bandits who were threatening the Gus
toners.
But they saw him coming. swinging
the bat and yelling as loud as he could,
and they fed through the swinging
doors without further ado. This left
Goldberg with only two men to cope
with. and he began a fight that soon at
tracted a large crowd. whose members
looked on but kept their distance and
made no effort TO help the saloon
keeper.
The two victims OF the baseball bat
scrambled to their feet as Goldberg was
chasing the three other men, and they
made for the saloon man together. Gold
berg nit one with his bat. but the other
Jumped on the saloon mans shoulders
and knocked him down. However. Cold
berg held on to his bat, and every time
he got to his feet--he was knocked down
several times-he hit bandit with It.
At last he rose and struck one intruder
such a terrific blow on the head that
the man was lifted from his feet and
knocked into corner, where he lay un-
conscious.
The other man ieaped at Goldberg. but
the latter swung his bat over his head
and smashed the bandit in the Jaw. The
blow almost broke several bones. and
caused the man so much pain that he
fell to the floor bowling in agony.
About the time that Goldberg had nm
ished the last bandit two detectives and
half a dozen patrolmen got to the saloon
on the run from the East Sixty-eighth
street police station. and broke through
the crowd. There was nothing they
could do to help Goldberg. He had al
ready chased three bandits and thor
oughly whipped two
IL was some time before the police
could go near the saloonkeeper because
he was &c excited that he kept swinging
his bat around his head and shouting
"Call the police! need help, :" Finally
however, Goldberg realized that he had
whipped every bandit in sight. and he
became calmer Then the policemen
cleared the saloon and arrested Gold
berg's victims. who said they we're An
drew Finan OF 244 Ninth avenue, AS
toria, and James Sheridan or 24f East
Fifty-ninth street Finan was charged
with felonious assault, and Sheridan
with acting In concert