New-York tribune., 1921-12-24

cafe, at 2s8 East 152d Street, and de-
manded money. Although both of them
had revolvers, Sottile turned and ran
for doorway leading into hall. One
OF the hold-up men fired just as he
reached the door and the cafe pro-
prletor dropped across the threshold
dead
The two ran from the place and
jumped into an automobile in which
they had come. The driver was ready
TOR quick start and they we're out Of
sight before the neighborhood realized
what had happened.
Sottile was alone in the cafe with
his bartender, Genaro De Bastini
when the two hold-up men entered
Both of the intruders drew revolvers
and one of them ordered Sottile to
hand over the money as though Ger
tain that Sottile had large sum.
1t was found, when his pockets were
searched, that the cafe proprietor had
S642, and it is thought by the police
that the robbers had definite knowl-
edge that he had it.
Four men who held up Joseph Green
stems delicatessen store and lunch
room at 1873 Hester Street about 80
p M yesterday snapped a paddock on
the door when they departed, locking
the proprietor, his wife, Lillian. and
three customers inside. 1t was several
minutes before Greenstein attracte d
attention to their plight by rapping on
the window
Matty Weiner, messenger for I. Luke
wltz, manufacturing jeweler at Sixth
Avenue and Seventeenth Street, was
one of the victims, and the robbers got
about $1,000 worth of diamonds from
hlm. Greensteln remembered that the
hold-up men made straight for the mes
senger as soon as they entered the
place.
The robbers took s52 from the till
and one of them examined with some
interest ring worn by one of the Gus
toners, deciding finally not TO take it.
Mrs. Greenstein, who was in the
kitchen behind the store, dropped three
diamond rings into the soup as soon
as she heard the command Put 'em
up. and then moved the soup kettle to
the hottest part of the stove. 1t took
her the rest of the afternoon to find the
rings.
'Toss up your mitts," ordered one
Of two holdup men about 6 D. m. yes
terday in Abraham Edson's jewelry
store at 135 Bowery, and the proprie-
tors son Harry, who was waiting or
them, ODcyeu promptly.
HIS lett hand was gripping al auto
matte pistol when it rose from behind
the counter however, and he began
shooting as soon. as the nuzzIe had
cleared this obstruction Two bullets
went through a partition in the rear of
the store and two through a showcase
by that time the hold-up men were
over the horizon, and young Edison
stopped shooting. He was unable tC
account for his lnaccuracy. as he shoots
robbers and does everything else best
with his left hand
Two policemen in pursuit of four
armed men who held up and robbed
several customers in the fruit store OF
| Gustave Mercurius at 33S Flatbush Az
enue, Brooklyn, yesterday fired several
shots. The four men entered the store
ana lined the patrons against the wall
! he women pleaded for their Christina
f"nGs but without effect. The men then
rlfed the cash drawer. Patrolmen Nc
c. rren and Vision of the Bergen Street
Station saw the four men leave the
store and suspecting trouble gave
chase. The men escaped in an auto
The names of the customers who were
robbed are withheld by the police.
$3.50 in Loot Overlooked
Two men, each with a drawn revol-
yer, entered Joseph PolIak's delicate..
sen store. at so st. Nicholas Avenue
last night. One stood guard at the door
;-nd the other approached the proprie-
tor and ordered him to put up his
hands.
Instead of complying, Pollak sprans
at the gunman. The latter tried tc
fend him off. saying that he did not
want to hurt an old man, but Pollab
flung himself upon him, and after
! struggling for several minutes the rob.