The New York herald., 1921-01-11

uzed tho crudest methods They knocked
tnf combinations OF with sledge ham,
mere Three other safes that they
tackled proved too large and strong for
them The safes robbed were in the
steamship company's offices and yielded
the robbers k3o0 in cash and $50 worth
n postage stamps Detectives investi-
eating The robheries are mystiiied as to
fcw the robbers got INTO the steamship
company offices a. the doors we're
found locked yesterday morning. There
~ q watChman in the building every
night and be siw no one enter
-Four men armed with revolvers
pushed their way into the kitchen OF the
High Mandarin Restaurant. 1929 Third
avenue, yesterday afternoon and bound
and gagged Lee Hong. so years old. the
proprietor. The restaurant a. near 149th
street. which - considered the heart OF
The Bronx. The thieves stole S2S from
the cash register and were about 10 leave
when william Rohan of las Alexander
avenue and Vincent Paradosi Of $50
Morris avenue started 20 ascend the
short flight of stairs leading TO the res
taurant
Both Bohan and Paradosi perceived
what was going on and fled 10 the
street. with the thieves az their heels.
The robbers. witnesses say. leaped into
a taxicab. which dashed south IN Third
avenue. Bohan came upon Policeman
Patrick Bray Of the Alexander avenue
station, a block away. Bray obtained
description OF the four men from the
Chinese and later arrested Juan Al
varez. 10 years old. who said he came
here recently from Brazil. In the l49th
street subway station. The policeman
said he found fully loaded pistol on
Alvarez.
Policeman Theodore A. Raphael OF
the Beach street station found the pros
trate form Of a woman lying in the
street at Franklin street and West
Broadway. The policeman took her 10
the station. where when revived she said
she was Miss Constance Durbin. 10
years old. OF 2i5 East Eighteenth street.
The young woman said she had been
lured into a taxicab by three men who
beat and robbed her and then threw her
into the street Her lips were cut and
there was deep cash over her eye.
Miss Raphael displayed a number OF
badly twisted gold links. which. she
said, was all that remained OF her gold
wrist watch The young woman re-
peated her story to Magistrate Tobias
in Tombs Court and was released.
Robert Kienzle. Jr.. and his uncle.
Charles Kienzle, were opening up their
hotel at S25 Richmond Turnpike. Tomp-
kinsville, S. l.. yesterday morning. when
an armed robber walked into the room.
He forced the two men back into a wire
cage where the cash drawer was located
and TO hand over the contents, amount
ing TO $3.50. to him. He then pushed
them into a rear room and locked the
door
Detectives Fitzgerald and Browning
of the West Tooth street station de-
scended upon a furnished room at So
West l06th street and arrested John
Thomas, John Pollitere and James Lyons.
whom they found occupying the room. on
charges alleging robbery and violation OF
the sullivan law. The detectives say
they found three revolvers, blackjack.
flashlight, sectional Jimmy and other
articles belonging to a burglars ward
robe in handbag that Thomas claimed
ownership of. The robbery the men are
suspected of is that of the delicatessen
store of Max Rubin at 573 Amsterdam
avenue on December 10. They We're held
in $4,000 bail each by Magistrate Nolan
in West Side Court