The New York herald., 1921-12-19
CIGAR STORE ROBBED
AS CROWDS PASS BY
Two Armed Bandits First
Force Clerk to Wait on
a Customer.
THEY ESCAPE WITH $210
Box Containing $175 and
Checks Beside Safe, Is
Overlooked.
DETECTIVES CAR STOLEN
Youth Found Under Bed in
Newark HOme-Jersey City
Man Is Robbed.
DETECTIVES CAR STOLEN

While crowds passed the door and
a group Of men stood talking outside
a United Cigar store at 40 Amsterdam
avenue, two bandits entered the store
last night and, forcing Louis Coleman,
the clerk. of 1929 Seventh avenue. at
revolver point into a rear room, COM
manded him to open the safe. Coleman
knelt to obey, when a customer en-
tered the store.
The bandits drew back into the room
where they had a complete view of
the store counter but could not be seen,
and said to Coleman:
Go out and wait on the man. But
il you tip hiIu off or make a sound
We'll kill you"
Coleman, with the revolvers leveled
at him, stepped out, waited on the Gus
toner and returned.
Now hustle and get this safe open,"
directed one of the bandits. Coleman
opened 1t and the bandits took S21p
from 1t. Without binding the clerk but
with threat not to raise an alarm
the men walked out. went north In AM
sterdam avenue, turning at Eighty-sec-
ond street, q block above the store.
Just as they disappeared Coleman ran
out and began calling for help. Search
for the bandits was unsuccessful. In a
looked by the robbers, were S175 in
cash and $45 in checks.
An automobile owned by Detective Jo-
seph OLeary Of the Chief Inspectors $
staff. valued at $35o0. was stolen Sat-
urday night while he was visiting
friends at 42S Central Park West
OLeary looked out of the window just
as the car was being driven away, and
by the time he reached the street it had
disappeared. He arrested four youths
said to have been across the street, who
denied knowing anything about the theft,
and charged them with grand larceny
at the West Tooth street station. They
were Martin Burke. II West 101st
street; George Sands, $50 st. Nicholas
avenue; Thomas Moyna, S73 Columbus
avenue. and John Dwyer, 2076 Eighth
avenue.
John Penney, 10, was pulled from be-
meath bed in the home Of w. II. John
son. at IT'S High street, Newark, last
night after he had set off a burglar
alarm, according to the police, and
when drawn out from his concealment
by one OF the twelve policemen sent to
the house. cried Don't shoot"
At Penney's home, at 80 Center street,
the police found note addressed to the
landlady. which read : ..If do not
AoNuAh pitdSe PtSh iuS CiOlftS anu keep
them until I come back" A box OF
cartridges and n pawn ticket for re-
volver were said to have been found in
the room. He was charged with bur-
glary.
Patrick Magno of 413 Pacific avenue.
Jersey City, was held up and robbed of
a watch and SIS Yesterday at Grand
and Gates streets, Jersey City, by two
armed men who stepped from a door
way. They escaped.
Thomas Kenny. 210 West Forty
fourth street, and Irving Finkelstein.
s72 First avenue, employees of the New
York Veal and Mutton Company, 736
First avenue, were held in $4,000 bail
on charges of felonious assault in con-
nection with the stabbing on Saturday
Of Carl Sickler at the company's plant.
A safe containing $500 was carried out
of a Thomas Roulston grocery store in
Rockaway avenue. Valley Stream, L. l.,
early yesterday morning. 1t weighed
200 pounds and was removed through a
rear window. 1t has not been found.