Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
GIRL $ CRIES FAIL
TO HALT ROBBERS
Thieves Smash Window and Get
Gems When Servant Slams
Shop Door
$4,000 IN GOODS STOLEN

"I rushed to the door when heard
the crash and the muzzlc of revolver
was showed within few inches Of my
face: slammed the door shut and fell
back in faint
This is the way Miss Anna Broda,
twenty two years old. described tho
robbery of gems valued at $4,000 from
the jewelry store Of Samuel Smith.
/ 104G North Second street. by four men
at T3O o'clock last night. She is q
servant and was alone in the shop at the
time.
|, One Of the bandits remained at the
wheel of touring car in which they
approached the shop. another stood
guard at the door with revolver while
the others smashed the window and
took the jewels on display.
As they sped away in their car q
pedestrian fred two shots at them,
while Miss Leah Schwom. 1929 North
Second street. took the number of the
license tag. This she turned over to
the police.
S18. 900 Goods Stolen
Three men. charged with conspiracy
to steal clothing. valued at S16.OOO
from motortruck belonging to New
York firm, were arrested last night by
Detectives Abbott and Boyle.
The men are Louis Fox. Forty frs
and Parrish streets Edwin Serota
Brooklyn. and Israel Benoff, Fifth ant
South streets. According to the police,
Serota was employed by a New GorI
firm to take truckload of cloth t,
Woodbinc. n. j.. and TO return witt
boys suits. Hc returned. February
saying the clothing had been stolel
from his truck
Louis Jones, barber. 1901 Nortl
Lawrence strct, was beaten and robbe
of $50 and an ovcrcOat by three armc
bandits at Olncy last night.
Two mon. in motor car. ycStcrda
held up William Simpson, manager of
branch Of the American Stores Go. Q
Rising Sun avenue and Bcnncr street
and escaped with $50 in bills. The ca
used by the men was identified as on
stolen from Joseph G. Welsh. 1or
road and Butler street.
Q Thieves Get SiS7
t Thieves took S1ST in cash. hidden ]
r n potatO sack at branch store at -
West Girard avenue. At another store
{ Mt Twenty fourth and Aspen street.
G $50 was stolen from coffee bin. Rob
berries of chain stores have become
frequent that the managers nave Dcc
attcmpting to conceal their receipts
places other than cash registers.
The crash Of railing mirror fright
n cncd off thieves who were about
steal cloth from the store of NJ. Blu
menthal. $500 North Seventeenth stree
$ last night. -
n The home of John Mckinley. l.
Q West Iouvain street. was robbed la
S night of clothing. jewelry and silver
+ ware valued at 5000.
Two confidence" men took 81.
= from Montefusco Carmine. 146 Sout
It Darien street. yesterday, on the prete'
;. of getting him ticket to Italy.
n Cloth valued at SO was stolen fro
|, the window of the store of Bernar'
Keisling & Co. 320S Germantown ave-
g nue.. last night. Four men in moto,
: car broke the window and escaped am
Ic shots fired by n patroman.
n A suitcase containing goods valued
SO was stolen from the automobile
ID Miss Dorothy Longscope, 33 Sou
IL Twelfth street. yesterday. Edward Tl
!. Ter and Edward Buckley. thirteen ar
" twelve years old were arrested ar
= sent to the House of Detention, charge
with the THEFT