New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-27
Five Men, Wearing Masks
of Red Silk, Hold Up
Old Toxic Restaurant:
Rob Is Craps Shooters
Theft and Escape
Occupy 5 Minutes
I.ongshoreP aylineC Cowed;
Aged Man Shot for Re.
sisting; Loot Another'L'

Fifteen bandits committed series Of
Ave daylight hold-ups in New York City
xithin twenty-four hours ending late
Yesterday afternoon. One Of the rob-
berries occurred at Broadway and Forty
Aith Street. one Of the busiest sections
Of the city.
Five armed bandits, fashionably at
tired and wearing red silk masks,
entered the old TOXIC restaurant, 145
and l47 West Forty-ffth Street, within
few doors Of Broadway, just before s
o'clock. and at revolvers' points robbed
hfteen crap shooters in private dining
room at the rear Of the place Of 5000
in cash and jewclry. The men drove up
in m automobile and escaped in it.
The robbery occupied five minutes.
When the alarm was telephoned to
the West Forty-seventh Street station
by Benjamin Salvin, proprietor Of the
restaurant. who was among those
robbed, more than three hundred detec-
tives were hunting the city for fifteen
other bandits who had perpetrated rob-
hsries during the day, among them
being hold-up of the NJ. J. Donavan
Sons pay Office. at the foot Of West
Fortieth Street, with loss Of $1,000;
,he slugging and robbing OF THOMAS
Doyle. restaurant supplies man at
tie Bush Terminal docks, $500 being
obtained by the bandits, and the hold
up Of an elevated station agent at Des-
brosses Street, where the robbers failed
10 obtain 81 200 that was in the station
safe.
Engine Kept Running
In the Forty-fifth Street robbery q
srsps game with high stakes involved
vas said to have been running all
afternoon. Among those in the room
xere Salvin, former proprietor Of the
TOXIC Restaurant and owner of the
suiiding, whose address is 400 River
nde Drive; Thomas Marks, described
6 capitalist, of so West Sixty-frst
Street; Joseph Cohen, who lives at the
Monterey Hotel, Broadway and Ninety-
fourth Street, and Joseph Grossman.
%ho has an apartment above the res
iiaurant. Eleven others said to have
been gambling refused to give their
names.
According to Salvin only three ban
ai's entered the restaurant Two re-
NAMED on guard outside. One of these
vas the chauffeur, who stood beside
ne automobile, big touring car CT
which which the engine was kept running.
Wnen the three men entered a private
oinlng room, Salyin said, they spread
pu' ABOUT three PAGES apart, each level
ing t"o revolvers at the players and
sslraering hands up" Everyone obeyed
the order
One Of the bandits seized money that
fas on the table, more than $4,000, ac-
s0Folng 70 Sslvin. Another riAed the
pockets Of the fifteen lined up against
wall and the third stood guard with
rTo revolyers.
Moved Deliberately
according to Salvin's description Of
'he men as given to Detectives DsIv
shd Farley, all were we'll dressed
vne member OF the party said the rob
nsfs wore red masks, but according TO
.a'et ponce information the masks were
=, .ea nat Innings pulled down to obscure
ne upper part Of the robbers faces.
oasyin said the robbery was con-
sac'eo with deliberation and that there
Hsre no false motions. He said the
'and'fs did not raise their voices above
., = conversational tone, but made plain
'aelr intention 70 shoot if interfered
WIN. When all money and jewelry in
ne party had been gathered the three
zen backed out Of the room and in less
nan thirty seconds were being hur-
req away in the car that awaited them
detectives DAILY and Farley were
sinec within a few minutes by Detec-
sFes Nancy and Flaherty. Detective
.anerfy said last night that the
mount stolen had been overstated and
5as. $4,000 would cover it. This was
eenied By the victims
Pay Line Held Up
ihree armed and masked men held
y the paymaster's Office of NJ. J.
Denoyan g. Sons. stevedores, of 9
.one Street, on Pier 50 at West For
Ley .sth street yesterday and escaped
I'm 1880 in currency. Twenty-Five
,oagsnofetnen standing in line 10 be
'@'o we're compelled to stand with
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