The New York herald., 1921-03-25
TRUCK BANDITS GET
$4,000 IN SILKS
Four Men in Charge Arrested
After Wild Story of Being
Kidnapped.
$4,000 PAYROLL SEIZED
Employees Of Hackensack Firm
Held Up = Robbery at
After Opera Supper.
$4,000 PAYROLL SEIZED

Seizure b. three bandits or a So. coo
load OF silks from four truckmen in
Bethune street and a payroll robbery
IN which 5000 was taken near Hacken-
sack were reported TO the police yes
terday. Both holdups occurred after
daylight and no masks were worn by
the bandits, The police were also in
formed Of a second robbery in the Park
avenue residential section, Mrs. Charles
NJ. MacNeill Of 10 East Ninety-first
street reporting the loss of a S3OJO
pair of diamond studded opera glasses.
Because Of conflicting stories told the
police last night in connection with the
alleged seizure of the load OF silks from
truck of the SILK Finishing Company
OF America, Detectives Shevlin and Ryan
OF the Charles street station arrested
Thomas Leahy. driver Of the truck. and
his three helpers. The helpers gave
their names as George Long, 16, of 763
Washington street: Charles Manuo. l6.
e6 Jane street. and Michael Walsh, 10.
Of - Bethune street. They arc ali
charged with grand larceny.
The detectives said they were told By
Leahy that he and his helpers were held
up within a block Of the factory in
.Bethune street by men who threatened
70 kill them il they made any outcry
Leahy according to the officers said
they were bound and gagged and thrown
into the truck. Blankets were thrown
over their heads, Leahy said and They
We're taken to a lumber yard, where the
drove them to Third avenue and Thirty
eighth street, where the four were re-
leased, according to Leahy.
The detectives said the other men told
different stories OF the alleged holdup
Walter c.. Brooks, treasurer OF the
Beliman Brook Bleachery i'll Fairviev.
y. j.. three miles from Hackensack.
was driving with G. r. Graham, plant
superintendent, and three other en-
ployees into the beachery grounds.
when two men jumped from hiding in
the plant garage and pointed pistols
at the car. Mr.. Brooks had with him
the $4,000 payroll OF the plant. which he
had just drawn from the Palisade Trust
Company in Englewood.
One man remained in front OF the
car. The other climbed In the bacn
took the satchel containing the money
and a revolver carried by one OF the
employees. All five were then ordered
cut of the machine, which the two
bandits drove toward Union HILL
The machine was later found by the
police at Tenth street and Boulevard.
West New York. The empty satchel
Is y in the bottom The money was all
III small bills, with one sack Of change.
The loss of Mrs. MacNeill's opera
glasses follows several similar losses
reported to have occurred at social gath
erings in the city. Mrs MacNelll, who
Is the wife of the president of the Utah
Copper Company. believes her glasses
disappeared In the course OF an after
the opera supper in the apartment Of
Mrs. Edward n. Breitung, i6 East Sew
enty-sixth street. Forty guests were
present at tho dinner.
Mrs. Breitung does not think the
glasses were lost IN her apartment, de-
claring that all her servants are above
suspicion. Questioning OF the servants
y the police has given no clue. A re-
ward of $500 has been offered for the
~eturn OF the glasses by A. r. Lee &
Co, Inc, OF 10 William street, who
nescribe them as containing 790 small
diamonds, set In platinum on blue en-
amel. The glasses are numbered by
Tiffany, 4146.