New-York tribune., 1921-04-02
Man Surprises
Burglar, but He
Loses $4,000
Intruder Takes $6.4OO iu
Cash and the Balance in
Jewels From Apartment
Owner lnterrup,ing Him
Jeweler Chases 4 Bandits
Throws Tray of Watches at
One, Who Wounds Him:
5000 Theft Uncovered

Edgar f. Mauhm, who occupies a
threeroom apartment on the third
floor of the Dawson Arms, at oo5 West
10th Street. and has offices at 226 La
fayettc Street, was robbed of cash and
jewelry amounting to $4,000 by a
burglar who had entered his fiat and
was interrupted by him when he re.
turned from Brooklyn shortly before
midnight on Wednesday. The robbery
was kept secret by the police till yes
terday
The burglar ordered Mauhm to nut
all his money and valuahles on table
under pain of instant death A wallet
sson.ainng siX $1,000 dollar bills and
tour Sloo dollar bills. besides $4,000
worth of jewelry and diamond
studded watch valued at $500. all fell
INTO possession of the maurauder. who
,hen ordered Mauhm to walk over and
look out of the window.
IF YOU turn round" remarked the
robber. you'll never look out of an
other window"
As Mauhm obeyed the order the man
ran INTO the hallway and rang for the
elevator. When the car started up the
burglar started down on foot and be
lore Mauhm could reach the street had
disappeared. No clue has been found
to the rerpetrator of the robbery
JeweIer Chases Four Bandits
Four armed hold-up men who entered
the jewelry store at 800 Bleecker
Street yesterday morning were too few
TO dlsmay the proprietor, Alexander
Kipnis, ffty-fivc years old. They or
dered him to hold up his hands In
stead of obeying the command he
reached quickly into the showcase and
laying hold of tray containing sew
eral thousand dollars worth Of watches
he aimed it at the head of the nearest
bandit.
The tray missed its mark and the
watches few in all directions. One of
the hold-up men fired shot at the
ieweler, which lodged in his arm, and
then all four ran from the store empty
handed
They were followed by Hector Au-
dnio, of 24o East Twenty fifth Street,
who had seen the ho}d-up from store
across the street.
Audino caught sight Of Mounted
Policeman Harry Rroste on duty at
Hudson and Christopher streets. He
been committed
Policeman Broste saw two men fit
ting the description making toward
Greenwich Street Before they could
separate Brostc srrang from his horse
Warrior onto the backs of both men.
All three rolled to the pavement while
Broste kept hold of their collars.
The two men gave their names as
Camille La Sala. twenty-five years old,
of . Prince Street, and Attilio de Nero,
twenty-four, of 80 Delaney Street
The ieweler was taken to st. Vim
cents Hospital where it was said he
was weak from loss of blood, but his
injury is not serious.
Burglars Climb Corrice
Nathan Fidler, Of Is West 10th
Street, a shirt manufacturer, return
ing from a visit to the theater last
Friday night. found that his apart
ment had been ransacked and furs,
clothing and iewelry to the value of
$4,000 stolen, it was learned yesterday.
The burglars had climbed cornce,
sing linemens "crawlers," the marks
of Which were said TO be visible on
the woodwork.
Fidler narrowly missed cncountering
the marauders face to face, as he saw
tho light switched off in his flat as he
entered the building. BY the time he
reached his door, however, the thieves
lad disappeared with their loot
Thousands of dollars worth of mer
chandise was stolen early yesterday
morning from the warehouse of the
Manufacturers Transit Company, Inc
245 West Twelfth Street, according to a
report made to the police yesterday by
L. W. Dennis, the superintendent
The thieves used elevators in the
building to transport heavy cases from
upper floors to the street. Some of the
cases, containing leather. weighed 450
pounds. The loot was evidently carted
away in motor trucks. A number of
cases of textiles and other merchandise
were taken, and the exact am Mount Of
the loss could not be determined with
out an inventory, 1T was said.