The New York herald., 1922-04-17

149 Richards street. and Alton Janison.
60. OF sos Atlantic avenue.
Tenants OF the house at 547 Second
avenue discovered early yesterday that
sometime during the night the safe
OF the Beck-Hazzard shoe store on the
first floor had been blown open and
| robbed of $500. although 1t had been
placed close to the door an5 an electric
light turned on It, The robbers carried
the safe into the back OF the store and
put a dummy safe OF cardboard in front
1t was the fifth Beck-Hazzard robbery.
Capt. William Bell Wait, in command
OF the First Battalion. Naval Militia, on
board the Illinois. at Ninety-seventh
street and North River. announced yes
terday that business men and their em-
ployees nave the opportunity to practice
revolver shooting on the ship every day
from to r. NJ.
The outer door OF 80 inch safe III
the Woolworth store at 1854 First ave-
nue. was found open and lying on the
floor yesterday. The inner door. which
protected $2,0l2. was intact The bur-
glars apparently had been frightened
away.
Three men entered the Commercial
Hotel, mems lodging house at 254
Fulton street. Brooklyn. last night and
held up and took $50 from the owner,
William Schnurr. They ran from the
place, followed by Schnurr blowing a
police whistle.
The three jumped on Manhattan
bound Fulton street car. chased by two
patro!mcn. and were captured. They
gave their names as Ralph Wright of
So Second place, Patrick Burke OF sc
Fourth place and Charles Forbes OF 65
Columbia street. all of Brooklyn.
Detectives Murray. Kelly and McGee
arrested last night five men whom they
suspect of being implicated in the bur-
glary OF $4,000 worth OF clothing from
Morris LevitaD. 722 Broadway. on
March IS. The suspects arc William
and ID. Adriani, brothers age ot and 2s.
of Al Bedford street; James Morffi. IS.
of 217 Sullivan street; Frank Degiorio,
II. OF 17gl Fifty-first street. Brooklyn,
and Charles Mcguire. IS. OF 52o West
Fifty-third street,
| Because OF alleged discrepancies in
the story told by Benjamin Saltzman OF
500 West 159th street OF how two BAN
dts held him up, bound him and then
robbed him Of 1881 in cash detectives
said they had no hope OF ever catching
the criminals.
Policeman Spies Attack.
Patrolr1an William Dudley OF the
4 t+h'N~"HNNi oNthht Stdtipn III HC bTOnX
while walking in Eighth avenue near
| 125th street last night. saw n man lean
from taxicab and strike the chauffeur
Thomas Mckeown OF IL LaSallc street
on the head with blackjack. Then
four men Jumped from tn: .taxicab and
began searching the pockets OF the
chauffcur's clothing.
Patrolnan Dudley ran - tho aid OF
McKeown. and was set upon by the four
mon. Dudley seized one OF them and
held him. while he fought with the
others Three of the nen ran when
Patrolman Tppolito came pu. but the
policeman chased them and caught a
man who said he was George Brown.
n postal clerk Of 2fS West lis street.
Dudley'S prisoner gave the name OF
Jerry Foley of Long Island City.
On the way to the police station Dud-
ley saw man walking along who re-
sembled one of the four men. and ar
rested him. He said he was Frank
Kelly. a chauffeur OF 55i West Fifty
fourth street The three were locked
up. charged with assault and attempted
robbery.