The New York herald., 1922-02-12
BANDITS TAKE RIDE,
GET $4,000 PAYROLL
Chauffeur and Clerk Forced to
Drive From Maspeth Into
Brooklyn.

Philip ]. Bass. IS, clerk for the I'm
Maspeth. Queens. was returning from
bank to the company offices with
payroll OF $3.50 Friday afternoon when
two man jumped on the automobile
which he used to make the payroll
trips. They drew revolvers and ordered
the chauffeur to stop.
''Wc<- been waiting for you for threa
weeks remarked one of the men.
"You're little late to-day"
The men stepped inside, one sitting
beside the driver and the other beside
Bass. and ordered the car driven to
Brooklyn. The point a. which the men
boarded the automobile was about 400
feet from the partition company's fac
tory. The motor car was turned around
as the bandits directed
At Grand street and Lexington avenue
the automobile passed a patroman on
duty. The men with the revolvers
pressed them against the sides OF their
victims. with instructions not to utter a
word. While the car was going through
Maspeth one of the bandits took au
envelope containing $4,000 from Bass.
counted the money and then said:
Where is the rest OF it? We know
you got $2,S00."
Bass handed over the remaining pack
age. The Journey was continued to
Broadway, Brooklyn, when the chauffeur
was ordered to stop.
Both bandits alighted, concealing
their revolvers and waikiki away, after
instructing tho driver and Bass to Ego
straight back" or be plugged" The
command was observed and Bass re-
ported the loss to Henry Klein, presi-
dent OF the company, who called the
police. but no trace Of the bandits
was found
Detective Blass was passing the store
OF Bernard Sperber. hat dealer. Of 553
Third avenue. yesterday when he
glanced in and saw Isador Sperber.
the proprietor's nephew. He went in
directly. ARREST him." the dealer
cried, pointing to his nephew "Ie
came here to ohld me up" The pro-
prietor explained, according to the de-
tective, that the young man had held
him up with a revolver on April 2S.
1s21,> and robbed him OF $40, and on
appearing in the store yesterday. had
said: II know you told the cops held
you up last year. Now I'm going to
stick you up again."
The nephew was taken to Yorkvillo
court. whsre Magistrate Sweetser held
him without bail for the Grand Jury
on a charge Of robbery.
A crowd gathered at the home of Mrs
Sadie Bernstein, 81. of 81 West 117th
street, when Mrs. Anna Mintz OF 81
East 112th street stood outside the door
shouting that Mrs. Bernstein had stolen
her dress. Detectives Butler and Koch
man arrived, and at Mrs. Mintz's do
mand went in the house and arrested
Mrs. Bernstein.
At the East 104th street station Mrs
Mintz charged that Mrs. Bernstein was
wearing dress which was part of goods
valued at $1,000 stolen from the Mintz
home on January 10. The complaint
alleged burglary.
Raymond Malone. 10, OF 1853 Lexing-
ton avenue. said to be one os three bows
who entered the Henry Mcinhard Me-
mortal Institute. 102 East 1O1st street
last Sunday morning, and stole loving
cups and a 400 pound safe, was ar
raigncd yesterday in Harlem Court.
The safe was in the office OF Miss
Grace Goslin. head worker of the settle
mcnt. 1t was pulled into the cellar and
taken to the street. where it was loaded
on push cart and moved to a celler at
lis East 1920 street. There 1t was
broken open and robbed of S175. A
Janitor found the safe in coal bin a
few days ago. Malone was held by
Magistrate McQuade I'm $4,000 bail for
examination Tuesday.
Nathan RieGler. aged 81, of ass Lincoln
place. Brooklyn, was shot in the back
last night as he tried to flee from two
bandits who had ordered him and his
brother Benjamin to surrender the
money in the cash register in their dry
goods store at Al Spring street The
holdup men fled. leapng over Ricgler
as he lay unconscious in the doorway
of the store. Riegler was taken to St
Vinccnts Hospital. 1t was said that
his chance Of recovery ives slight