The New York herald., 1922-05-25
GET gang, KILL ONE,
IN $4,000 H0LDUP
New York Motor Bandits At
tack Payroll Carriers in Cen
ter of Bridgeport, Conn.
PLUMBER IS RECOVERED
Revolver Battle and AutOmo.
bile Chase Ensue-Thieves
Abandon Cash Box.

Abandon Cash Box.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. May 24.-Louis
Stone, alias Harry Stone, Of Brooklyn,
25, was killed by bullet through his
heart and three New York youths
were captured by the police to-day
following thrilling four mile chase
through Bridgeport and stratford af
ter they had blackjacked and robbed
two Connecticut Company trolley men
Of the weekly payroll of 10000. The
money was recovered.
The men under arrest gave their
names and addresses as Herman
Kraut. "a, Of 81 Willett street. Ed
ward Kiviat. 10, % Pike street, and
Max Becker, q, Of 321 Clinton street,
all of New York.
Kraut was captured short dis
tance from the place where he aban-
doned the car after ditching 1t along
side a country byroad in Stratford
Motorcycle Policeman Leonard Holmes
Of Stratford arrested him.
Kiviat and Becker we're captured on
| the railroad tracks a trifle over four
miles from the scene of the holdup by
| Capt James Walker and Sergeant
Michael Arnolsky of the Bridgeport
| force They threw up their hands and
surrendered when ordered to do so by
| the Officers.
| Sidney Tibbals. assistant cashier, and
| William Dunn. assistant claim agent,
were the men who we're blackJacked.
| Tibbals. only partly stunned. regalned
| his feet i'm time to fire several shots at
| the car In which the bandits fled north
| in Housatonic avenue. The money was
! found intact in Barnum Terrace home.
where the bandits had left IL. 1t was
turned over to the police and later
claimed by the Connecticut company.
Episode Occupies an Hour.
| The recovery of the money and the
| capture of the men we're accomplished
within an hour after the holdup. which
! happened while Tibbals and Dunn were
on their way from the trolley office to
the car barn with the payroll.
The spectacular features of the holdup
and the gun fight which followed were
| witnessed by a large crowd. including
| firemen who were near headquarters.
| The bandits car was observed as 1t pro-
ceeded slowly along Middle street. trav-
| cling north.
The automobile reached the center
point of Congress just as Tibbals and
| Dunn stepped off the west curb. The
automobile halted and the men carrying
| the yellow box checked their pace. No
word was spoken. One of the robbers
! jumped from the car. hit Tibbals on the
head with blackjack. and before Dunn
realized what was going on, he also was
\ feled by q blow
/ The bandits picked up the cash box
and tossed 1t into the car. They had
hardly started when Tibbais, who re-
gained his feet. started firing at them.
He fired five shots. which gave the
! alarm Almost Immediately n general
pursuit started in automobiles.
stolen Payroll Abandoned.
The chase led along Housatonic ave-
nue. and cutting through side streets
doubling back to Barnum avenue, the
bandits car swerved and careened
along the road &c Stratford. The BAN
dts stopped in stratford long enough
TO leave the $4,000 cash box on the
porch of Mrs. Coyle, IL Barnum Ter
race.
Kiviat and Becker told the police thar
! they came to this city by rail. arriving
here at IL 40 this morning. They went
| to n restaurant. had something TO eat
and planned the details of the holdup.
Later they went to bridgeport house
where they slept last night Kiviat said
he did not know the name of the man at
whose house he spent the night
| Kiviat said that Stone was shot soon
after the holdup and the bullet which
killed him was fired either by Tibbals or
a trolley dispatcher named Griffin, who
was near by and fired when he Wit
messed the holdup Stone did not die
until just before Kraut dltched the car.
| Kraut, driver of the bandit car. de-
MED he knew the dead man At first
he said he met him yesterday then
changed his story and said he met him
q week ago.
| The men licensed the car two weeks
ago and gave fictitious address, No. II
Spring street, this city. The police be-
lieve the car was stolen.
At 81 Willett street IL was said last
night that Herman Kraut. who lived
there. had not been home for two days.
| At % pike street the parents OF Edward
Kiviat said there must have been some
mistake In the names. as he was at
home for a time yesterday and could
not have been in Bridgeport KIviat,
according to his family. Is an in
valid and returned from California
only a few weeks ago. The address
given by Max Becker. 32i Clinton street
Is fictitious.
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