The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Escapes Bandit Guard in
Cellar and Scares Off In
trlders in a Hurry.
ONE PLUNDERER CAUGHT
Sunday Crowds Join in Eycit-
ing Chase Until Squirming
Frenchman Is Cornered.

Just after the eight servants in the
home of Albert r. Shattuck, who
lives at 1s Washington Square North,
sat down to dinner yesterday after.
noon-a few minutes after 1:30--
three men entered the room, poked
pistols forward and marched the eight
into the cellar and showed them into
the wine vault.
At the same time two other men
went to the second floor Of the house
and into Mrs. Shattuck's rooms there,
encountering her. she screamed and
her husband. who had been in the
library. ran to her rescue.
One OF the men jammed the muzzle
o, a pistol into Mr.. Shattuck's alb
domen, told him to make no noise
unless he desired to die and then
both Mr.. Shattuck and his wife were
unceremoniously bundled down into
the cellar and thrust into the vault
to keep the servants company. One
OF the strangers was left to guard the
door OF the vault. He declared that
he proposed doing no shooting unless
the ten within the inclosure tried
to escape or attract attention.
His four companions then scat
tered over the house to perpetrate
one OF the most remarkable bur.
glaries this city has seen for years.
All OF the five burglars we're masked
two of them with bandanna hand
kerchiefs and the remainder with
black cloth cut In the most approved
bandit method. Likewise all Of them
were small, all about the same size
as Eugenio Dioset, a French sailof
who gives his address as 321 Wes
Twenty-hrst street, who was capturi
and who has given to the police
story that they say warrants them In
predicting the arrest Of the others.
Probably Used Pass Keys.
When the raid took place all OF
Washington Square was crowded anc
the large throngs of promenaders
usually seen in Washington Square
North and West of a fine Sunday
afternoon were out. Just how the
burglars got into the place remains
something OF mystery. although tho
chances are that they let themselves
In through the basement door with
pass key. No window had been jim
mied nor opened. No door had been
forced.
Although the police were most ret
iccnt concerning the affair and the
Shattucks and their servants refused
10 70 into details, IL is said on good
authority that at least two Of tho
burglars enered the house with a key,
mysteriously obtained. very early in
the morning. At the proper time they
are supposed to have let their pals In.
just how much jewelry and money
was taken IL conjecturable. The police
estimate the Shattuck loss at $4,000,
all in jewels and money. The same
quick estimate by the police places the
value OF the stuff found in Diosets
possession when he was captured at
$4,000.
There seems to be little reason for
doubling that the burglars knew the
house. Likewise they knew the sched
ule OF the family. They were in the
house for some time before they made
their appearance. That is accepted as
certain. They waited until Mr.. and
Mrs. Shattucll had finished dinner
Then they waited until all OF tho
servants were in the dining room ia
the basement. They knew precisely
where the wine vault was. They did
not tumble about either before or
after the robbery. They wasted no
time in false moves.
Servants Arc Surprised.
The three who took the servants by
surprise entered the room by its tNo
doors. The servants the butler. the
other two men and ive women. were
faced BY two men who told them TO back
up against the wall. AS they did this
the third burglar entered by the door
against which they were backing. Tho
strangers paid little attention to Charles
Zaung. tho butler. and Victor Tirossl.
the second man, They appeared 10 ba
afraid OF the possible screaming OF the
women. but evidently decided that tho
womel we're too scared to raise the
alarm.
one Of the men took charge OF Tic
Ave women. lie was quite ry-,ntls ~'tn
them. they ssid, and persistentsy assured
them that they would be quite all right
if they were sensible and kept their
mouths shut The two other burglars
assigned to tho servants marched the
men down 70 the vault and kept their
pistcts Ill the small or thcir bak,Ss