The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-04-08
SHE READ "DON'TS," :"
MISSED CIRCUS;
HER TIP UNHEEDED
Result Was There Was a Safe
Robbery-Now She Has
More "DOn'tS."

Mrs Mary McGil of No. II Fulton
Street, had tickets for the circus last
night and missed using them because
of Police Commissioner Enright's book
Of "don'ts." A policeman heavily
laden with the latest composition from
the Police Press had called in the
afternoon and put copy in her pos
session.
In spite of the circus tickets Mrs.
McGilk who is the mother Of six chill
dren, found time to read the book.
She saw the don't" about not fail
ing to call a policeman and about that
time noticed three men acting sus-
piciously across the street. They didn't
look as if they belonged to the neigh
borhood, where residents are few and
most of the houses are loft buildings.
The more she watched them eye the
premises ut No. 2O4 Water Street the
more she became convinced that they
were there for no good purpose. She
looked at the book and at the circus
tickets and her duty was clear. Two
of the men had disappeared, but one
stood on the corner smoking a pipe.
A patrol wagon OF the Old Slip Sta
ton came rafting along. Mrs. McGill
hailed it. The man in charge offered
book of "don'ts," but she said one
was enough. She informed him of her
suspicious and called his attention 10
the man who was in the neighbor-
hood.
"Who? That fellow smoking over
there| he asked.
"Yes," said Mrs. McGnl.
ooh, he's all right. He won't hurt
you. Have a book" replied the po-
liccman. "Oh, you got one. Give It
TO one of your boardrrs,"
But even with two books Mrs. Nc
Gill did not feel secure about going
20 the circus and leaving things alone
with strange mon hanging about
Then, she says one of the men came
up and threw Il burlap bag over the
letter box on the corner. When he
had walked away she went over and
looked at it, There was a note on the
bag, directed to no one and bearing
no signature. 1t read: Meet you at
Fulton Market"
There was nothing in the book
about burlap bags and notes, so Mrs.
MCGill went about the nCighbOrhOOd
and saw that the gang had rcassem-
blod. She read the book again and
splIlH find ont m hintr a tn
act in case the first policeman you
told gave you a second book and
assured you it was all right.
Then later she saw four men come
'rCm the Lily Cup Manufacturing
Company at No. 2Oi Water street
and walk toward Broadway. She
he'd hoarder telephone for the pO-
lee. Tie police arrived IN patrol
wagons accompanied by the intelli-
renee division in ulain clothes under
a corps commander.
The police fCunl the small safe Or
the Lily Cup COMPANY had ho"n car
ried from the second to the third door
and ripped open. Later ii was
learned the safe had contained S7OC
The burglars had entered through
the building at No. 81 Front Street,
and gone over the roof to the Water
street building.
The police got a description Of tho
men from Mrs. McGnl. AS they were
about to drive away they remembered
they had forgotten somethinT and one
Of the intelligence division men re-
turned ard presented Mrs MaGil
with a book of "don'ts, EG. rhcn
even with three books OF "don IS" Il
WAS too late for the circus. There
was plenty Of excitement in 10" neigh
hJrhood TO last FOR the night.