New-York tribune., 1922-04-01
Diminutive Cashier Lures
ThievesIntoP olice Mesh
Following Tip on Hold
Up; One Is Wounded
Crowd Sees Fight
At Grand Central
Women Throw Kisses to
Detectives, Men Cheer
Them After Nervy Coup

Four experienced gunmen who had
carefully planned an efficient pay roll
iaid yesterday afternoon were trapped
in an even more efficient police net.
One was shot and all four were cap
tured To Detective Sergeant Wing
and his fellow workers of the Truck
Squad goes a big slice of we'll earned
credit, but the bright light which beats
about hero's head shines most bril-
Iiantly upon the modest figure Of
Charles r. Brady, of BLllville. n. !.
Not that Brady did anything srec-
lseular. He simply was there; ard Tor
q quiet little man of domestic habits,
with wife and youngster in bunga-
low in New Jersey, being on the spot
with bag OF money when he knows
that four armed thugs are about To at
tempt hold-up with himself AS a
victlm, is submitted as very far ex-
ample Of the Kind of heroism which
bobs up from time to time in ordinary
folks and restores a waning belief in
human nature.
Brady is cashier Of the Mastcn Con
truction Company, OF los Park Ave
rue. It was his custom every Friday
at roon to start from the Offices of the
company to Fortg-tirs Street aud Park
Avenue, where tfe* Mastcn concern is
putting up new building for the
Bowery Savings Bank. Ordinarily the
bag which Brady carries on this trip
has about $4,000 in it.
Police Got Tip on Hold Tn
A tip that raid on Braiy's trust
Lad been planned for Yesterday at
noon reached Detective Wing at Po-
llcc Headquarters and he laid PLANS
20 spoil 1t, Wings scheme vas eiabo-
rate, of necessity. since it contem-
LATED not only the foiling OF the
bandlts but their capture also The
campaign called for several ncaaled
1eteotlves in the vicinity and for Rrady
y start of unarned. with " liam
So'etli, assistant superintendent { the
Nasten company, Brady W. to carry
Inc hag in which he usual, toot out
tae pay roll. Instead of sc 500, which
would normally be in the bag, there
was only Sl25 in it. Otherwise the
decoy was q perfect duplica . of
b3rady,s regular Friday journey. When
me robbery materialized, Wing and his
sldS were to come up on the run and
rescue the cashier--if by that time
there wsG any cashier left to rescue
ihe plan was explained to Brady an
hour before the time for his trip with
the pay roll. Selah Masten, president
OF the Masten company, laid the de.
fectiveS plans before him. Masten
said:
Il don't half like this scheme,
Sharile 1t may work or it may not
! N NOT sking you TO take this chance
] Wouiont ask any man TO take it. let
s'one man with a wife and kid. Per.
maps wed better drop it and figure
Out some other scheme. Well let one
OF the detectives take the bag
Brady drew himself up to the full
a.rsteh OF his FIVE feet, plus a few
We'll, guess not" he said. "You've
20. q swell opinion of me, and Of my
we. we, suppose somebody else took my
Pilass' and these birds got wise to the
stnt, and made getaway? Whs'
aoout tnat angle of it? If anything
TTsht wrong because left somebody
aoubie Tor me Id never be able to lool
ny WE IN the face again. What de
sou tnlhk | am; movie actor in E
aeilai You give me that bag. I'm
so.hs through with this. Only. if dt
ee' dumped off you promise me you'll
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