The New York herald., 1922-05-14
BANDITS GET $3.50
FROM COFFEE HOUSE
Another eck-Hazzard Shoe
Store Held Up-Manager
Blackjacked.

Alfred Wolf and his wife, Elsie Wolf,
who have a coffee house at 21i East
Eighty-third street, reported to the po-
lice of the West Sixty-seventh street
station early yesterday that they had
been robbed of $3.50 few minutes after
midnight by two armed bandits.
Besides the Wolfs two other women
and six other men were in the place at
the time. The bandits opened the door
quickly, drew their revolvers and ordered
everybody to put up their hands. Then
one. who wore a mask, went over to
Wolf and took the $3.50. They backed
our, jumped into a taxicab and drove
away. They made no attempt to rop
anybody except Wolf.
Detectives of the West Thirtieth street
station investigated the theft of $50 at
the Beck-Hazzard Shoe Company's
store at SIG Ninth avenue Thursday
morning. Nat Isaacs, assistant man
ager, had just opened up VIII an two
young men entered One tried on a pair
of shoes and the other one struck Isaacs
with blackjack and knocked him un-
conscious Isaacs later was attended by
surgeon from New York Hospital.
Milton Ehrlich. the manager, was not:-
fled. He found that $3.50 had beer taken
from the cash register. Ten stores OF
the Beck-Hazzard Shoe Company have
been robbed since January j.
William Benson. a quiet. hard work
ing negro lad, who often had been
pointed out as a model young man By
citizens of Flushing, confessed that he
had been burglar when not carrying
mail between the post office and the
railroad station at Flushing. said the
police. After seventeen stores in Main
street. Flushing. has been robbed de-
tectives went to the railroad station and
found much of the stolen merchandise
cached under o floor.
Benson was arrested and was said to
have confessed to operating between
midnight and A. NJ, when he reported
at the station to carry the mail.
In the robbery of the Plaza phar-
macy, near the station, three doors
were battered with a pickaX an1 $3.50
in cash and $500 in merchandise taken
Alfred J. Kennedy, postmaster Of
Flushing. reported that there had been
thefts at the post office and an investi-
Gs tor was started there.
Benson. who is 10. has been regular in
attendance at church. it was said. and
has bank account. He was arraiG1ed
in. Flushing police court and held in
5000 bail
Burglars some time Friday night
forced entrance to three stores in Bos-
ton road, The Bronx, near the 10th
street terminal and stole merchandise
totaling about $780,
Joseph J. OIcary. go of S71 Four
teenth avenue, Astoria, formerly city
detective, was arraigned in Yorkville
court on a charge of grand larceny and
held in S2,500 bail for hearing on
May is. julius G.. Tonlich OF 227 East
Eighty-third street alleged that the de-
fendant defrauded him of SLIGO which
he had paid for half interest in a
business of selling a patented device to
prevent the theft of motor cars.
Thomas Mcguire. a laborer of 7S9
Columbus avenue, was accused of hav-
ing struck George Dwyer, Fl, salesman.
OF 600 West 163d street, on the head
with milk bottle after Dwyer had re-
fused TO give to him "a few dollars"
The salesman said MCGUIRE accosted
him In front Of As West Ninety-eighth
street and asked him for money. After
Dwyer was assaulted detectives found
Mcclure on the roof of 81 West Ninety
eighth street. lie was held in $4,000
bail IN West Side court for trial in Cen
eral Sessions.
Charged with suspicion OF robbery.
James De Grass, 81, brakeman, of AL
bany; Leon Litsky. 40 a waiter. of 110
Montague street, Brooklyn, and William
Raves 81, laborer, of 76 Broome
street. were arrested in the saloon OF
Michael Kelly, at Columbus avenue and
Ninety-ninth street.