New-York tribune., 1922-04-15

up from the second. Breckenridge ad-
yised them as to where the best loot
might be got. many of the insurance
company pay rolls being due for dstri
button about that time. Breckenridge
continued to go his rounds. punching
time clocks while safes were being
ripped open on all sides of him.
Bound and Gagged as Blind
The work was completed about mid
night, said Breckenridge. dc was
bound and gagged, according to sched-
ulc. and placed alongside a window i'll
a hallway of the eighth floor. The
watchman said he waited two hours to
give his friends time to make their
getaway" He then managed to kick
his foot through a window pane and,
poking his muff1ed head through the
opening, shouted for help.
Patroman Thomas Kane and De-
tective Kalbheish rushed to the scene
and made their way to the supposed
victim. They found the front door Of
the building open. with bunch OF
keys hanging from the inside. AS they
approached the watchman they saw he
upon touching him he stihfened up.
When a physician of Volunteer Hospi-
tai examined him he told the dctec-
tive the man was feigning.
Kalbfeish then bounced the fellow
to his feet Pretending to regain con-
scjousness. breckenridge said he had
broken the window with his head and
showed scratch on his forehead tc
prove it. He later said that he
scratched himself with a splinter to
make his tale plausible
1t was understood late last night
that the names of many of the con
nf
autho critics at Police Headquarters and
that some arrests are expected shortly.
Bus Hold-Up at 10th Street
The bus hold-up took place about
1O:3o o'clock Thursday night, while
along St. Nicholas Avenue, with Joseph
Patrick Smith. of 325 West 126th
Street, as the conductor in charge. Ac-
cording to John A. Ritchie, president
OF the Fifth Avenue Coach Company
the bus was fairly filled With riders
At 170th Street two dapper young men
got on and, after lingering on the back
platform awhile, one mounted to the
top of the coach while the other went
inside below.
Smith followed to the top and, re-
cciving this fellows fare, asked him
about his companion. A few words
passed DelWee!l IHciii anu CHC 'i'e'i va
tor followed Smith down the winding
stairs. The man inside came out and
jumped off at 159th Street. The other
fellow rode another block. AS Smith
raised his hand to signal the driver tc
stop the second man pulled a gun and
iabbing it into Smiths side, commanded
in a low tone: "Hands up and don't
make any noise about it," >.
Smith let out an involuntary cry
upon which the highwayman ordered
"If YOU do that again you are deac
man" While the fellow was going
through his pockets, said Smith, sew
eral passengers saw what was going or
but dared not to make move. The
bandit leaped to the street and raj
! along Amsterdam Avenue.
/ Smith blew his police whistle, bu
when Patrolman Patrick j. Kelly re
sponded the thief had disappeared.
/ Guy Shufflebottom was approached
at the corner of Amsterdam Avenu,
and 1o6th Street last night by tw,
peaceful-loking men who told him the.
wanted him 70 walk with him dow
/ the street. The walk ended at tn
West Tooth Street station.
There Detectives Donnelly and Davi
/ told him that he was wanted for
bottom then admitted, according t.
he detectives, that he went to tn
garage with companion and robbed
! the cash register of s175 and thel
bound and gagged three employees
taking what money they had. Shuttle
bottom was locked up. He gave hi
address as AS West Twenty TT
/ Street.