The New York herald., 1922-01-29

1910 Willow avenue, Hoboken, last night
and obtained $25 from the cash register.
Paul Tervedon. the husband, was i'll in
living rooms back of the store. and when
the bandits started to enter these rooms
Mrs. Tervedon threw a can at them.
They turned back, beat her unconscious
with revolver butts. and then went into
the bedroom.
Ill, but shows Fight.
Tervedon sprang out OF bed and was
struck on the head with the weapons.
but kept on fighting until one bandit
fired shot that went into his left>side.
The bandits then fed. Tervedon may
die. His wife's wounds are not serious.
Traffic on Manhattan Bridge was
stopped for half an hour shortly before
noon while search was made for two
young holdup men who had knocked
down Miss Lillian Laffer, bookkeeper
FOR the Standard Window Shade Com
pany. 426 Gold street, Brooklyn, in front
of 434 Gold street and robbed her of
$3.50 which she had got from the Corn
Exchange Bank in Court street for the
weekly payroll.
One of the holdup men. who. accord
ing to Miss Latter, looked like school
boys, put his hand over her mouth and
told her to keep quiet. The other struck
her on top of the head, apparently with
his fist, and she fell to the sidewalk.
She managed to scream just as the port
folio containing the money was enatched
from her
The block was deserted at the time.
but the girls screams brought persons
from nearby buildings. A truck came
along and the bandits jumped aboard.
A sx,%o
service and the policeman at the Brook
lyn end of the bridge ordered traffic on
the bridge stopped, while Miss Latter.
accompanied by policemen and en-
ployees Of the shade company, ran along
the roadway looking at tine occupants Of
all vehicles. She was unable to find
them. An ambulance surgeon from
Cumberland Street Hospital treated her
for shock and she was taken to her
home at 80 Henry street.
Louis Debenic1 of South Bound Brook,
N. j., was driving his automobile in
Canal road, several miles from New
Brunswick. yesterday. when he came
upon another automobile which he
thought was stalled. When he offered
assistance the three men in the other
automobile threw a chlorororm soaked
cloth about his head and robbed him of
S145. When he regained consciousness
he was lying in the rear seat of his own
car.
Barney Siegel, who has haber-
dashery store at 2S2 Washington street,
Hoboken, said Carnow came into his
place late Friday and said he wanted
new overcoat While he was fitting
him with the coat, Siegel said, he
rubbed against what he believed was
a pistol. The coat needed slight al
terations and Carnow agreed to come
back yesterday. Siegel told the police
Of his suspicious, and two detectives
were waiting for him when he came
back for the coat.
John Williams, 36, q laborer, alleged
by the police to have taken diamond
ring valued at $3.50 from display win
dow of Frederick Jorrisch's jewelry
store at 2S2 Bowery after he had
smashed the window pane with pad
ded brick, was locked in the Mercer
street station last night on charge Of
grand larceny. Jorrisch ran out of his
store and pursued the man down the
street after the glass had been broken
Two blocks away Williams ran into the
arms of Patrolman Hugh McGarvey.
The ring is said to have been found in
one of his pockets. Nothing else was
taken from the window. Jorrisch said.
Lieut.. Pierne of the Mercer street
station said Williams admitted he broke
the window, explaining that he was
homeless and hungry.