New-York tribune., 1922-04-11
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$4,000 and $4,000. The thieves oro
believed to have gained entrance hv
way of fire escape.
The matter had been kent secret
since March 18, when the theft or.
CURED, Mrs McCracken had rome ont
Tor the evening, leaving two servants
IN the house. The servants also had
oeen out Of the place between 1880 and
':"o o'clock that night, and upon their
return found the place ransacked.
inns is the third haul made recently
from homes in the better residential
parts of the city, resembling in many
respects the raids on the Shattuck
residence week ago in North Wash
lngton Square, and the robbery of the
Myron c: Taylor house at 16 East Sew
entleth Street, on Sunday last, which
also became public yeste rday.
Mr. Taylor is president of the cotton
goods firm of Taylor, Armitage & Co.
The burglars apparently gained en-
trance here by smashing glass in the
front door and swapping the spring
lock. Two men were seen CARRYING
boxes away from the place Sunday
morning. When approached by Patrol
man Monahan, of the East Sixty-sev-
enth Street police station they dropped
the boxes and ran. Monahan gave
chase, but the men escaped. The boxes
were found to contain bottles of
whisky and wine. Because Of the ab
sence of the family for the winter
the police were unable to estimate tho
extent of the loss
Burglars entered the Beck-Hazzard
Shoe Company's branch store at 400
ruth Avenue, South Brooklyn, between
a. m. Sunday and a. M yesterday,
rolled the safe to cellar stairway
and dumped it into the cellar. They
cut section out o. the back of the
safe with an acetylcne torch and es.
capped with the contents, said to an
proximate $4,000.
simon Stern, manager of the store,
reported to police of the Clinton Ave
nue. station early yesterday after find
ing the safe rifed. Stern said he
worked on the store books until near
ly daylight Sunday morning, several
members of the force working with
h1m When they left the store the
sa1e, which contained proceeds of Sat
urday's sales, was in its accustomed
place near the front door in full view
from the street. Lights we're left
burning, which made the safe com
splcuous object to all passersby.
Two families occupy apartments over
i, o'oIe' NO NOISE was heard by
them. They said conversations in the
store were audible during BUSINESS 81 ess
hours and expressed surprise that the
1ali of the heavy safe did not arouse
them. N'u NV a'ouse
detectives detailed on the case found
Two crowbars and an axe left behind
by the robbers. The police helieva
that the work was done bv amateur
purgiars' probably living in the neieh-
When three men entered the saloon
OF ony Renal. 231 West Street and
tcok $50 from him at the point of
pistol, Peter Boldi, Renali's bartender
shot one of the robbers in the back
Inc two pals of the wounded thiet
carried the latter out of the place and
covering him with burlap sacks tried
10 get HIM quietly to his home in
pushcart. The police, however had
oeen notified and when the vehicle
drew up In front Of the wounded mans
nome the trio were arrested.
Hastenlne to the apartment. Clint
oufst IN the door and closed with the
intruder. who put up a fight when the
under arrest. Chairs and tables we're
overturned, but Clint finally subdued
tne man by threatening him with a
revolver. At the West Forty-seventa
street station the man gave the name
OF Ferdinand Magellan, his age as
tWehty-three years and his address 311
west Flftieth Street. He was locked
up pol on a charge of burglary.
8, "nen searched at the station house
ene prisoner had s91 in cash and sew
eral articles of jewelry, including a
gold wrist watch, small pocket watch.
bracelet and five womens rinrs
valued at $3.50. He left q iimmv in
the apartment
detectives of the West l35th Street
Police alton arrested fourteen negroes
Yesterday IN a roundup of bandit sus-
Pects: Some of the prisoners offered
resistance and revolvers were displaved
oy the ponce, but no shots were fired.
All were taken to the station. Four
were charged with robbery and ten de-
tanned for further questioning.
The raid followed series of DARING
hold,ups of rent collectors and tim
Grant jewelry statesmen in the Harlem
district. The arrests were made bv
Detectives John Butler and William
Vachukdda, who said last night that
the men under charges had been fully
Identified by the persons they robbed.
The negroes were arrested in rooms of
the Silver Leaf Turf Club in West
131st Street
The theft of large quantity of
sugar from a lighter at the foot of
East Twentieth Street probably was
prevented early yesterday by Police
man Herbert Faust. of the East
Twenty second Street station. The
lighter is owned by the National Sugar
Refining Company and had l 900 bags
aboard. AS Faust approached the place
on his beat, several men ran. Several
shots were fired, but the men got away.
One hundred bags of sugar had been
removed from the lighter onto the pier.
Pay for More Policemen