The New York herald., 1922-04-07
BANDITS TAKE 5000
AS WIFE CALLS HELP
Merchant Trailed by Taxicab
Robbed at Door Of His
Apartment.
TWO DRUGGISTS HELD UP
Negroes Seized in Three Mile
Chase-Store Near Grand
Central Looted.
TWO DRUGGISTS HELD UP

William Katz, who has shoe store at
7T2 Columbus avenue, near Ninety
eighth street, attracted by a taxicab at
the curb, saw two young men peering
through the window of his store
Wednesday night. The taxicab then
drove off. Half an hour later Katz. on
his way to his home at IA West Ninety
eighth street. saw the same cab drawn
up at the curb opposite his home. AS
he walked upstairs the two men he had
seen peering through the window fol-
lowed him with revolvers in their
hands. At his apartment he rang the
bell The two men confronted him with
a command Of Hands up." and ordered
him to "shell out"
While one of the bandits kept him COW
cred with his revolver the other took
5000. watch and chain, diamond pin
and diamond ring Mrs. Katz. in the
apartment, called for help at the window,
but before anybody had responded the
two bandits Joined on the street by a
confederate, escaped. leaving the taxicab
at the house.
The taxicab chauffeur told the police
that three men had entered his cab at
10th stret and Central Park West One
'of them, he said. pressed a revolver
against his side and directed him to
him covered while the machine was
standing In front Of the store and while
the two confederates ware robbing Katz.
Isadore Feidelhaum. manager of Gold
waters Drug Store at 484 Willis ave-
nue., The Bronx, was robbed of so last
night by two bandits who visited his
store as "customers'' just as he was
about to close it for the night. He
walked to the prescription room in the
rear with the muzxles Of two pistols
against his back. The bandits took
$12 from his pockets and S5S from the
cash register.
Four negroes were arrested in The
Bronx early yesterday after they had
attempted to force an entrance to the
drug store Of Jacob Atkin at A7 East
1ssth street. The negroes had an auto
mobile. Detectives. also using q motor,
pursued them for three miles before
overtaking them.
Mrs. Rena Holdos Of III Twelfth
street. Long Island City, was robbed
yesterday of a handbag containing $103
by youth who approached her on the
street near her home. He fled in a
motor truck.
Cassell Ivanoff. ~, Of 348 East Fifty
first street, Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to
frst degree murder before County Judge
Taylor In Brooklyn yesterday IN con-
nection with the murder of Patrolman
John H. McMail on March 15. Tony
Rabasovich, the actual slayer, according
to the police, still is in a hospital.
Edward Goodwin. SO, of 225 West
Twenty-fifth street. was Is alleged to
have entered the Prince George Hotel
by means Of q fire escape, was in York.
vile court yesterday on q charge OF
unlawful entry and held In 5000 bail for
trial.
An armed youth. about 10 years old,
walked into the Paramount Shirt Shop,
1853 East Forty-second street. almost
In the shadow Of Grand Central Station,
last night. and ordered Samuel Funt,
the managing clerk. to throw up his
hands. Funt then was directed to open
the cash register. from which the youth
extracted Si35. Funt Jumped to the
telephone as soon as the thief had left
the store and notified the police.
Herman Pollak. who keeps . candy
store at 432 East Ssventy-sixth street.
near Avenue A. was shot In the abdomen
last night by one Of two men who en-
tered the store and stole $2.95 from the
cash drawer Pollak's son, Sidney, who
was in the store at the time. said that
his father offered no resistance and
that the bandit appeared to be nervous.
Patrolman Hawkins sent Pollak to the
City Hospital. where it was said he
would recover