Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-04-03
Astounding Daylight
RObbefyinNeWY York
Financier, His Wife and Seven
Servants Overpowered and
Locked in Wine Cellar.

New York, April 2.-The most amazing
daylight robbery New York has known in
many years occurred this afternoon in
the nome of Albert r. Shattuck retired
nnancier, 19 Washington square north.
When four armed bandits overpoWered
Mr.. and Mrs. Shattuck and their seven
servants, bound them all with rope,
locked them in wine cellar, and stole
jewelry valued at $4,000.
The robbers ransacked the dwelling for
an hour and a half. but as they were
leaving one was captured and in an over
coat ne had abandoned ir. his flight
through Washington square jewels val
ued at 5000 were found
The alarm was given by the butler.
who freed himself from his bonds and
running to neighbor's house while the
thieves were still at work, telephoned the
police.
Racing in taxicab to the shattuck
home, the police arrived as the four rc,b
bers were leaving.
Ihey scattered as they fed. pursued by
hundreds in the square. Three escaped
Inc seven servartS-two buffers, a
doorman, three maids and a cook-were
at dinner in the pantry on the basement
moor when one of the robbers gained ad-
m1ttance to the house on pretense that ne
was in urgent need of a telephone.
mr.. Shattuck, who is past so, was
seated in the library and Mrs Shattuck
IN the living room adjoining Neither
knew what was going on in the base-
ment when the robbers were admitted.
The servants dropped their knives and
forks in fright as the four intruders
covered them with revolvers and ordered
them to throw up their hands and make
no noise Rope was then obtained from
storeroom near the pantry and the
hands of each were tied behind their
backs. Three of the servants then were
marched to the wine cellar and the other
-FOUR to vault on the same floor, and
all were locked in.
The servants disposed of, two of the
robbers ereDt UP the stairs to the first
floor and surprised Mrs Shattuck first
her screams brought her husband to her
AID He was confronted by a robber
VINO pointed his weapon at the elderly
milh onaire with the warning Not a
sound"
One bandit pressed a revolver against
Mr Shattuck's chest and the other stuck
his weapon at his back
NOW march down stairs" was the
next command, and with Mrs Shattuck
leading the way they descended TO tha
basement, where they were ordered 10
stop before the cellar door There the
robbers bound the financers hands. re-
opened the vault, where its other occu
pants were huddled in fright, cast master
and mistress among them, and slammed
the door.
The bandits ransacked the house from
basement to garret for more than an
Most of their loot, it was said, was
taken take from a safe which they forced
Charles zaug. head butler. finally man.
aged to free his hands after an hours
tugging, united his fellow prisoners and
by manipulating the lock- he told the
police, opened the door slightly and
peeped to see if any of the bandits were
near. The four were upstairs collecting
their loot. zaug. followed by his assist
ant, reached the street. He ran to the
nome OF a neighbor and the police were
summoned by telephone.
In leaving the house one of the roh-
bers forgot his overcoat, in which was
found another collection of Jewels worth
$4,000
The last of the quartet was coming
down the front steps when the police ar
rived. This man was captured after a
short chase. He gave the name of Eu-
| genio Diaset, Spanish tailor. He re-
FUSED to tell who his companions were.
Mr shattucl's residence is in a group
OF What were in the last part of last
century nlillionaires' homes ON the north
SIDE of the square between Fifth avenue
and MacDougal street, one of the oldest
fashionable colonies in the city.
The dwelling contained many art treas
ures and valuable antiques which were
| roughly handled by the bandits in their
hunt for portable booty.
Mr Shattuck is one of the Oldest resi-
dents living in the square. He is vice
president Of the Washington SQUARE as
soclation and president of the Fiftv-
Fourth Street Realty association. He
was formerly president of the British
American Mortgage company.
Mrs. Shattuck tonight was under the
| care of physicians, suffering from shock