New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
4 Bandits Bind 4 in Store
and Escape With Furs,
Gems and Cash, Loading
Plunder Into Taxicab
Merchant Choked.
Beaten and Robbed
Board of Estimate Hastcus
TO Aid Enrighf With Pur.
suit Automobiles; Silent
OH Rising Tide Of Crime

WINCH IO!lcc commissioner Enflght
says does not exist except in the
t1inds Of his enemies, two robberies
With violence became known to the
public yesterday. A storekeeper who
vas shot by robbers Friday died of
his wounds last night.
Meanwhile the Board of Estimate
cut through a lot Of red tape to
enable the Commissioner to get the
six high-powered automobiles for
which he asked TO strengthen lis Of
fensive against marauding Grim
;nals.
The Commissioner himself made
no statement for publication yester-
day, ne!thcr wss he booked for
speech at luncheon. He did. how
ever, visit the Mayor, and after
conference lasting almost an hour
repeated his statement Of the pre-
vious day that he would have 1892
extra policemen on the streets by
July /.
Armed bandits held up Frank Rudolo,
a shirt manufacturer with plant at
20S0 First Avenue, shortly after noon
yesterday and took s1,45o. They tied
ard gagged tic manufacturer and got
away,
ChoAed, CIubbed and Robbed
Rodolo visited the Harlem Branch
Of the Mechanics National Bank Mt
noon, and drew out the money for his
Saturday pay roll. Returning to the
loft building, lie began his Climb up the
stairs 10 his place Of business on the
fourth ioor Midway between the sec
ond and third landings lie was met by
two men. One seized lin by the
throat, choking his shouts for help
before they could be uttered, and the
second after jamming a handkerchief
into his mouth, tied his hands behind
his back with a strip Of cloth.
The thieves took the cash from
Rodolo's inside pocket, transferred his
gold watch and chain, valued at 800.
from his possession % theirs and hie
him five times on the head with club.
Leaving him dazed on the stairs, they
ran from the building Eodolo, recoy-
oring. loosened his bonds and gave
chase. but he could find no trace Of the
robbers, who had made clean geta-
wav in the crowds.
DR.. Levine, Of the Harlem Hospital,
treated the injured man. VINO gave the
police of the East 104th Street sta
tion description os his assailants.
Band Gets $4,000 in Furs
Four youthful but Efficient holdup
men got away with $4,000 worth Of
furs from the store Of s. & NJ. Sand
berg, at s15 Madison Avenue, on FRI
day evening. This daring piece OF
work was reported to the police short
jy after it occurred, bat no whisper cy
it reached the public until yesterday
morning The men who robbed the
Sandberg shop wore no masks, but they
we're all armed. While the robbery
was going forward hundreds Of pedes-
TRANS passed up and down Madison
Avenue outside the door.
Benjamin Sandbere, one Of the firm,
was seated in the store talking with
Irving Leipzig. a clerk, and BENJAMIN
Rosen and Irving Harris, neighbors,
a we'll dressed young man came in and
asked to see some fur neckpieces OF
mink.
Leipzig went behind the counter and
proceeded to show some furs. While
ne was thus engaged three other men
entered together. In the middle of the
floor they halted and displayed revolv-
ers to the fur man and his neighbors.
The first man stepped back and lined
up with the newcomers. He also drew
revolver.
"Nix on TIE noise." said one of them.
"1t Won't get you anything. Get back
inside there"
Clean Out the Store
Sandberg and his friends were driven
into 4 rear room, where they were tied
up and gagged. The first robber held
two guns on the furrier and his COM
panions, while the other three, donninc
the long linen busters which are the
working clothes Of the fur store. sys-
tematicaily cleaned the shelves Of the
entire stock.
The furs were rolled into bundle
and tied tn. Then the windows were
stripped CT their displays, and these
furs were tied in another bundle.
The safe next received attention, ana
from them were taken other furs, cash
and jewelry, the latter belonging to
Sandberg's wife, who had stored them
in the safe because she was afraid it
would not be properly protected in her
apartment.
When the loot was collected one Of
the gang left the store and called a
taxicab. from which ne took several
bags. The bundles were packed into
the bags ana the bags transferred to
the taxicab.
Then the quartet returned and made
q thorough cleanup OF Sandberg and
his friends. They took 5000 in cash
and his iewelry from Sandberg; from,
Harris they got $50. from Rosen $50
and his watch and chain. They took
$50 from Leipzig and then gave him
back dollar bill.
Carfare for Victims
"ThSt's carfare for the gang, they
told him, and added: I'VE need ten
minutes for a getaway. Not peep out
OF you for that time. You're spotted
and if one Of you shouts or tries to call
a cop that's the las. thing he'll eves
do in this world Goodby."
Harris managed TO sauirra out of hi,
bonds IN about fifteen minutes. He
freed the other three. aud moving Wit,
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