New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
Bandits Strip
Poker Players
OF $4,000
Raid Came, Force Men and
Women TO Give Up Gems
and Money; Smash Play
er Who Thinks II Joke

Two well dressed bandits with good
manners invaded the home Of Abraham
Levey, a retired merchant who lives
at 73s East Thirty-seeond Street. Flat
bush, last evening. and completely
spoiled q pleasant Sunday night penny
ante session By stripping diamonds and
money from the players 10 the value
Of nearly $1,000. Having accomplished
their errand the men made q we'll or
dered escape, apparently with entire
success.
Engaged In the irnoeuous psstime OF
drawing two cards 20 a three flush,
With the Joker Wild, we're Max Levey,
the son Of tho house; Mr.. and Mrs.
strs ssrss. i.isSssA pI..SS.A %Ssllia@ n0 ssns0ts,
who, according 20 the Greenbergs, IL
member OF. ManhattAn's police mar
eotie squad, and Mr. Levey. Mrs.
Greenberg Is Ar. Lerey's daughter.
Also In the room we're the Green
herRs' two children. Leroy, aged ten,
and Melvin, hye years. The house IL
4 detached tvo-story dwelling OF stueeo
and shingles In one Of the best sec
tIons Of FlAtbush.
Intent on Their Cards
An ace pot was in the progress OF
solution, and the members Of the party
we're intent on their cards when they
we're surprised to hear = polite re-
guest
Nov. everybody please put up their
hands"
There is n door leading from the sit
ting room 10 pantry, which In turn
connects with The kitchen and the rear
entrance TO the house. The interrup
tion came from one Of two men, who
stood in the pantry doorway, each with
a revolver casually directed into the
room.
The p4rty was taken completely by
surprise, and at first nobody moved.
Az the others slowly raised their
hands, Bananke, sensing some neigh
borly Jest, laughed heartily. One Of
the iniruders struck him In the face
with the butt Of revolver and stood
him in a corner with his face 10 the
wall, thereby establishing beyond
question the essential truth OF the
situation.
Robber Strips OH Jewels
The second man. handing his revol-
rer 20 hts companion, then methodieal-
" stripped the individual mRmbers OF
the party Of their cash and valuAbles.
From Mrs. Greenberg be took rings
worth Sf,700, from Bananke a watch
and chain valued az 5000. $500 ring
and $500; Leyey yielded a 81 zoo dia-
mond and $500 In bills. and Green
berE's contribution 20 the blackjack
pot was $500, a watch and chain worth
iioo, a ring valued at 5000 and flOo
stick pin.
Having heard .he eommotion incident
upon the tanning OF the reealeitrant
Bannnke, Mrs. Lcvey, who had been
resting In her room above the sitting
room, came down while the cleanup
was In progress. The bandits did not
Inolest her. One Of them-the one who
was holding the two revolvers-re-
marked eourteously;
Bandits Thank Her
"If the madam will step inside The
room, please, and make no noisel"
Mrs. Levey did 40, and the gunman
thanked her. She was not molested,
although she was wearing two or three
valuable rings, nor we're the children.
Having completed their inventory, the
visitors departed n highly Efficient
fsshion. While the man who held the
guns, covered HIS exit, che other part
ner walked out Of the house by way Of
the front door, and removed from the
engine Of the younger Levey's Automo-
bile, parked IN front OF the house, the
spark plug connections.
Then he called 20 the guardian Of
the inner gste-"All right Let's 90"
and the pair departed on the run.
Max Levey and Bananke, freed OF
the restricting influence Of the two re-
yolvers, gave Immediate chase. Leyey
restored the loosened connections on
his car In q minute or 30, and stepped
on the gas. When Ne and Baranke
left the house they could sec, the ban
dits a block away, but by the time they
took up the chase in earnest the men
had disappeared. After several min
utes Of hunting adjacent streets, the
two victims gave u ap.and reported
The oeeurancs 20 the Yanderveer Park
police station.
Detective Captain John heclusky
turned out every. available man and
car and the police threw q eordon
around hye blocks IN theNyielnity OF
the Levey home. but with no success;
The Leveys own . giant 81. Bernard
dog. whose presence would have ham
pefed somewAnt the bandits' style
Earlier IN the evening a nelghbor who
was about to 20 out for a walk had
obtsined permissien 70 taks the dos
along