The New York herald., 1922-03-13
Knock Down Woman and Rob
Her Private Bank on
Grand COncOurse.
GARAGE IS PLUNDERED
Brooklyn Trolley Conductor Is
Robbed and Watchman i'm
Manhattan Wounded.

Mrs. Catherine Du1ly, bZ, OF 4U4 East
151st street The Bronx. on her way to
the Grand Concourse last night from
the home OF relatives in Sheridan ave-
nue. whom she had been visiting, was
attacked and robbed by two negroes at
166th street and Carroll place. They
stole $700 in Liberty bonds. S445 in cash
and a deed which she carried in her
stocking.
Patrolman Cornish and crowd Of
citizens heard her cries, but the negroes
got away. Mrs. Duffy was taken to The
Bronx Maternity Hospital near by and
later to the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Reed. 1864 Sheridan avenue,
where she had spent the day. Her in
juries are not dangerous. Carroll place
at the point where the attack took place
is flanked by vacant lots and 1t was
dark
Martin Stern, silk salesman OF SIG
West 111th street, reported to the West
Tooth street station last night that yes
terday afternoon while his wife, baby
and maid were out for a walk four
men entered his apartment, overpowered
him and tied him to a bed, taking a
stick pin with sixteen diamonds, dia-
mond ring and $50 in cash. Neither the
elevator operator nor the doorman of
the apartment house saw the four men
enter or leave. according to the police.
Mr.. Stern declined to discuss the rob-
berry last night. saying that the police
were investigating.
Boys Held for Motor Theft.
Three boys alleged to have stolen the
automobile Of Frederick ]. Kleet. cap
tain Of the police reserves of the West
Forty-seventh street station, were ar
rested at Eleventh avenue and Fiftieth
street.
The car had been left in West Forty
sixth street and the boys were seen in
it about an hour after the theft. They
were William Hem. 16, 791 Eleventh
avenue: George Hazel. 419 West Fifty
sixth street, and George Muller. 10, 40
West Fifty-sixth street They said some
other boys had presented the automobile
to them.
When Joseph Cecile, night manager
of Jack Lees garage, PAL West 107th
street, returned to the garage early yes
terday after driving a customer to his
home. there was no response to the GUS
tomary signal for employees to open the
door and admit the car. Cecile finally
went to a side door and opened it. As
he did so a man inside pointed re-
voiver at his head and ordered him to
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threw up his hands, and when he was
inside two confederates of the gunman
advanced toward him.
The man with the revolver struck him
on the head and against the ribs with
the butt Of the weapon, and he was
forced into the basement. where he
found two Of his employees. William Ratz
and Edward France, both bound and
gagged. Cecile likewise was overpowered,
and the bandits then went through the
pockets of the three, taking $S4 from
Cecile, $29 from France and $11 from
Ratz. They left Cecile and his en-
ployees IN the cellar and escaped in the
car which Cecile had left out
side the garage.
Cecile finally succeeded in liberating
himself and united his employees. 1t
was found that the bandits had un-
garage safe and taken $3.50 in cash.
stolen Motor Is Abandoned.
The automobile, the property Of L. II.
Dobbs. a broker, OF COL West 110th
street. in which Mr.. Cecile had taken
the broker to his home, was found
aband oned in Riverside Drive near 116th
street It had not been damaged. Cecile
said he thought he recognized two of
the holdup men as former employees
OF the garage. and he thinks the key
with which the safe box was opened
was made from a lock impression taken
some time ago.
Two men who held up Benjamin
Joseph. clerk in United Cigar store
at 337 East Fifty-seventh street, yes
terday escaped after a policeman had
chased them for two miles through sew
eral streets in the vicinity Of Queens
boro Bridge. The bandits forced Joseph
TO open the safe and stole the days
receipts. They overlooked SIS in q cash
register.
Raymond Ledda, conductor on
Brooklyn crosstown trolley car, was held
up at Dyckman and Richards streets
and robbed Of SIS by two bandits who
boarded his car and poked revolvers in
his face. he said.
Nicolo Raspanto. 35, watchman, was
shot in mysterious manner last night
when in front of building at Third
avenue and Forty-third street. There
recently had been fire in the building
occupying the corner and Raspanto was
on guard duty there He said he was
bending over a stove on the edge OF the
sidewalk in front OF the place when
shot was fired at him from ambush. The