The New York herald., 1922-11-21
WOMAN AT Phone
GEM BANDITS Lure
Robbers in Hotel De France
Get S3,680 Diamonds
From Salesman.
TRUSS UP JEWELER
Water Poured on Watches
to Remove Prints OF
Fingers.
OTHER THIEVES AT WORK
Negro Arrested on Charge of
Looting Fraternity House
in The Bronx.
OTHER THIEVES AT WORK

Louis Maratsky, so, who comes to
New York thrice week 70 sell jewelry
TO stage people in the theatrical dis
trict, was at the Hotel s.. Margaret
late Yesterday afternoon when'a wom-
an called him on the telephone, saying
she was Mrs. Gill" and requested
that he meet her at a restaurant in
Seventh avenue. She was not there
when he arrived but in a few minutes
she called him to the restaurant tele-
phone.
I'm in room 500 of the Hotel Gle
France with my husband" she said.
Come on up; we want to see YOU"
Maratsky says he went to the De
France. which is at 142 West Forty
ninth street, but the moment his krock
at the door was answered he knew lac
had been lured into a trap. Two men
with revolvers met him at the door, he
asserts and forced him into a bathroom,
where they robbed him of a wallet con
tanning fourteen diamond rings, valued
at S3,6sO. He had received the rings
yesterday on consignment Two other
diamond rings. which he carried in his
vest pocket. were overlooked, but the
bandits inspected two gold watches and
rejected them. after pouring water on
them TO destroy fngerprints.
sheet was ripped apart and used IN
binding the jeweler hands and feet. once
when he started to lower his hands be-
cause ne was tired one of the bandits
struck him on the head with the butt
end of a revolver The holdup men
threatened to kill Maratsky il he should
make an outcry within fifteen minutes
after their departure. The jeweler freed
himself of his bonds after ten minute
struggle and summoned the manager OF
the hotel, who communicated with the
police MaratslSy described his assailants
as being middle aged men. well dressed.
United Cigar store Robbed.
Burglars ripped open safe in a
United Cigar store at Third avenue and
1fsth street carly yesterday and got
away with $1,000 IN cash and Sl,oOo
worth of cigars and cigarettes
William Courtney. a collector for the
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company,
was entering the store OF the company
st 644 WytheP avenue, Brooklyn. yester-
day afternoon when two men with re-
volvers demanded that he hand over
small bag containing $1,000. They ran
with il TO a motor car that was parked
nearby and escaped before the police
could be summoned
John Watson. who lives i'm the base
rnent of an apartment house Of which
he Is superintendent at ass Manhattan
avenue, heard noise at a window early
Yesterday. A moment later mau
started to climb through Watson felled
him with a hst blow and the police were
summoned. The intruder said he was
James Joyce. %. Of 321 West 1l7th
street A charge OF burglary was made
against him.
John Butler 20. uegro. of 40 LeuoX
avenue. was arrested yesterday morning
after he had stolen cash. iewe'ry and
clothing valued at about $500 from
fraternity house at 2195 Andrews ave-
nue.. The Bronx, according TO the police.
The house is occupied by students OF
New York University. Butler. the police
say has been operating i'm The Bronx
for some time. lie was held i'm $4,000
bail for a hearing on December 4.
Eight Held as burglars.
Eight men who the police say are
responsible for four burglaries were ar
rested last night by detectives of the
East t04th street station. Stolen goods
valued at $4,000 were recovered. The
arrests were made on evidence gathered
in an investigation OF n number Of petty
robberies in the precinct.
Places robbed included the music store
OF vincenzo Spades, 2204 Second ave-
nue the clothing store OF Vincent Case
rnento. 212 East 111th street the apart
I1ient of Robert Bolatilc. 3i2 East 107th
street. and the apartment Of Mariana
Nfcruo 20f East 1Ofs II street