The New York herald., 1922-05-03
GIDDINC'S ROBBED
OF $4,000 SABLES
Fur Coat anishes From Closet
in Fifth Avenue Store in
Nighttime.
BURGLARS MARKS ABSENT
Girl Carrying $50 Change Is
Held Up in Street by
Four Bandits.
BURGLARS MARKS ABSENT

Detectives of the West Forty-seventh
street station and a private agency are
investigating the mysterious disappear
ance of a Russian sable coat from J. NJ.
Gliding & Co. 724 Fifth avenue. The
market value of the coat was placed at
between $4,000 and $4,000. The gar
ment vanished last Thursday night, but
watchmen at the building say they saw
nobody leave and found no indications
of forcible entry.
The coat was hanging in a closet in
the fur department on the sixth floor.
1t was last seen when the store closed
at 40 p. NJ Thursday and was missed
at about 8 :15 A. NJ. Friday morning At
the latter hour boy was sent to the
closet to take out the coat and brush it.
A moment later he asked
What coat? There is no coat in that
closet"
The woman in charge of the depart
ment verified the boys discovery and
called hoorwalker. who notified Jacob
NJ. Gliding. head Of the company
Closet Not Forced Open.
Detective Moore and a private detec-
tive were summoned. They could find
no Indication that the closet had been
broken open. The two nigh. watchmen
and four porters were questioned, but
denied all knowledge of the robbery.
The detectives were said to be work
ing on several theories. one of which
is that some one got into the building
before the store closed Thursday and hid
in one Of the fire towers. leaving with
the coat after dark. 1t was considered
highly impossible that any one could
have slid out the doors unnoticed Friday
morning before the coat was found miss
ing.
One report was that the detectives had
certain man under surveillance All
fur dealers of questionable standing and
pawn shops were being watched closely.
Whether the skins had any identification
marks or not could not be ascertained.
If the skins were not marked it was
said they could be marketed easily.
Unusual efforts were said to have been
made by the police to keep the "details
OF this robbery secret. Mr.. Gliding was
reached at his home last night and at
first admitted that the coat had disap-
peared. but afterward retracted saying
he had verified the report merely to learn
the details of his questioner's informa-
ton.
Four Men Rob Girl of $50.
Miss Bella Alter. 20, Of 32e East
Third street, was held up by four men
at Tenth street and Avenue d yesterday
afternoon as she was returning to her
fathers store in Third street, carrying
$50 in nickels and dimes wrapped in a
sheet of paper. Two of the men pnioned
her arms from behind and snatched the
money, while two others stood in front
and threatened her with revolvers. The
bandits escaped in an automobile. Miss
Alter reported the robbery to the police
of the Fifth street station.
Mrs Helen Winters of so West 112th
street. who said she was daughter of
John Reisler, prize fight manager known
as John the Barber was held in $1,000
bail in Washington Heights Court
charged with the theft Of seven dresses
from the store of Mrs. Lena Rothenberg
OF 10 West 116th street several days ago
Detectives Hoffman and Baker testified
that they found two of the dresses in
Mrs. Winters's possession.
Robert Seaman, chauffeur of 731 Bed
ford avenue. Brooklyn, was held in
$4,000 in Tombs Court on a charge OF
robbery by William J. Smith. D. S. C.
inspector. and a Deputy Sheriff of Rich
mond. Smith. whose home is in 131
Alter avenue, Dongan Hills, S. T.. told
the police he became Ill in Brooklyn
Monday night and asked Seaman to get
him a taxicab Seaman took him to
Manhattan and tried to rob him. said
Smith.
Four Held I'm $4,000 Robbery.
The Brooklyn police arrested four men
in the robbery of Emil Rothfeld Of ass
Knickerbocker avenue. Brooklyn. from
whom $4,000 worth OF jewelrys was
stolen last Saturday by bandits The
four gave their names as Anthony Ca
puto Of 1909 Sullivan street. Thomas Cue
cia OF 451 Broadway. Nunzio Gambino
of 255 North Eighth street and Frank
Vespole Of 81 Meeker avenue. all of
Brooklyn.
Charles Webb private watchman OF
1883 West Eighth street. began to -four
ish revolver in a subway train OF the
Sea Beach line early yesterday but
George Boothby. a newspaper reporter
of 400 Eighth street, Brooklyn, knocked
Il from his hand with his cane Boothby
then put the gun in his pocket and grap-
pied with Webb. and with the aid Of
other passengers and the crew OF the
car held him until the police arrived.
Later Webb was arraigned in the Adams
street court and held in $500 bail for