The New York herald., 1922-03-23
Opens Fire From Door as
Holdups Advance on
Brooklyn Man.
ROBBERS MISS $4,000
Take $500, but in Haste to
Get Away Leave Big Sum
on Victim.

Three men, young and nervous.
walked into the grocery store kept by
John Bruins in s5 Johnson street.
Brooklyn, last night about o'clock.
One Of them stopped at the door while
the other two walked toward the
counter, the grocer advancing to wait
on them. None of them made any
commands, but suddenly the youth at
the door. who had been glancing ner-
vously through the glass door. drew
a revolver and began shooting.
Bruins was in passageway between
two counters. about to ask the men
what they wanted. The first bullet
hit him in the left side, the second
penetrated his abdomen and third
struck him in the left leg.
He fell behind the counter but kept
consciousness long enough to hear. one
of the two men who had started for
the counter shout: You damned fool J!
at the man who had done the shooting
and to see all three plunge through the
doorway.
Neighbors heard the shots and ran
into the store, as did Patrolman Charles
Harms OF the Poplar street station, who
summoned DR.. Marcus from the Jewish
Hospital. Bruins was revived long
enough to tell the patrolman what had
happened and to give description OF
the three men. He died ten minutes
after reaching Cumberland Street Hos
pital.
Bruins said the gunmen we're not
more than IS or 10 years old. They
made no effort to rob him. he said. He
thought the boy at the door shot him
out of sheer nervousness. None of them
wore masks.
The staying of Bruins was similar In
many respects to that of Paul Jean
Gilman, druggist. in his store. 162
Court street, Brooklyn, on the night OF
February %.
William ]. Evans, who was accused OF
Staying Gilman, was found guilty ot
murder in the first degree late yesterday
by jury in Brooklyn. He will be sem
fenced to the death chair on Monday.
RingIcader of Gang.
Evans is % and lives at "a Fort Greene
place, Brooklyn. 1t was charged that
he was the ringleader of four who en-
tered the drug store for robbery. Gill
man was "stuck up but then offered
resistance and grabbed the defendants >
arms. He was shot d sad. Nothing was
stolen. the gunnen fleeing.
The police say Evans's accomplices
were Frank Evans. his younger brother:
John Keough, 16, and Steven Collins, ~.
They are still In jail.
Five armed bandits entered the Of
fices OF the Golding Packing Company
at SO Little West Twelfth street yester-
day afternoon and robbed William
Kearns, the cashier, OF $500 In cash and
$1,000 in checks. In their hurry they
overlooked $4,000 stuffed in the cash
iers coat pocket
Simon Gold, the president OF the firm,
was talking to Morris Brookstorm. a
caller. when the robbers entered, leav-
ing a six passenger automobile In front
OF the offices One Of the bandits
guarded Brookstorm and Gold, while the
others walked lesurely TO the rear.
where Kearns was at work.
Kearns was ordered not to make any
noise or he would be shot. The bandits
searched a strong box, taking the cash
and checks. They entered the place so
quietly and worked SO quickly that
others In the West Washington Market
Building had no intimation OF their
presence, although the partitions are
thin.
The holdup men found a revolver on
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