The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-02
BEATEN, Then SLAIN,
BY -FOUR PURSUERS.
Youth F'lees Into Store at
Sight of Enemies, but
Is Shot Down.
TRIBUNE LOSS $500
Theater Lobby Watcher
Held as Matinee Burglar
in Brooklyn.
WIFE PLEADS FOR BANDIT
Mrs. Catherine Fitzhugh Gets
No Bail Rights After Rob
berry in Church.
WIFE PLEADS FOR BANDIT

Dave Moskowitz. %, of 1927 Union
avenue, The Bronx, was beaten and
then shot and killed yesterday in a
candy store at 26 Broome street by one
OF four men he had seen approaching
In an automobile, and to avoid whom
he had run into the store.
Nicholas Calico, proprietor OF the
store, tried TO protect Moskowitz and
was beaten about the face and body
by the murderers. The shot that killed
Moskowitz was fired as he lay pros
trate on the floor as a result of the
beating
Joseph Friedman OF Il Jackson
street identified the body Of Moskowitz
and told the police that his friend had
arranged a dance for next week and
had been out selling tickets. MoslSo-
WITT. he said, was peaceful when sober
but quarrelsome when drinking.
Friedman said he was Informed that
Moskowitz had been drinking Friday
night. 1t is the police theory that he
ouarreled with the four men and that
inc Staying was Il result OF the quarrel
"Tribune's" Loss Was $4,000.
The three bandits who held up and
robbed Robert ". Toolc, night cashier
Of the New York Tribune. and Charles
Lee, Waterman, on Friday night. on
the third floor of the Tribune Building.
obtained $4,000. Both Mr.. Toole and
Mr. Lee arc confined to their homes suf-
fcring from the cuts and bruises they
received at the hands of the robbers. IT
took sixteen stitches to sew I'D Mr. Lees
head where lie had been nit with
blackjack.
Mr. Toole had reported FOR duty at
1880 =. NJ. Friday and was to have
paid off tho men in one of the mechan-
zeal departments IL Is the belief OF
The police that the robbers either fol-
lowed the cashier up tic spiral stair
case TO the third floor or were lying in
walt for him on thellanding.
Mr.. Toole had no sooner opened the
door leading into the cashiers cage than
the robbers leveled rcvolvers at him.
The safe in which the payroll had been
left was standing only few feet from
the door. Beneath the cashiers win
dow. it was explained. there stood an
other safe. which contained many times
the amount stolen. and which was over
looked by the robbers.
Held ms .Matincc Burglar
Joseph Hulcr Of 141 Van Buren, street.
Brooklyn. was arrested by tho Brooklyn
police as a matinee burgler" Detec-
tive Joseph Cayanaugh said lIuler. who
was seized in Fulton street. near Ro-
chester avenue. was accused Of robbing
the home of Howard Taylor at 1895 De
Kalb avenue on February Z. Jcwelry
valued at 5000 was stolen. The robbers
method. said tho detective. was to stand
IN theater lobby while women pur-
chased tickets for matinees. He would
listen to the dates mentioned, follow
the women to their homes and then visit
the houses on the day they attended
the performance. He never used
jimmy or screwdriver In obtaining en-
trance. ii was said. being such an expert
that he could pick a lock with button
hook
-Four men trapped and arrested In the
attempt to hold up the payfnaste of the
Masten Construction Company at Park
avenue and Forty-flrst street were corn
nltted to tho Tombs without bail b.
Magistrate Tobias I'm Yorkvile Court
a pathetic touch was added to the short
proceedings by the appears nee OF Mrs.
Christopher PEPPER OF 203 East Seventy
fourth street. the wife OF one OF the
prisoners.
She had two children with her. one
and the other .. PEPPER wept as he
saw hts wife, and Mrs. PEPPER said she
was stunned by his arrest. They have
been married seven years. she explained
What Am I and my two little children
70 do now that nc II in PRISON." she
asked
Catherine Titzhugh. so. who was ac-
cused OF picking tho handbag OF Fannie
y Gray Of S5S Seventh avenue while
tho latter was worshpping in the r1pisco.
pal Church OF st. Mary the Virgin. in
West Forty-sxth street. was held with
out bail for further examination by
Magistrate Cobb In the West Side Court
Miss Gray lost $50 and other valua bles
Carmel,o Lorefce, proprietor OF
cigar and candy store AT 12s Cherry
street, was shot three times last night
when called to the door by a stranger
The police believe his asssilant may
have been sutton for the mans daugh-
ter
The girl, Georgina Loreficc. is rs, and
her father told Detectives Coffev and
Devotee his rebuffs may have angercd
sutton. Loreficc was taken to Gouver-
ncur Hospital. One OF the wounds, IN
his chest, is serious.