The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-04-11
ROBBERS RAID HOME
OF n. Y. MILLIONAIRE
INVADE HOUSE IN DAYLIGHT
AND LOCK OWNERS AND
SERVANTS IN CELLAR.
STEAL 100000 in JEWELS
Most Amazing Theft Ever Known in
City. One of Band Captured by
Police, and Small Part of Booty Is
Recovered. Many Pursue Them.

Police, and Small Part of Booty Is
Recovered. Many Pursue Them.
NEW YORK, N. Y.-The most
amazing daylight robbery New York
has known in many years occurred
this afternoon at the home of Albert
R. Shattuck, retired fnancier, 10
Washington Square north, when four
armed bandits overpoWered Mr.. and
Mrs. Shattuck and their seven SER
wants, bound them all with rope, lock-
ed them in a wine cellar and stole
jewelry valued at 100000.
The robbers ransacked the dwelling
for an hour and a half, but as they
were leaving one was captured and in
an overcoat he had abandoned in his
fight through Washington Square val
liable jewels were found.
Butler Frees Self, Gives Alarm.
The alarm was given by the butler,
who freed himself from his bonds and
running to a neighbours house while
the thieves were still at work, tele-
phoned the police.
Racing in a taxicab to the Shattuck
home, the police arrived as the four
robbers were leaving.
They scattered as they fled, pursued
by hundreds in the square. Three es-
capped.
The seven servants-two buffers, a
doorman, three maids and a cook
were at dinner in the pantry on the
basement floor when one OF the rob-
bers gained admittance to the house
on pretense that he was in urgent
need of telephone.
Mr.. Shattuck, who is past 90, was
seated in the library and Mrs. Shat
tuck in the living room adjoining
Neither knew what was going on in
the basement when the robbers were
admitted.
Bind Servants Hands.
The servants dropped their knives
and forks as the four intruders COW
cred them with revolvers and ordered
them to hold up their hands and make
no noise Rope was then obtained
from a storeroom near the pantry and
the hands of each were tied behind
their backs. Three of the servants
then were marched to the wine cellar
and the other four to a vault on the
same floor, and all were locked in.
The servants disposed Of two of
the robbers crept up the stairs to the
first floor and surprised Mrs. Shat
tuck first. Her screams brought her
husband to her aid. He was confront
ed by robber, who pointed his weap-
on at the elderly millionaire, with the
warning mot a world"
One bandit pressed revolver
against Mr. Shattucks chest and the
other stuck his weapon at his back.
Locked in With Servants.
"Now march downstairs!' was the
next command, and with Mrs. Shat
tuck leading the way they descended
to the basement, where they were or
dered to stop before the cellar door.
There the robbers bound the imam
cier's hands, re-opened the vault where
its other occupants were huddled III
fright, cast master and mistress among
them and slammed the door.
The bandits proceeded to ransack
the house from basement to garret:
For more than an hour they searched
the rooms on every floor OF the richly
furnished dwelling.
Leisurely they gathered their loot,
most Of which, lit was said, had been
taken from a safe which had been
forced open.
Butler Summons Police.
Charles Zaug, head butler, finally
managed to free his hands after an
hours Juggling, united his felloW-pris-
oners and by manipulating the lock,
he told police, opened the door slight
" and peeped to see if any OF the
bandits were near. The four were up
stairs collecting their loot. Zaug, toll
lowed by his assistant, reached the
street. He ran to the home OF neigh
Dor and the police were summoned by
telephone.
In leaving the house one Of the rob-
bers forgot his overcoat, in which was
found a collection OF jewels worth
$4,000.
The last of the quartet was coming
down the front steps when the police
arrived. This man was captured alter
short chase. He gave his name as
Eugenio Diaset, a Spanish tailor. He
refused to tell who his companions
were.
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