The New York herald., 1922-07-22
SPORTSMANS WIFE,
TIED UP BY BANDITS,
LOSES $4,000 GEMS
Mrs. William Meyers Says
Pair Tore Rings From
Her Fingers.
TWO PAYROLLS STOLEN
Police Recover $5,17 After
Motor Chase Over Bridge
and Gun Fight.
THREE FLEE TO ROOFS
Escape With 1852 After Rob-
bing Man in Street Near Po-
lice Headquarters.

Mrs. Lillian Meyers of 300 East
Forty-ninth street wife of William
C'smoky")i Meyers. sportsman. who
was sued recently for $4,000 by a
former Follies girl, who alleged breach
of promise to marry, reported to the
police Of the West Forty-seventh
street police station yesterday after
noon that she had been held up In her
apartment by two men who robbed
her Of jewelry worth $4,000. They
escaped, she said, after they had
knocked down her negro maid Amanda
McGee. who tried to stop them. The
negress lost several teeth and was sent
to hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Meyers told Detectives Mas
kiell and Brady that she and the maid
were alone in the apartment about
$3.50 o'clock when there was knock
at the door. She opened 1t. Two men
stood there, she said, one OF them a
man about As years old and tall and
the other about 2s years old and short.
The tall man handed her package
and said:
"A package for your husband from
the American Express Company. Open
It and see II 1t is all right"
Mrs. Meyers said that she stepped
hack into the apartment to open the
package and the two men followed her.
The tall man pointed gun at her and
told her to keep quiet. Then he said:
Get your jewels out of your jewel
case and give them to U.S."
Tear Rings From Fingers.
The short man drew a gun also. Mrs.
Meyers said, and compelled her to walk
through the apartment to small room
In the rear. where there was wall safe
hidden behind the day bed. They made
her pull the bed from the wall and get
her Jewel case from the safe, she told
the police, and then tore her rings from
her fingers and her bracelet from her
wrist and put them In the case.
you can get these things back II
you'll cough UP $4,000 in cash." the
tall man said, but Mrs. Meyers said
that she did not have that much money.
Then the tall man drew a piece OF
rope from his pocket. Mrs. Meyers said.
and tied her wrists together. afterward
drawing her arms above her neck and
wrapping the rope about her neck. He
then gagged her with two pocket hand
kerchiefs. AS the bandits were about
to leave the apartment the negro maid
came into the room.
Mrs. Meyers said that the negress at
tackled the two men with some kitchen
implement that she had i'm her hand
and the shorter of the two struck her
in the face with his fist knocking her
to the floor unconscious. Then the ban
dts dropped their pistols. grabbed the
Jewel case and ran. The detectives
were not able to learn how they got out
of the building. Neither elevator opera
tors. doorman nor the telephone operator
saw them.
Rope and Two Guns Found.
After the bandits had gone Mrs.
Meyers released herself and telephoned
TO the police. The detectives found the
rope In the apartment and the two guns
which Mrs. Meyers said the bandits left
behind them. Meyers came home while
the police were making their investiga-
ton. He told the detectives that the
jewelry belonged to him and that 1t In
cluded several diamond bracelets. a gold
meshbag. seven diamond rings and a
gold pencil set with diamonds and
rubies. He had been collecting the
tewelry for ten years. he said.
Suit was filed against Meyers last