Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-04-03
MEL0DRAMAT|C
bAND|TRY NETS
$4,000 IN GEMS
Four Men Insinuate Way
Into Aristocratic Res
idence, Awe Nine in 1t.
Locked Into Wine Vault
Butler Gets Out With
Alarm; One Captured.

amazing daylight robbery New
York has known in many years
occurred Sunday afternoon in the
home of Albert r. Shattuck, re-
tired financIer, l9 Washington
Square north, when four armed
bandits overpowered MIR. and
Mrs. Shattuck and their seven
servants, bound them all with
rope, locked them in wine cellar
and stole jeweiry valued at
100000.
The robbers ransacked the
dwelling for an hour and half.
but as they were leaving, one
was captured and, in an overcoat
he had abandoned in his flight
through Washington Square,
jewels valued at $4,000 were
found.
The alarm was given by the
butler, who freed himself from
his bonds and, running to a
neighbor's house, while the
thieves we're still at work, tele-
phoned the police.
Racing in taxicah to the Shat
tuck home, the police arrived as
the four robbers wore leaving.
The robbers scattered as they
fled, pursued by hundreds in the
square. Three escaped.
Capture Servants at Dinner
The seven servants-two buffers, 8
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 go. wa,
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
All Locked in Vault
The servants dropped their knives
and forks in fright as the four intrud
ers covered them with revolvers and
ordered them to hold up their hands
and make no noise. Rope then was
obtained from a storeroom near the
pantry aud the hands Of each were tied
behind their backs. Three of the SER
wants 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. Shattuck
first. Her screams bought her hus-
band to her aid.
Heads of House Also Locked Up
Shattuck was confronted by a robber
who pointed pistol at the elderly mil
lionaire with the warning, "Not a
sound
One bandit pressed revolver against
Mr. Shattuck's chest and the other
stuck his weapon at his back.
"NoW march down stairs" 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 financier' 8
hands, reopened the vault where its
other occupants were huddled in fright,
east master and mistress among them,
and slammed the door.
Ransack House an Hour
The bandits then proceeded to ran
sack the house from basement to gar
ret. For more than an hour they
the rooms on every floor of
the richly furnished dwelling.
Leisurely they gathered their loot,
most Of which, it was said had been
taken from safe, which had been
forced open.
Charles Zaug, head butler, finally
to free his hands after an
hours tugging, united his fellow -pris-
oners, and by manipulating the lock, he
opened the door. He ran to the home
Of neighbor and the police were sum
moned by telephone.
Last of Quartet Taken
The last of the quartet was coming
down the front steps when the police
arrived. This man was captured after
a short chase. He gave the name of
Eugenio Diazet, q Spanish tailor. He
to tell who his companions
we're.
Mr.. Shattuck's residence is on the
north side of the square between Fifth
avenue and MacDougal street, one of
he oldest fashionable colonies in the
.ity. The dwelling contains many art
treasures and valuable articles. which
we're roughly handled by the robbers in
he hunt for portable booty.
Mr.. Shattuck is one of the Oldest
living settlers in the square. He for
nerly was president of the British
American Mortgage company.
Mr.. Shattuck is under the care of
physicians suffering from shock and
WOODS SON WEEDS.