New-York tribune., 1922-04-07
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Ride to H0ldup.
Rob at Leisure
Cab Waits al Curb While
Merchant Is Robbed in
Hall of Ring and 5000:
His Wife Screams in Vain
; Other Robbcries in Dav
Woman Is One Of Victims:
Lone Bandit Loots Store:
Shots Figure in One Chase


Iootpsds are gong to work IN taxi
cab nowadays, but are not softened
by this indulgence. Tho third finge,'
o. William kata's right hand bears
evidence to the contrary. II is swollen
and discolorcd from the finally sue
cessful efforts OF robbers who were
awaiting him in taXicab Wednesdays
night at his homc 10 twist off tive
carat diamond ring which KAT had
worn for years without removing.
kntz has shoe store at 772 Colum
bus Avenue. He lives Al Il West
Ninety-cighth Street with his wife
AID sixteen months old child.
Wednesday evening he noticed thai
a taNicab was standing outside the
shop. Some Of his friends dropped in
abou, closing time. and when he
turned out the lights and started
around tho corner to his home the
vehicle wos gone.
A taxicab was standing in front Of
his home. however, lie noticed as he
entered the apartment house that there
WAS a man in it besides tho driver. As
katz reached tho second floor. with
only one more flight Of stairs between
him and the door OF his apartment he
heard hasty steps behind him and has
tened his pace.
Ordered to Clean Out"
Two men overlook him. however. Just
as he heard his wife undoing the locks.
of which there arc three on the katz
front door. They drew revolvcrs and
ordered him to clean out
Nat emptied his pockets, at INC
same time telling his wife on no ac-
count to open the door. Natz was
carrying home $500 from the shoe store.
One Of the robbers pocketed this and
then tVitchcd at the ring which he had
worn so long that crcaSeS of hcsh lay
above the gold on either side
"lou can't get that off, Kat pro-
tested.
Gwen get it off. all right" answered
tho robber land maybe your finger,
too
For time Katz thought he was right
d bout the 6nGcr but eventually The
ring came off.
Mrs. Kat had run to the front
window, overlooking Ninety eighth
Street, and was screaming "Polce. "
at the top Of her voice. A man across
the street heard her and joined in with
a police whistle.
Thieves Take Their Time
The din was audi even IN the hail
way, where the footpads were stripping
their victim Of his valuobles. Never
thelcss. they paused to take his diam ond
scarfpin and his gold watch anr chain.
kstz followed them downstairs They
f1, ITO
The driver, alarmed by the uproar. had
taken to his heels. rhc TWO robbers
ran toward Central Park. Katz and his
nelghbor with the police whistle fol-
lowed Two or three other ty-passcrs
joined the chase, but not policeman
showed up. The fugitives vaultcd the
park wall and los; themselves in the
shrubbery.
Half an hour after nc had got back
home katz managed to get police
man. The taXicab driver has been
found. tie says he picked up the two
hold-up men at Ninety eighth Street
and Broadway and waited outside the
snoe store with thcm for some time.
finally driving 10 the West Ninety
eighth Street address. One remained
IN the cab. he said holding a revolver
against his body and warning him to
stay where he was until the fuss"
was over, as they would need him.
while the other went inside to lie in
wait for katz. The driver saiG that
as soon as his guard left him he ran.
While hundreds of persons were
leaving thoaters close by Isdore Fei-
delbaunl, manager Of the Coldwater
Drug Company. 48A Willis Avenue.
near 147th Street, the Bronx, was
backed into the rear Of the store at the
points Of revolvers by two hold-up
men last night While one bandit held
him covered the other searched Fei-
delbaunl's pockets. took $l2, and then
emptied the cash register of s6s.
II you love your family stay in the
was the bandits parting admonition
They pocketed their guns and left the
store.
Feidelbaum. fearful OF the threat.
remained in the rear for three minutes
aud then ran to the street where he
shouted: "Police!' A crowd gathered,
bur when police Of the Alexander Ave
nue. station reached the scene the
bandits had made their escape
Lone Bandit Holds Up Store
A lone bandit held up the Paramount
Shirt Company store at l63 East Forty
second Street yesterday afternoon,
locked Samuel Funt, clerk in charge.
according to the store management.
The police say the amount obtained by
the robber was $165.
Funt told detec ctives that he was MAX
ing ready TO close for the day when a
well dressed youth about eighteen
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