The evening world. Newspaper, December 27, 1907, Page 5

ie BATTLED WITH SIX ME Nu} All Seemed True Till Landlady * ‘mosphere | Hughes ani others of the asile--vitted } staft’ now sleuthing in tho northern | ‘tron pillar or steol girder or something TH E EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER Bus Co -HOL-UP STORY GOT BGSER WT EACH TELLING Potter Astounded the Police as , He Described the Gems He Had Lost. a Said the Man Had Only. Thirty Cents. ‘Any Harlemite desiring to seo the at- suddenly tinted with sul- | phurous hues need only enter the néw Aetective bureau in One Hundred and | Twenty-fitth street and mention the | name of Robert C. Potter. There {| probably no same known, or that could be invented which 1s leas tenderly, thought of by letectives Hagxerty, Feachns of Manhattan Island. - Hughes was reading to Haxgerty at] midnight the “Hound of tha HBasker- villes,” in wh . Sherlock Holmes does some weinlly brilliant atunts, when the telephone buzzed and an excited volce reached the sergeant: “Harlem Hospttal—man beaten and robbed of thousands of-totia: rings, gold watch Hughes and Haggerty got the assig mot and they loped to the hospital long, awinging strides, arriving? there Jost as a squad of policemen canteret up with clubs drawn and their hands on | thelr guns, There they found young | ——— "Or Ope Skiniiy Evening Mr. Potter being tenderly treated by | two busy Internes. They wero atitching | | Bormeboty certainly handed him an ewful walloping,” said Hughes. “Bet tt was the Mus-hook «ang,” stitched, he able to talk “] was waicing along Seventh avenue @t TM o'clock,” he sald, “when six him across the lip and reducing several | ranges of hills on hia forehead ani ths afterteok of his cranium. An Awful Walloping. whiwpered Haererty, “I got 4 dine = (ose mugs and we'll land ‘em.” Presently, after ~oung Mr. Potter hail een bandage dand plastered and hem- | men"— “Sure ® was six?” interrupted Hughes, taking ‘notes, “Possibly seven,’ said Mr, Potter ‘enped out from behind a tree One of them had an easily, and sprang at me. and lammed me over tho head with It. I fought back and got the steel beam. away from him, smashing him over the head with tt and knocking him out. But afore I could mwing on any more of them something hit men the back of | the head and 1 went down. 1 wac oonscious, though, and no- ticed that five men stamped on me and pounded me with black jacks. They got $7,000 from my yest pocket tn green- Dacks, a fiye-carat diamond ring, & Bwiss gold watoh with a chime move- a diamond and emerald pln, a I was taking to my istmas present, $100 or #0 in amall change and my overcoat, in the inside pocket of which I had some railroad bonds.’ ment, pearl neckia flancee for a C “Holy smo! cried Haggerty, his Jaw fallin t thls is a big case How much were those bonds worth?” And a Gem-Studded Knife. “Oh, several thousand dollars,’ sald Potter ci eas 1 fan atop t them. 1 forgot to say t 0 a sold matoh- box and knife.’ ot them?" minute des. dred" xt sieuths went there et at Tinbiad into @ vacant lot. ‘They blew themselyex to a cab, they Open Every Evening Until 9 o’Clotk. We Allow Freight and RR. Fare. WIL! be allowed on. presen- tatlon of this advertine- ment on uny agticle pur- Chased far cash thle week Actual Value «200, Furolehed $66 Write for Our Hoome Now Catal Malle Ireg- aa Raplds. nitOc: Furnite: $75 Wortn $7.50 100 10.0077 150 15.00, 200 20,00 Sj were In sich «hur | the hospltal | though Hughes 'HARRIS SUCTION CLIPS | $4 East 23d St., near Fourth Ave. 54 West 125th St., near Lenox Ave. 442 Columbus Ave., Sist & 82d Sts. Thirty Cents and a Package. and Haggerty found hourded at unk Mr. yt 6 bod her about ‘ome up and hit Bob ai Haggerty went away, ter. snoring softly in a The detectives: are Annoy You ctice thy Se? ce: falling off, you can stop | the trouble in a jiffy—and | prevent it for all time by haying your glasses fitted with Attached 10 your glasies for 35 Cents Sold Only: at Our Four Stores OCULISTS AND OPTICIAN:, —— 489 Fulton St.. Brooklyn, Opponite Abraham & Steatte’s, | All Stores Open Saturtay nin i Write for Holiday Catalogue. ASPERFEL LEVELAN ESTADL 144 Bowery Bet Grand |RECI PROCATE New Year's furnishes an opportu- nity to reciprocate for an unexpected Christmas gift. Our stock must be materially reduced by January 1; therefore, decided reductions have been \made throughout the store. If you recéived money as'a present, in- vest in diamonds at prices you will never see again, You'll not regret it, movement, sis: 50 varlaty. from $3 up. Si7'30 Rink. Steel white full tine gem diamonds, perfootly cut, 1) 010 kare our w oF th $100; special, res ea ree) full Roem pa Sixnet solid. gold $0 810: sm gs | lab at Diame DUN SUSAR EEE SURES een WEDDING, RINGS All styles solid 14 and 18 karat gold seamless Wedding Rings our. se cialty. Prices $25) (0 $25. Qual’ ily guerantecd. (Sy eee No extra Charge for Lettering. | Ariltic marriage certificate xiven with ring. ARK Grr tt Upc to-Night sd, Saturday 10,30 / ! ee halt Orders tilled, At qu thes + ultc.* Songiceer iL is "=" SIEGE Le IN ITSELF) (HOTCONNECTION wiTH ANY OTHER STORE! THE FOUNTAIN” OCOPER CG. J.B.GREGNHUT, Presipesr. Undermuslins Better Than You Could Make for Yourself; and Costing Far Less HE more fastidious you are about your lingerie—the closer you look at the quality Le fabric, the grade of lace, the fineness of embroide gry and the ‘finish of the. sewirig—the better you will Banrectiel the offers made in this White Sale. The better. grades are far better than’ you could make for yourself unless you’ are an expert needleworker with plenty of time, and’ they will cost you far less than ‘making them would cost you. And the ‘less. costly grades are simply marvels of low- priced goodness. Corset Covers . . . . from 12c to $4.50 Chemises .. .. . . from25c to $7.50 Petticoats . _ from 45c to $12.50 Nightgowns . . . . :' from 45c to $10.00 Drawers... . . . from25eto $4.85 Underskirts . .. . . from25cto $5.00 Exquisite, French Hand-made Underwear from 98¢ to $7.50. A full line of “extra” sizes for large women in all garments and at prices from 9&c upward. Sierci Cooper Store, Second Floor, Center.) All Sizes and Styles in Nee Collars for Men and Boys, a will be unable to sce why. In most of the other cases Ake Tauitie aS eae HIS feature of the White Sale is continued to-morrow, remedied. If perfectly laundered these would be regular 2-for- 25¢. collars from the best-known maker in Troy. Men Who Want $15 Suits and Overcoats Can Get Vier 10 To-morrow at: Sue plenty of winter weather before us, and suits and overcoats such as we offer.at $10 are good invest- ments. These were made by a concern famous for the styles they produce and the care with which they make the parments. _ It was our luck to get them at about 33 per cent. less:than they were made to sell for,and now we offer them to you at the same ratio of saving. : ye DOUBLE STAMPS With Each Purchase Made BEFORE Noon Single Stamps After Noon . A Clearance of Rugs EXT to ne special prices, the feature of the offer which is likely to interest you mostly is the assortment and variety, - This” special offering includes designs and colorings in the popular room Sizes. Wilton Rugs Rich high piled floor coverings in a Wilton Velvet Rugs Extra heavy quality seamless i the most attractive assortment of Wilton rugs, in sizes 9x12: choice e ui Ss i e vercoa S colors and designs. SCOT BRS Sree er designs; : ! Regular price $47.50;size STU EDS 29.50; 9,0x12.0; to-morrow. $42.50 | NOW to s-r-e0 | $25.50 Made of black kersey, black cheviot, Made of black thibet, fancy worsted, gray frieze and fancy worsted. Over- cheviot and tweed. In single and double-breasted models. Sizes 33 coats cut 46 and 52 inches in length. to 46. In regular and stout $10 Sizes 33 to 46 chest -measure. $10 sizes, at..... In regular and stout sizes, at. . 1,000 Pairs of Famous *5 Kingly Trousers at 83 In neat stripes. Sizes 30 to 50 waist measure. (Siegel Cooper Store, Main Floor, Rear.) Seamless Wool Velvet Rugs Choice seamless 9x12 iugs in at- | tractive colorings and designs; regularly $25.50; go1 59 now. ‘Scamlesn ‘Wilton Rugs In size ¢x12; higi-giade quality Regular price $39.50: size gar $35 150 in a choice selection of patterns and colorings; regularly $43.50 é j 9,0X%12.0; to-morrow Regular price $37.50: size i 7 $33.50 | $52.50; size 9x12 now eee Cooper cetth Filth Floor, Front.) Kitchen and Laundry Goods Regular price$4 2.50; 5 8.3x10.8; to-morrow... $38.90. Axminster Rugs High-grade qualities in choice floral and Oriental effects. sete ee cewerses Boys’ Overcoats and Suits| Big Savings in Youths’ Galvanized Washtubs — full | Old-Fash 0, ed'Ircns—nickel = veew A9C€ + blac 4u%ec at $4.50---Were $5 to $8 Suits and Overcoats | ehechsiss oo tees na ae hi sistins of 3 ii $s, handle: UST to clear up our odd lots of over- Regular Prices Redused More eee es ace etl aaditandneianeeemes 950 coats and suits which have collected Than a Third ) regularly 22c; now 15c | Sleeve trony—special at....... 45¢ Old-Fashioned Skirt rds— | O.l Keating Stoves—puaranteed from our heavy selling during the past few weeks, waitave’ Besoheathen Tis is a good after-Christ- pure white lumb ee | free trom odor aid smoke: reg- all together and priced them at one | mas sale of young men’s Ca Sa GN Vas LIne Op Ml a etalia tina oes neal $2205 . ; 0) aI Cit - fo) figure—$4.50, clothing. The reductions {ty special ate..c.c00..s000 35c | Carton Coal Cookin, Ranges— Non-Strelchabi: Iirsided Cot- ton Clothes Lines—-50 ft. at LOc | Line Suppcrter *s—special at lle Pu) evs large 8 ze oven, good-sized fire- foi; iboed baker and. roaster, The regular prices of these garments ranged from $5 to $8, Overcoats and Reeters ‘tor Big are straight cuts fram our own. original prices. Styles and fabrics / are-still-what-they-were originally ho. ters SIS£Pi gio 59 aval tic Wash'ng Machines—the and Little Boys’ eae ieatgurne former figures Paar Well-known’ ilacauic Washer, Overcoats of light and dark Oxford meltons (The. Suits are ) dilslerel Colper States Baremenele for big boys. fsingle and} Russian overcoats snd recfers for the little ' Say 7 boys, in luey Ostord and a¥ay. jdouble bres: | Saturday’s Pure Food Specials BISMARCK At At worsted, ca s- | simere and| Suits for Big and Little Boys Fresh Meats i 3 to 16 years. $6. 0: cd en. '§ {Choice fresh illed dry picked 1.9 Double-breasted suits, plait or knicker- |The Overcoata ' ae i a Wisco: onnin. Geese: bocker trousers. in lightand} iromi Day. y isconsin Gees ie Russian or sailor blouse suits in neat and eoMley BS Oxford Rebutarty Ve iengtainaperstnenineseatir7 stylish mixtures. maligne’ 314.50 ; 75: Both in sizes HO" 24¢ Your choice of any these styles at [14 to 20 years | $450) essemaerey (Slegel Cooper Store, Second Flour, Rear.) BS ieRe) Cos psteslorei scooped i] cari Rear) Women’s High-Top “Nap oleon” Boots Ata e Wonderful Price HEN you consider that our own, -high-cur ‘*Czarina’’ boots hhve been all season long the only rootwear of thar popular style that could be had in full assortment ofisizes _and lasts shat could be found in town at prices under-$5, and that the lowest- priced ‘‘Czarine’* was $3, then you can appreciate the wonder of uffering new, perfect, well-inade high-cut boots for as little 4s $1.69, We offer three styles at this plice—all in the wave-top, high-cut fashion, best for avality nailve rb Rows ie. bored Le Hias ‘quarters of ‘eee Lambs 15c $4.10: 2 1b. Fresh Fish jected Chi hen H. 12 “ec hincok Sal con (Siegel Cooper Store, Cigars for New Year’s The Best (uality for the Least Money Whole loin Pork: Ip 1 Robert Burns Concha Bouquet | | | Lillian Russell—a well regular 10c cL $2.49 | box of 40 Casanovia Diplomaticos—a high- | Prince Beauty Diplomaticos—sold winter wear, The styles are accurate copies in good leather of shoes that sell for $3 to $5, rads seed and Havana cigar; everywhereat dc Straight; i : i regula ly $3.75.a box of $2.19 | dex of $0: to-morrow. . $1.24 ‘ake your choice of \ $0; to-morro Ste Franc s:, Consbai Esrec.ales , Ali ¢ Nei son P’r ectos-— Jace shoes, of patent enamel leather, with dull kidskin.tops 0 tear eee lingered Conarelear 1 box of 50. . $1.00 ’ pars; tox of ; pLace yhoes of dull calfskin Havana cigars 2.49 | Emma: le Perfects Pl 5 » $2.49 | Ena 0 89c Buticn shoes i in patent enamel leather. _{Slegel Cooper Store, Second Fioor, Rear.) Ask for “‘S. & H,’’ Green caine Stamps—We Give, Them Colon al ~Tep: lar Se cigar; box of SO $1.49 | (Slegel Cooper Store, Main Floor, Rear) { e ee SS a sad ste gti Aa ASU LC EA RP ae al