The evening world. Newspaper, May 20, 1912, Page 5

te. BEAU BRE WARDROBE FOUN IN POLE HUNT Nearly All Harlem Looking for Some of $10,000 Loot in Scizure. The $10,000 worth of loot contained in three girps and one trunk seized in the favof Bert Curtis, the plunder collected in the course of several rapid-fire robberies. of the West One Hundred and Twenty- Ath Street Station declared to-day that they had located enough ‘‘stuff’ to fill Captain ‘Thomp- @on’s room in the West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street Station. Scores of men and women went to the @ation house to-day seeking to identity Property that had been stolen from thelr homes. The steady stream of visitors spoke eloquently of the flour- ishing craft of burglary in the Harlem Metrict. Every caller sought fewelry or silverware that had been pilfered within the past few months. As the @rowd that packed thé station con- tinued to grow Captain Thompson de- cided to have the plunder shipped down to Police Headquarters. Several truck loade of articles have been located in one of Curtis’ homes in Flatbush. According to Lieut. Phil Brown, who ‘was responsible for Curtis's capture, the most valuable plunder is yet to be else. Curtts will not be arraigned for examination in the Harlem Court until to-morrow. Fils only remark since his arrest was that 18 1s his hoodoo number. He was arrested for burglary in Scarsdale on Merch 18, 196, and it was on the 18th of the month that he was sentenced to a six-year term in State Prison. Saturday, when he was arrested fdr burglary, was @lso the 18th of the month. “Hereafter,” he said, “I stay abved on the 18th.” In the Curtis flat was found the most elaborate wardrobe the police say that they have any record of. There were three suits of evening clothes, silk hats and opera hats, tennis suits, golfing outfits, frock coats, dozens of silk and flannel shirts, silk underclothes and slik socks, two dozen pairs of shoes and a drawertul of neckties. Curtis used a high power automobile, and he and his wife, in evening dress, ‘went to the theatre almost every night after dinner in some expensive restau- rant. ‘The detectives tell an interesting story of theif pirsuit of the prisoner. When they found he had a fat under the name of Lamont they rented one across the street and watched his place night and Beau Brummel: brigoner, on Saturday, ts only part of! Detectives, several other! storage places and that before the day | was out they would have recovered, |aay. Curtis had sold eighty pounds of sliver and twenty pounds ,of gold to ane Smelter in this city In two months, and the smelter people became suspicious and tipped off the police. The young woman known as Mrs. Cur- tls is stylish and pretty. He was known in the neighborhood as @ wealthy broker. As @ result of his errest the Police have about $10,000 worth of loot, {Including goldware, sliverware, rings, fleld glasses, cameras, curios, works of art, elegant clothing and other things. — WOMAN BADLY HURT IN ROT OF GANGS ON FLATBUSH CAR |While Clasping Baby Is Hit With Rock as Rowdies Give Battle, Two gangs of roughs, all under twan- ity years of age, battled about a Fiat bush avenue car, which they had | stalled near Bergen Beach last night, and in the rain of stones which one wang hurled at the other a woman with @ year-old infant in her arms was ‘tnocked unconscious. Mrs. Katherine Gentleman of No. 124 Fourteenth street, South Brooklyn, the injured) woman, was taken to Kings County Hospital with the left alde of her face cut opan from the ear to the Point of the chin, to-day that she could not appear in the Flatbush Court to testify against five of the gangsters who were arrested. Trouble between the two gangs uf boys started at the beach and was con- tinued when one crowd boarded the car to return home. The seoond contingent of roughs ran hooting after the car uu- til it reached Avenue N and East Forty- ) Seventh street. ‘There one of their num- ber pulled the trolley pole from the overhead wire, and when the car came The car was crowded and the roughs Inside drove’off the others with kicks and blows, Many of the women tumbled from the step in their effort to get away from the scene of the fight. Mrs. Gen- tleman had just passed her baby out of an open window to a woman friend who had already made her escape when @ chunk of paving stone weighing n ly five pounds struck her on tie of the face, She was knocked un scious and remained so until long after she had been removed to the hospital. Policeman Tobias 8, Buticr of the Sheepshead Bay station waded single handed into the crowd of figaters anu, @espite the fact that many stones land- ed on him, he used his club to subdue all of the gangsters within reach. Five were arrested and the rest disappearcd, The five, who appeared in the Flu:- ‘bush Court to-day, were John Gallo of No, 23 Nassau street, Benjamin Linde, No. 73 Avenue C, Amedeo Farina, No. ) Hicks street, Brooklyn; William Horo- witz, No, 43 East Third street; Meyer “4 No, 307 East Eighth stree., They were held under $500 ball for fu-- ther examination Wednesday, PIANO and she was in such a serious condition; to @ stop they tried to swarm aboani. | ___ THE RVENING Sharp Rebukes to Speeders. Persons whom the Hackensack police have not found placed many tacks yes- terday along First street, near Essex street. In the afternoon siz autow were stalled at one time with tires punctured. 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Pearls as Desirable as These We Offer Are Featured Today in So-Called “‘Specialty Shops’’ at #10 to *20 a Strin, : This is easy to prove—just make comelieat Sur peal exhibit and sale tone tomorrow morning in the Jewelry Store. . if uiiding, | RrENHUT-szGEL cooper co—MAIN BUIL DIN: “Used” Pianos and Player-Pianos Free Trial for 30 Days And here’s an extra inducement. You may exchange the instrument you buy in this sale (pianos within one with the small amount for cartage which you pay us on delivery. PREP Greatest Values—Easiest Terms The list is the best we have ever printed, and to emphasize the fact that the values are unapproachable, and that we stand with our ironclad guarantee behind every instrument you may have any one you cl on Come to our Piano Store early tomorrow morning. Select the piano or player-piano you like a. best. Let us send it to your home. If, after a month’s free trial, you decide to keep it, you begin to pay for it in tiny instalments. Some of these pianos may be had at only week year, and player-pianos within six months from date of purchase) forany higher-priced new instrument inourstock,and We Will Allow You Every Cent You Have Paid, Toward the Price of the New One You have three years in which to pay for your purchase, and, in addition, we will credit your account Uprights Gildermeister & Caldwell Player-Piano. $295.00 well Player-Piano. .315.00 hho Pl 365.00 Uprights Shoninger Ss Heffelin... Hallet & Davis. Schuler... Wilson.... Caldwell. . Wolfner Player-Piano. 400.00 Kirchhoff Player-Piano.425.00 Kirchhoff Player-Piano Howard Player-Piano.. 475.00 Ludwig Player-Piano.. 585.00 90.00] Bench, Cover and 12 Rolls of 95.00 Pad Free with each Player- Lockhart. Waters. Brooks. Ww Holbauer. Sohmer. ».00 | Pease ji'ding, Fourth GREENHUT-sIEGEL coorERco—MAIN BUILDING Continuance of Our BARGAIN-BASEMENT Sale of Women’s *3 to %4 “La $1 4 5 e France” Low Shoes, at The Lowest Special Price Ever Advertised for this Famous Make ; Being samples, the sizes are principally 3, 349, 4 and 419, in B and C widths. ‘bur To MAKE THE KANGE OF SIZES COMPLETE we have ‘rounded out the assortments with thousands of pairs of well-known high- class shoes from our own stocks, and we can truthfully say all sizes and widths in some style or other. For other Bargain-Basement specials for tomorrow, ple i advertisement in today’s Journal Meil or Telephone o1 =a GREENHUT-siEGEL coorER cO—MAIN BUILDING ie see our filled. rig tcl “ s1499 Lucile” Pullman Sleepers The Best Make of Baby Carriages, at Red: Prices Acool, airy coach, in which the baby can rest COMFORTABLY durin, It is made of round reed, with adjustable ri hoods and detachable cushions—a very desir- ablefeature. The finish is white enamel, go!den oak or natural color. The following a few of the specials: $21.00 “Lucile” 7 MAIN Bu MAIN BUILDIN' For Confirmation and Com- munion—A Complete and Varied Stock of | Catholic Prayer Books, Rosaries, Etc. Key of Heaven White cellu- joid cover, gold edges; large type; regularly 65c; at Men’s Fine $3, $3.50 and $4 Low Shoes In Blucher and Button Styles; b, Tomorrow, at e we These pre alee of ChAfacorLrs Gters oom \ i ofview. All have Goodyear-welted soies. ' Anextended choice in two-, three- and four- eyelot effects, as well as in button Oxfords. Thi hers cony tan Russia call, leather 1 15 This is low-shoe weather, and rightin the nick of time here is an offering of 3,000 pairs of men’s fine low shoes, the sample lots and surplus stock of a well-, known maker of high-class footwear. The assortments are very wide and complete, and every fashionable leather is repre- the coming hot weather. Pearl Rosaries r, $17.50 Pull for. B78 lie ie” 18,50 cleat Le sented in a full range of sizes. : The above may be had in natural finish or i Complete Lines of Men’s and Women’s golden oak. pull $17.50) fen. $18.75 (MAIN Building, Fourth Ploor.) 699-28 watts Foot-Mould Low Shoes Every style and leather is represented in every size and 3 5 width, Prices os Wanee cgtb eee EPS baba ewe neebiies COUPER to ‘an- 7 tee, revularly $1.80; at..... 98¢ (MAIN Bul.ding, Fourth Ploor.) MAIN BUILDING I Your Size Is Here, You Get a Bargain in This Sale of Men’s and Youths’ Suits Values to $12; at *6.95 There are only 340 of these suits. They are for youths, for email men and for men of ave- rage size only. 1F YO GREENHUT-sieGeL coorEeR co—MAIN BUILDING~~ Famous Mentor” Union Suits Odd Lots of This Excellent $] y, 5 @ Underwear, Values Up to “Mentor” Underwear is famous, and once a year this mili indulges in a $4, Tomorrow, at clean-up of odd lots and of garments which are classed as “seconds.” Of course, in the latter there may be some slight defects, but these in no way affect the wear. Every grade of ‘Mentor’? Union Suits is included at the one low price which we quote. Natura'ly, THOSE WHO COME EARLIEST IN THE DAY WILL GET THE BEST PICKING, The fabrics and coiors are the choicest and most up-to-date. There are PLAIN MERCERIZED MIXTURES in FLESH, SKY AND WHITE; MERCER- IZED STRIPED EFFECTS, in FLESH AND SKY COLORS; WHITE LISLE for Men WEAR A THREAD OPEN-MESH E! FECTS; LISLE THREAD in FLESH, PINK, WHITE FAN 4) You AND ECRU, COTTON in WHITE AND ECRU, and SPLENDID LIGHT WOOL CANNOT BE in SILVER AND NATURAL GRAY, Racial nai These union suits come in athletic sty!es--sleeveless and knee-length; also tor. pe with short or long s'eeves in knee or ankie length. grays, tans and browns,in light, medium and dark mixtures, The styles are the most mod- ish, including the very best atterns show! in the highest grades of cus- tom s This Added Attraction: 900 Dozens of Men’s Balbriggan Underwear Long or Short Sleev Double- seated Drawers; all sizes; Special Sale, Tomorrow, at (MAIN Building, Second Fioor.) (MAIN Bulding, Mala Floor.) — Double A Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Made Before 12 0’Clock \ ~~