The evening world. Newspaper, May 17, 1922, Page 4

350 POLIE CAPTURE FOUR BURGLARS AFTER AN ALN SECE (Continued From First Page) <2 his parole was lodged against him some weeks ago. ‘Two men, known to have been com- panions of Rubin—Louis Klein and Abe Herris—were caught In a West 934 Street loft with burglars’ tools @everal weeks ago. A third man es. @aped; Rubin sald to-day he wus not that man. The detectives laughed «t Bim. The four had been captured by Capt. Stapleton, who had worked through to the elghth floor of a nino- story office building in the block and eearched it down to the third foor. In a loft of Joseph Freedman they nard a scampering of feet and forced the door. Finkel and Rubin dashed for the @evator shaft and slid down the greased cable to the basement, land- mg on the top of the elevator car with such force they were stunned ‘The other two ran for a window and detectives tried t ohalt them. Beitzer attacked Policeman Gashun of the East 22d Street Station and knocked him backward. The policeman re- covered himself and fired four shots, all of which hit Beitzer, three in tho leg and oneln the hip. The fusillads of twenty or more shots was heard in the street, and the police officials ordered a descent om the building. They were unable to get in by the door and, obtaining @ ladder, went through a second-floor window. By the ti: ments arrived from ¢! of the prisoners were subdued. Beit- wer was taken to Bellevue Hospital and the others to Police Head. According to the detectives, the prisoners admitted it had been a night of terror for them. The story, told by one of them, was that they were after the money they heard was In a safe and had intended to dynamite their way through the two-foot \all, 28 detailed later in the story. WEAR DETECTIVES AND GO IN HIDING, The first intimation they had, they seid, that they were being watched was when they heard the detectives coming. They dropped everything and went through a door they had left open to the roof, “We had thought tho whole thing ‘was going to be ‘easy meat’ for us, safe cracking and all,"" the prisoner said. ‘We still thought the getaway would be easy and only a matter of time. We crossed roofs and decided to take @ look into the street. When we did it, it seemed to us that there were « thousand cops there. We tried look- tng from other buildings and it was the same—cops everywhere. We then got into the building where we were and played a waiting fof dynamite game, We felt certain the cope woul] give it un sooner or later “When the hours passed and we saw them atill on the Job we got un easy and decided to make a break when the street lights went out and there would be more darkness, They out-guessed us and found our Miding place just as were ready.’ The capture was the culminating feature of a nine-hour siege of a whole city block, during which it was impossible for any one to get into or out of the area bounded by Fifth Avenue, Broadway, 19th and 20th Streets without police permission. The police knew that several loft burglars were trapped somewhere in the blook, and for many hours more than 309 uniformed and plain clothes men had maintained a cordon about the block while the buildings were searched. The hunt had been so long and thorough their flashlights gave out and a whole wagon load of new ones had been sent to the scene. BURGLARS SOUGHT $120,000 IN CASH. The main thing the burgiars are believed to have been after was $120,- 000 reported to be every Tuesday night in a gafe in the dry goods house of Calhoun, Robbins & Company, run- ning from 19th to 20th streets with an “L" into Broadway, There is only one part of the Calhoun, Robbins building not protected by burglar alarm wires, and that ts the top of a new addition. From the fifth or top floor of No. 901 It ts possible to eut through the wall into the unprotected part of the Calhoun, Robbins building. The de- tectives allowed the band to have plenty of time for work, meanwhile sending for enough men to surround the block Late lust night they thought {t was time to spring the trap and get the burglars red-handed and jimmied tnto the ground floor of No. 901. On the top floor they found « purtly bored tunnel in the wall. Abundoned was 4 complete burglar outfit, including dy- bamite, nitro-glycerine, storage but. teries with wires, crowbars, lurge and email Jimmies, blackjack: hammers, gloves and one ,un. Ono stick had been _ inserted Into a hole bored into the wall with the evident Intention of speed~ tng up the tunnel by blasting the most astonishing plece of burglury during for such « locality of which the police have any recollection. There were blood stuins near where the dynamite had been inserted, tndi- explode dynamite. It is belitved the nitro-glycerine and storage battery were to have been used on the safe, GONE WHEN THE POLICE SMASHED IN. The detective says that although the gang bod only three minutes’ time from the instant the police smashed in on the street level until they got to. where they were at work, they had disappeared, Despite the fuct that the block wus covered, there was uo trace of what became of them after they hastily abandoned their tynnel und tools. When, after nine houys' search, the quarry hag not been located, the police announced the cordon would be kept around the block until such time as they were satisfied the crooks were not hiding in one of the hun- dreds of available places that could not be explored until after daylight, During the exciting hours, when FIFTH AVENUE AT 35™ STREET FOR THURSDAY A Special Sale of Women’s NET BLOUSES A Summer Fashion Whose Vogue Begins Now 399 Bab collar, frill and fichu models with tuck- in s, pleatings or edgings of Val. lace. 5.90 Edgings or wide insertions of real filet lace or real Irish lace in square neck, Bab collar or frill blouses of fine Antwerp net. “tr A Complete Collection of BLACK SILK BLOUSES 7.50 to 16.50 Tailored, costume ard overblouse types, suitable for mourning or for those who prefer to wear black. Lustre Silk Crepe de Chine Dorisoie Georgette Crepe Beaded Blouses MAIN FLOOR ae THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 19228, SAFE. ROBBERS LOOT Two| HAT STORES OF $2,700 policemen were so block there was one every few fect, the following: were on the scena: 200 uniformed pol n, 100 detectives, fire engines and tricks, five police automobiles ready for @ dash, three red emergency cart of the Holmes Protective Agoncy. reserves trom the thick around the BRICK MEN CONFER ON CUT IN PRICE co ripped open safes In two A Untermyer’s Threat Brings] |... ors of the Sarnoff-Irving Com- Dealers Together to Con- | pany after the stores had been closed ide rly a 1 id got A nearest police st . scores of mer- sider Matter. art day morning and got $2,700, ; ne terday. The chanis and pro owners of the] Nearly every dealer in brick in [hha ho ftin eo! eat block and a shifting crowd that at} New York City and its suburbs was abet Wink Avene Xt bide w af ati ; Ks das represented to-day at a meeting with| > lace the robuers entered by he police and detectives worked Ma who h 6 two-foot hole in the hallw with flashlights, acetylene torches, | 2°"? ee We ae eorey ace Vest 115th Street, around the searchlights and everything ele | Preparation of evidence and witnesses “,« small safe containt x handy, and went from cellar to roof,|for the Lockwood Committee under vrtied to & back wom cae pred were many offtces and fac-|gamuel Untermyer. The meeting|;...\ ripped oft. The cash box was they could not get In or find} was a luncheon at the MeAlpin ar-}y,uud later on the roof. Entrance to proprietor ranged in consequence of the address]; Delancey Street store was had Deputy Chief Police Inspector Ga-|last night of Mr. Untermyer to the],;,,ugh a Uap door leading to the halane arrived to take charge at 4] builders’ Associatic ccilar. ‘The safe containing $1,700 was A. M. and ordered an increase of fifty Mr, Untermyer made the flat threat] .pevied to the edge of the trap door policemen, He established headquar-|that if the dealers in brick did not] und the robbers, standing on a ladder, ters in a building in the next block | establis uniform reasonable price] ;ore off the back. and said the search would be kept up| for br tting them not more than # young men entered the sta until the burglars were caught or the|$3 a police were satisfied they had escaped nd clear profit, he would store of Adolph Cook, 76th st and Third Avenue, yesterday himaelf start the importation of brick] si There are more than 800 firms doing| by the tens of millions from abroad Jafternoon, commanded Mra. Cook to business in the block. The dealers asked for a chance to}hold up her hands (which she did) The fusillade that led to the ecap-| talk the matter over with him to-day Jand, after taking $107 trom the cast: ture of the four men caused a scurry-| Mr, Untermyer was busy tn court|register, departed. An hour later Mrs. ing of pollcomen and reporters who| with the Stokes case and had Mr.{Cook notified the patrolman on the | were camped down in the street, Mayer act in his stead, beat, But that was an hour too late &. Altman & Cn, For to-morrow (Thursday) Five Thousand Yards of Black Crepe Charmeuse (40, inches wide) all-silk, choice quality, pebble back, at the very special price of $2.90 per yard Sale in the Black Silk Department, First Floor Mail or telephone orders will be promptly filled Madison Avenue-Fifth Avenue, New Pork Thirty-fourth Street Thirty-fifth Street Telephone 7000 Murray Hill GB. 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Established 1879 THURSDAY Clearance Sale of eAll Spring “Fur Scarfs AT APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD LESS THAN FORMER PRICES ‘Representative Items Brown Fox Scarfs - - - 25.00 Originally 35.00 and 39.00 Baum Marten Scarfs “ 32.50 Originally 45.00 and 55.09 Hudson Bay Sable Scarfs —- Originally 55.00 and 59.00 37.50 OTHER SCARFS REDUCED PROPORTIONATELY Fur Coats at Investment Prices Included in this sale is the balance of our winter stock of fur coats, good in style for several seasons wear. Fur coats now being purchased at wholesale, for the coming season ‘ indicate the unusual value of these garments offered in this sale. Don't Miss the Street Fair on Park Ave., 46th to 50th Sts., May 17th and 18th for the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children, Circus — Theatre Dancing. Best & Co. Sth Avenue at 35th Street—N.Y. 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