Gunman Gets $40 in Store On Broadway

Gunman Gets $40 in Store On Broadway A gun-wielding bandit held up a Broadway shop shortly before 9 a.m. today and escaped with about $40 after binding and gagging a woman clerk. Mrs. Elsie Bobkowski, 754 Sylvan st., the clerk, told police she opened the Style Shop, 703 Broadway, a few minutes before 9 a.m. As she opened the door, she told police, a tall Negro, about 18, entered and asked for two nickels for a dime. As she went to the cash register, the bandit whipped out a "small, black gun" and said, "This is a holdup." Empties Cash Register Mrs. Bobkowski said the bandit emptied the cash register, which contained about $40. He asked for her handbag but she convinced him she did not have it with her. The bandit then forced Mrs. Bobkowski into a small room behind the store, bound her hands and feet with leather thongs which he had taken with him. He then gagged her with a woman's kerchief which he also had in his possession. Mrs. Bobkowski said the bandit then sat her down in a chair and fled. Unties Self After struggling with her bonds for about 15 minutes, she said, she managed to free herself and ran out into the street screaming. Daniel Finkel, owner of the New York Fur Factory, 701 Broadway, ran to Mrs. Bobkowski's aid and called police. Ptl. Frank Mignogna and Louis Quaranto responded to the call and searched the neighborhood in an effort to apprehend the gunman, but without success. Mrs. Bobkowski said the bandit wore a black suit, white shirt and white tie and was carrying books which gave him the appearance of a student.