h air ▁squad ." ▁that ▁consisted ▁of ▁William ▁Case y , ▁Frank ▁Gray , ▁Joseph ▁Mc Car thy , ▁Joseph ▁O w ens , ▁Peter ▁Math ers , ▁and ▁Charles ▁Mot jen acker , ▁task ed ▁sole ▁with ▁catch ing ▁Co oney . ▁On ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁he ▁ordered ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁reserve ▁police ▁force ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁detect ives ▁in ▁stopping ▁Cel ia ▁Co oney . ▁That ▁same ▁night , ▁she ▁ro bb ed ▁another ▁drug store , ▁and ▁again ▁ev aded ▁capture . ▁With ▁the ▁search ▁intens ifying , ▁the ▁Co one ys ▁laid ▁low ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁March , ▁even ▁as ▁the ▁news ▁began ▁covering ▁the ▁topic ▁further . ▁ ▁The ▁rob ber ies ▁that ▁the ▁couple ▁were ▁pulling ▁off , ▁while ▁drawing ▁much ▁attention , ▁were ▁often ▁only ▁bringing ▁in ▁just ▁bare ly ▁enough ▁to ▁surv ive ▁on . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁secure ▁their ▁financial ▁well - be ing , ▁the ▁couple ▁planned ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁pay roll ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁B isc uit ▁Company ▁w are house .   The ▁rob ber y ▁occurred ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁They ▁held ▁up ▁the ▁c ash ier , ▁Nathan ▁Maz o   and ▁several ▁employees . ▁Maz o ▁attempted ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁rob ber y , ▁and ▁Ed ▁Co oney ▁subsequently ▁shot ▁him , ▁as ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁Cel ia ▁Co oney ▁had ▁been ▁hurt . ▁The ▁couple ▁fled , ▁leaving ▁$ 8 , 0