New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-02
COUNTERFEITER'S FIGHT
Tries Desperately Tscice TO Escape,
Despite Strong Guord.

| Arrested by Secret Service men on charge
of passing counterfeit coin. Alfred Santoreli,
twenty-six years old barber Of 10. ~ West
Fourth-st- made two frantic efforts to escape
last night. and fought desperately for over hall
an hour His right wrist was torn when he
wrenched free from handcuff wnen first ar
rested He made his second bid for liberty
while surrounded by ten policemen and Secret
Service men in the Mercer-st. station He was
standing before the desk. apparently resigned
suddenly he jumped as if to make through
the captains room. but turned again quickly
and darted out Of the doorway. Acting Captain
Powers. who was about to enter the house.
grabbed him 10y his flying coat tail and jerked
him back so hard that he fell,
Five Secret Service men had followed San
torelli and Pasquale Savorani twenty three
years old a waiter. of No III West Fourth-st.
several hours. and declare that they were pass
ing counterfeit quarters The Secret Service
men wanted an abundance of evidence and
wherever the quarters passed they got the
names of the persons who received them
The arrests were made in a saloon at Waver-
ley Place and SlXth-ave. SavOrani was caught by
one party and Santorelli by the other With
powerful strength he wrenched his arm free of
the handCum. badly cutting his wrist in doing
so He started toward Washington Square
Park. band concert being given. and the
park crowded. SartOrelli reached the place
first and he entered the crowd he scattered a
h2ndTul or quarters Many persons plckei
| them up.
Ills captor Henry. a Secret Service man. fear
Ing the prisoner would escape. fired his re-
volver twice IN the air. There were fifteen
policemen duty In the park. under command
of Roundsman Blount Hearing the shot they
surrounded one part of the crowd. where people
were moving rapidly to escape the fugitive, who
was swinging his arms about wildly. This ac-
ton attracted the attention of Roundsman
Blount and Patrolman Cowan and they era bbed
the man
Santorelli fought like n demon and the police
men used their clubs freely on him. OtheT
policemen and the Secret Service men aided
them Handouts finally put on him. San
toTelli evidently thought his only chance 10 eS-
cape at that time in the big crowd that
followed. for several times he made efforts 20
get away. one time he threw out both legs
him. He nearly succeeded. and blow after blow
was rained him before he gave ~ His
wrists were bleeding freely.
At the station the men on reserve in the rear
room called out TO help guard the prisoner.
Savorani already had arrived when SautorelIl
was brought III. They said something TO each
other in Italian and IL deemed best 10 separ-
ate them. During the arrangement OF his compau-
Ton Santoreli had remained quiet and the hand
cuffs taken from his wrists II was
thought he was submitting calmly when he
made his second attempt. The ueighborhood is
one with which he is familiar and had II not
been for Captain Powers the man might have
got away.
After Santorelli had been locked up the Secret
Service agents made raid a room occupied
by the prisoners At No. Ia West Fourth-st.
They say they found a complete counterfeitinS
outfit