The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
AN OVERBAGGAGED SEAGOER.
I4LGHT on SNIP WIN THE
GOODS or 4 NEG HBORHOOD.

Police cart Him and II Back to The bronx,
where Hundreds OF Robbed Italians
ResIege a Police station for Their
Enccts-RescrNes Needed 90 Quiet EN-.
the Anglo-American liner Italia came
rear getting away with the wardrobes of
moe, Of the population OF the High Bridge
Italian section when she sailed at 10 O'Clock
Yesterday morning,
An Italian came into the High Bridge
police station yesterday morning and said
he had been robbed some time Friday night.
Another Italian soon followed and then
came d string, until nearly one hundred ex-
cited Italians we're all trying to tell their
woes 10 the sergeant.
They all lived in a tenement at Sedg-
wick avenue and Depot place, The Bronx.
This house was formerly the High Bridge
police station hut now houses about two
hundred Italians. On Friday night some
one backed a wagon against the curb
and proceeded 10 load into it all the goods
that IL would hold. The goods came mostly
rom the Italians Of the one tenement.
Upon investigation it was earned that an
Italian by the name of Giuseppe Scarlaf
had lived there for aweek, but was missing.
Detective sergeants Darcy and Meehan
we're assigned to the case and as the Italia
was the only steamship sailing for Italy
Yesterday they decided to look her over.
While they we're aboard the ship at her
south Brooklyn pier a man answering
S~carlaf's description came aboard. The
detectives questioned him and he admitted
NJ was Scarlaf and was about : 60 home
10 Italy 10 be married. Permission was
secured 70 look at Scsrlaf's baggage, which
consisted Of seven unk and i've big can
vas travelling bags.
In them. were about 5000 worth of
jewelry, fifty suits OF mems clothes, forty
dresses and dozens OF various articles of
wearing apparel. One trunk when un-
packed resembled a small armory. 1t held
thirty stilettos, twenty-five ~revolvers and
two dozen different kinds of knives.
Two patrol wagons were called from
nearby Brooklyn station houses and the
trunks. bags and Scarlaf were taken back
10 The Bronx. In the station house ScarIaf
said all that he had in his trunks he had
bought and was taking il to his intended
wits in Italy.
The news Of Scarlaf'S Arrest leaked out
stter the men had returned from work
yesterday evening. Excitement ran high
in the Italian quarter. The men stood in
the streets in groups discussing the case
9nd their numbers kept growing until
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swearing vengeance on Giuseppe.
Some one suggested that they GO to the
police station n try to recover their
clothes. The entire crowd took up the
suggestion and before the sergeant be-
hind the desk at the High Bridge station
realized what had happened there were
about one hundred and fifty Italians shout
lng at him at once, while those who couldn't
get in stood outside an d shouted advice.
The sergeant explained that he could
DO nothing until Scarlaf had been before
the Judge. This didn't satisfy the Italians
and they began to call for Scarlaf. The
sergeant began ia fear a riot and t~elephoned
70 the Alexander avenue station to hustle
up ZONE reserves The Bronx police head
quarters also got busy and police we're
rushed 70 the assistance OF the beleaguered
sergeant-
The reserves had a hard time dispensing
The crowd. The Italians refused to leave
until they were assured that they would
have a chance to see Scarlaf this morning
m the West Chester police court.
The police said last night that at least
100 complainants would appear and extra
police will be stationed in the court room
10 guard against anv outbreak.