New-York tribune., 1907-04-23
WALKING ARSENALS.
Police Haze Another Crop Of
WcapOnS and Italians IN Court.

From Harlem TO Coney Island yesterday the
courts showed how the police had continued gath
ering in harvest OF weapons ranging from bayo-
netted revolvers TO dirks. although the crop a
lean compared 10 those gathered on some
previous days one patrolman. James Dalton OF
the Mercer street station, near being killed
on the same post where PatroImen Sellck and
Seeker were murdered week ago Just before
midnight Sunday Dalton Italian with a
picious bulge under his He ''frisked" him
found a good sized revolver The Italians com
paniOn had revolver. TOO. but 1t stuck in his
pocket when he tried to pull IT, and Dalton marched
them of to the station.
Magistrate Barlow held them both in 500 bail
One a tailor and the other shoemaker. They
said they lived al No. % Jones street.
Lieutenants Vachris. MeaII and Casta gnino. from
Headquarters spent profitable Sunday Coney
and had two Italians and half bushel Of knives in
court show how they had spent their time
Nine Italians out OF thirty who "fr4sked"
there had been caught carrying dangerously long
knives and after being relieved OF their weapons
and having their names and addresses taken by the
detectives were allowed 10 60 with a warning TO
be good The other two. who were caught with
volvers. held in $3.50 each for Special
Sessions.
Magistrate Geismar asked why the knife carriers
had not been brought 10 court. and Nachris told
him that when he had done previous occa-
sons the had been discharged when they
planed that the knives were used for scing garlic
other fairly innocent purpose. The magis-
trate told the detective make arrests hereafter
under suspicious circumstances. and he would hold
the prisoners as disorderly persons II the charge
OF carrying concealed weapons could not clearly
be established
Just before noon yesterday one Of Acting Cap
tain McCauley's Italian detectives had narrow
escape from a young armed italian in Willoughby
street Two detectives. Smonetu and Sangulnetto
Dominica Maria. who says he lives some
where in Linden street. with another Italian both
having a reputation with the police Of never work
I'M fbav o,1Id halO GuEDacfing II he
their way a fence" the detectives closed in
behind him The second man. Aniello Gemardi has
been under suspicion for some timo being the
leader of Black Hand gang consisting chiefly Of
himself.
The two men suddenly noted that they were be-
ing trailed. deTnardi ran, but Maria wheeled
around. revolver with a spripg bayonet In HIS
hand. He dropped IT point blank the officers
but before he could pull the trigger he at the
bottom OF the heap a we'll subdued young per-
son. At headquarters he found TO have six
oldfashioned silver watches and other articles
that looked like booty little while later Gemard
found
Antonio yucca. the eX-Coroner and one Of the
leaders OF the best element said yesterday
that lie thought that il would simply require n few
severe sentences OF those caught carrying guns
ard knives TO kill the habit He said that II
was the southern Italians, for the most part who
had the habit ard that generally they continued
the habis simply because of their ignorance. With
more education he thinks. they will learn the er-
ror of their ways. In the time judicial sever
ity IS a good remedy for severe disease.
These men. who have been giving the Italians
here such a bad name he said. must receive
some practical illustration that this sort of thing
must be stopped. Mass meetings have been sug-
gesfe6 but they would have about the same effect
as the reace conference here few days ago
Some resolutions would be passed and there would
Ice a lot OF felk, and then talk and
that Is all
men would only impose a few heavy sentences, It
would do more good than anything else. Now
that tie italian bureau is going to be enlarged at
lesst II 1t enlarged. the police will be better abba
10 cone with the lawless element A few men Ike
.Toe' -tetrosiEo would help lot. too.
ignorance rather than innate dnpraY1ty fS
,,esDongible for Taany OF them carrying guns and
knives They think that II is common practice
here and arms being easy 20 procure. they hurry
10 arm themselves Education and severity Of the
right sort viii break up the practice quickly, how
eve