New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-13
HELD FOR KILLING OF BOY
Police Arrest Teamster as Man
Who Used Lad as Shield.
DENOUNCED BY CORONER
Prisoner Defiant Until Feinberg
Commits Him to Tombs on
Charge of Homicide

AdoInb por, ,eamster. of NO Z56l
I-igb,h o,.o..o ,,.as arrested yesterday by
Detectives Rrenner sand Curtayhe' vi tne
Harlan Detaoti,,e Bureau. as the man VINO
sacrificed tho life Of Charles F1sher' '"ei'e
vears NJ 900 of No 1899 Madison avenue
70 nrotact bir,saIf from the bullets nred al
him nv Henr,, c.reenwaId on TUESDAY night
near Mad,son o1,enue and 1oSd street he
uas later hold without bail by CORONER
E'einbere On a charge Of homicide
uo &c oua,,ad IN have grabbed young
Fisher from the sidewalk and used MN as
:, sh,o,d U,bo, bullet from GreenWaid
revolver str,cL the boy Greenwald ned ana
.oIs L., oar,,,,rs seemed imminent
In tho excitement the man at Wnom
Greenvald fired. and who had succeeueu III
sa wing himself by hiding pehiLu
of Fisher. made his escape -
sons had seen him. however anu 'hvS
an accurate description 10 the pOi'o'
signed to the case. AS ree
arrested yesterday afternoon.
He was found by the detectives
at the corner of 111th street ana mn
me According to Bremen anu ''
Rerg at first denied having useo "1
a shield and later admitted H.
When taken 10 the Criminal Coui u ouI'u 1
ing Rerg was arraigned before vi
Feinberg. There il was stated tnal d' '--@
time of the arrest he was waiting lol 'Oiil'
friends who were going to supply MN W." W.
funds 70 leave the city. Coroner FeliiOei
told Rere he was charged with hOHiCiue
The prisoner appeared surprised anu io
fused 70 make any statement EHorts pS
.SsiStant District Attorney Stickney 10 gan
some information from him were uiisucces'
fuI whereupon Coroner Feinberg salu'
..p.rg Won are fine specimen OF hu
vanity Won haven't the first idea OF
80, IN Your whole makeup. The only
language that can find to describe you L
TO saw that you are dirty dog
Rerg,s face was blank as Coroner r EN-
berr EXPRESSED himself, and when the la'
fer had finished the prisoners lace oroh'
into a grin of defiance ~
.I commit YOU to the Tombs, W1thou
hail. on a charge of homicide, sald li'
Coroner.
Rerp,s face lost it's grin. and he cast tn'
Coroner a malevolent glance as ne was ie'
svav by the detectives. He was taken
once to Police Headquarters Inere HE
pedigree was taken and he was piaceu III
cell for further examination
7, ren1v to questions at Headquarters M
denied that he was the man who had use'
Young Fisher as a shield He also denied
that he was known by the nickname o
pickles" which the police say is one o.
his ali1ses Berg acknowledged tnat III
had recently been discharged from the penn
+entiarv. where he had served SIX nohtl'
1;pon conviction for misdemeanor' ny
will he held pending the outcome OF the
Coroner's inquest into the death OF Flsnei
Coroner Feinberg said last night ina
Berg would likely be prosecuted undei
the same section of the law on homlcioe'
al reckless chauffeurs are tried. Under TINS
section murder in the first degree Is dennec
as BY an act 1mminently dangerous &c
others. and showing a depraved mind, re
gardIess of human life, although without
anv preneditated design to effect the deatr
Of any individual
Yhe autopsy of the body OF the boy
showed that the bullet had passed com
pletely through the head.