The evening world., 1911-01-26
TANCAB RAIDER
man WANTED IN
! RESORT MURDER
Harry Kovner Identified as
One of Gang in Robbery
Where Man Was Killed.
HIS SIX PALS ESCAPE.
But Five Others in Similar
Band Are Caught by
r. EWoman's Quick Wit.
HIS SIX PALS ESCAPE.

"h'h I1uIIy hUNneT, dllaS Joe Bern-
stein alias Charlie Newman" one of
Inc taxicnb raiders OF a resort con-
Quoted by Mrs. Lille ante In West
Ihirty-eighth street. was lined up in
Pollce Headquarters to-day he was not
only identified as one OF a similar gang
who had raided Mrs. Elliots Eat In
the Marlborough Apartments in West
Fifty-eighth street on Jan. 10, but as
the Charlie Newman" wanted for the
murder of Cassimir Balti at No. So
Stanton street last April.
Detective John Goggins. who has sue
ceeded Billy Sheridan at Police Head
quarters as the man with the camera
eye" picked out Kovner as "Charlie
after Mrs. Elliott, two young
women who board with her and three
young men who had been visitors In
her nat on the night OF the raid had
Identified him as one OF four burglars
who had burst in upon them, threatened
them with reviewers and robbed them
OF SEQ worth Of jewelry. In this. in
stance the young desperadoes also came
and went in a taxicab.
Victim a Visitor.
The murder OF Casslmir Baiti occur
red In a similar raid at No. sc Stanton
street. Balu was a visitor and was
killed. Nicolo Gonzales, another visitor
In the Stanton street house, had FIVE
bullets shot into him. but recovered.
The police have been hunting for
"Charlie Newman" ever Since. His
Photograph has been on file at Police
Headquarters since he was sent to FL
mira Reformatory In 1906 by Judge
Cowan.
Kovner was the only one of seven
young thugs who raided the Stanton
house and beat and robbed the inmates
last night that the police were able to
catch. The others got away in their
taxicao before Kovner came out of the
'fhouse.
But another gang that Is believed to
be q part OF the Kovner gang were not
80 successful In their ~burglarious ie-
scent upon the boarding house of Mrs.
'IFannle Green. at No. l6' West Eight
Aer'h street. Mrs. Green got to the
Telephone and summoned the police be-
fore the gang could get away
There are several young women liv-
ing with $. Green, n about ten
persons. including several young men
callers were in the parlor at 3 o'clock
when The bell rang and three stranse
men walked in.
one Of the men displayed the shield
OF a Deputy superintendent OF Elec-
lions ana said he had come to raid the
place. Mrs. Green slipped him a $40 bill
and said to wait until she got wraps
70. the crowd and they would all get
out.
Brought Police In Hurry.
She left tho room. called up Police
Headquarters. anu said a gang OF rob-
beri were In he house. The West
twentieth stseet s~ttalon. only a short
distance away, was notified, AMI Lieut..
Powers and several policemen hurried
TO the house.
story told the police, the three men In
the room were holding up the men and
women at the point of pistols. and taxi
ing money and jewelry from almost
every one of them.
By the time the police reached the
house the JOB was complete. The police
caught two men outside. evidently
"looaouts' for the gang. About this
time the three men came out Of the
house. The police gave chase, and after
firlng several snots stopped all three,
The i've gave their names as follows:
WiiIam Miller. twenty-five. d plum
Der, of No. ALB East one Hundred and
Ninth street.
Paul Boitano,i twenty-three, 40, l59
Prince street. "a driver, one OF the
~"lookouts."
John Kelley, twenty-one, an IRON
worker. No. 81 East Fifteenth street.
William Murphy. plumber. twenty
three. No. 81! East Twenty-second
street.
Frank Setro, twenty-one. printer. No.
200 East one Hundred and Third street.
Miller. Kelley and setro ali had loaded
revolyers, the police say,
This robbery occurred only two hours
after one of similar nature in the
stanton house In West Thirty-ninth
street, near sixth avenue, where
hold-up men beat two women robbed
almost a score o; men and women anu
got away with property estimated at
1900.
Seven in the Gang.
Seven men arrived at the house in
an automobile. The minute the door
was opened in response to their ring.
they swooped into the hallway and then
20 the parlor on the second iloor.
All drew revolvers. and ten youna
women who board with Mrs. Stanton
and six young men callers were ORDERED
10 hold up their hands ana back VI
gains the wall. They did.
Two of the robbers ran through the
house TO the room of Mrs. Stanton. wht
Is sixty years old and III. and forcet
her 10 give them 5000 she had hid In mel
he'd. She al first refused and was heater
over the head with a pistol. her eyC
olackene6 and four of her teeth knocked