New-York tribune., 1912-03-01
INDICTED FOR TAXI Job
Three of Four Prisoners Expect
ed to Plead Guilty To-day.
LITTLE LOOT RECOVERED
Police Deny Large Amount Was
Found in Safe in Saloon Where
$4,000 Was Divided.

Tho grand Jury yesterday indicted four
OF the prisoners in the $4,000 taXicab rob
tcrv Three Of them, Jess Albrozzo, Jo-
scph Lamb. alias "Scotty." and Edward j..
kinsman. alias Eddie Collins. it is un-
dcrxtood. will plead guilty to tho indict-
n,onts whcn arraicned before a judge in the
court Of General Sessions this afternoon.
Tho fourth. Gino Montani, the chauffeur OF
the taxi ,ab. still protests his innocence.
The three who are expected to plead
guilty implicate Montani. and after hear
ing their several stories Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty and Inspector Hughes
declare Montani WAS ono Of the master
minds Of the robbery.
The police arc not worrying about Mon
fani's attitude. Though nc even insists that
he Is not acquainted with any Of the pris-
oners il was testified before the grand J",!
that Montsni. on the morning of the rob
berry. when he got the call from the Last
River National Bank inquired for Albrozzo
at the starters stand at the broao"aS
Central Hotel. and was Informed Alorozzo
had gone downtown.
The grand jury indicted the quartet q"
four counts: Robbery in the hrst oegree'
assault. receiving stolen goods and sranu
larceny ,
=, ts expected that James Pascsle. alias
Jimmy the Push" and his partner hopeIt
DelIo. owners Of the saloon Al NO @''
Thompson street. where the money was
divided UP after the robbery, VIII ne III
djcted to-day. Pascale developed Woeht
dislike for his cell IN Police Headquarters
Yesterday afternoon. He writhed ABOUT 'ne
floor If his prison as though IN great pam
Dr. Csrey. OF st. Vincents Hospital VINO
responded 10 an ambulance call, saw 'na'
rascale was shamming. and solemnly TOOK
ont his stomach pump.
I'm all right now" said Pssc5le seeing
the pump.
watt q minute" said Dr. Carey. ana
von.u feel better" nil the while mixing
dose NJ epson salts. Pascale tasted the
Madeline and with a wry face insisted that
bo did not need any medical attention.
Tho three women friends Of some ot the
Indicted nen-Rose Levy. Annie HUI. net
,er known as "Swede Annie" and Myrtle
ITovt-werc not arraigned Yesterday nnt
kent AZ the House OF Detention. They VIII
n. a-rsjgned before Judge Grain in Cen
eraI Sessions probably to-day.
Eugene Splaine. who was arrested with
sao1 Of tho loot I'm Memphis, will arrive IN
this citv this morning and Will be taken AZ
once before Inspector Hughes and MI
Dourhertv. The latter Is conhdeht 'ha'
SrIaIno has made confession already 70
Detecttves Clare and DAILY, who arc bring
Ing him 10 this city
II was Splaine. who. with "Dutch' one
~ the four Of tho gang who arc stlll al
large. was said 10 have blackJackea uIe
,uo messengers Of the East River NaUoha
Pank in the taxiCah.
II was learned yesterday that hlnsnidh
who laid bare the whole plot in lengthy
,onfession. deserted from the army atie'
carving few months at Fort Riley.
Jimmy the Push" and his partner. De
leo made a few admissions yesterday
they told Mr DouSherty and Inspector
iIurhes that they knew of the robbery he
r. rc the police made any arrests. peleC
sid he did not learn of the work Of Al
lrozzo Kinsman and the rest until three
d4vs after. but his partner admitted n"
knew Of il an hour after 1t happened.
Do,eo used some Of the stolen money
according to the police, to pay the rent o'
tho saloon Al No 2DS Thompson street and
also the rent Of the European CAFE Whic'
he owns. directly across the street one ol
tho meeting places Of the taMcab oanul''
while they we're planning the robbery
The police are still searching for the resi-
Of the loot having recovered only htt't
more than 5000 to date, including the
money found on Splaine. They branded "'
untrue a statement made by friend OF
PaScale and Deleo that they had founo
s. 700 or any of the stolen money in the
safe AZ No aoS Thompson street