New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
Chauffeur of Vehicle and Two
Others Accused of $4,000
oId-Up-Part of Money
Recovered.
GIRLS FINERY GIVES CLEW
Alleged Thief and Woman oom-
panion Traced to Peekskill and
Alba1y-Police Say $4,000
of Cash Is in Bowery
Savings Bank.


Headquarters last night charged with
the East River National Bank In taxi
cab in Trinity Place. getting away with
$4,000
Fart Of the money, still in the orig
inal bank wrappers, has been recovered
consisting of $3.50 in 50 bills, in three
packages, and $1,000 more will be re-
covered this morning with the opening of
the Bowery Savings Bank. where one of
the prisoners kept a safe deposit box.
The $50 was found yesterday by the
police of Boston in the home there OF
the parents Of one of the prisoners.
What first put the detectives on the
trail Of Kinsman was description given
by Montani of the man who sat beside
him on the box, a perfect description
save that it gave the hold-up man a
mustache. The police next learned OF
"swede" Annie's return from Albany
with a new hat and dress.
The prisoners are Gino Montani. chauf-
feur of the taxicab in which the Two
messengers were beaten and robbed: Ed
ward z. KinSman. alias Eddy Collins, a
waiter and prizefghter. of No 2o6 West
oath street and Jess" Albrozzo. truck
man, of No 81 West Sd street. kins-
mans parents live in Boston.
Commissioner Dougherty said early
this morning his detectives were now
looking for a chauffeur named Tieman'
who he says is implicated in the case
Two women are detained as witnesses.
One of them, Annie Hull, known in the
cafes OF the Tenderloin as "Swede An
ME-" is the sweetheart of Kinsman, and
II was through her that the police ar
rested the trio. The second woman,
known as Mabel Hoyt. is a friend Of
Annie. and she, too, it is understood, was
of material assistance TO the police.
One Of the best bits Of detective work
done in the case was accomplished by
Mrs. Isabella Goodwin, d police matron,
who was assigned to the Detective Bu-
reau two days after the taxicab robbery
at the request OF Deputy Commissioner
Dougherty.
she posed as servant girl out of work
and made the acquaintance Of "Swede"
Annie, and late at night. and sometimes
in the early morning hours, after spend
ing her time in Tenderloin cafes, she
would make a detailed report OF the
days work TO Mr.. Dougherty.
Kinsman is said to be the man who
jumped on the seat of the taxicab along
side of Montani. and the police say they
are in possession of facts which disprove
Montanis story that a revolver was
held against his stomach. Deputy Com
missioner Dougherty says ne expects TO
prove that the hold-up was rehearsed
with care
Albrozzo's alleged part in the hold-up
has not been revealed by the police. he
was formerly employed by Montani when
the latter was foreman Of the Under
writer's Salvage Warehouse, at No. IL
Sullivan street.
II was from Albrozto that the police
obtained the key to the safe deposit
vault which was leased shortly after
the robbery in Albrozzo's name.
Kinsman made Albrozzo's acquaint-
ance in the Arch Cafe. at the corner Of
Washington Square South and Thomp-
son street In the rear room of this
place a ramshackle affair in which
Morse perfected the invention of the
telegraph, "Swede" Annie and Kinsman
met for the first time.
The Arch Cafe is only a little over a
block from the Washington Square Gar
age where Montani kept his three taxi
cabs. The machines are now held by the
owners of the garage for debt of $3.50.
The police think IT significant that
money, should have entered into nego-
tiations with the proprietor Of a moving
picture house in Avenue A, near 14th
street. few weeks before the robbery.
AIbrozzo acted as agent for Montani in
the proceedings, according to Mr. Dough-
erty, but the negotiations We're dropped
because the price asked. $4,000. was
desmed excessive
Arrested in Railway Station.
Kinsmaa and his sweetheart were ar
tested iE the Grand Central Station yes
terday noon by Detectives Trojan. Bar
ION, Gaynor and Campbell as they
stepped up to a ticket window TO make
inquiries as to trains leaving for the
Pacific Coast, where both intended to go.
They were taken to Police Headquar-
ters in taxicab and were being exam
ined by Inspector Hughes. Mr.. Dough
erty and Detective Dominick Reilly
when through information received from
Detective Anthony Grieco Albrozzo was
arrested at Thompson and Bleecker
streets, Montani was arrested little
later by Lieutenant Reilly and taken to
Headquarters.
When the three men were brought
face to face Albrozzo admitted knowing
Montani and Kinsman. Kinsman ad-
nlitted knowing Montani and AlbrozZo,
but Montani insisted that he did not
know Kinsman
But the police are said to have con-
fession proving that Kinsman was the
man who sat beside Montani last Thurs
day week while the messengers were
beaten with blackjacks in Montanfs
taxicab and robbed of the treasure.
Montanis entire story Of the hold-up as
ne told II to the police has been dis
proven. they say.
y IS positively known that the rob
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