The evening world., 1912-03-14
TAX|CAb BANDIT
TELLS HOW DRIVER
PLANNED HOLDUP
Albrozza Takes Stand and Con-
fesses His Part in SIS, 5000
Robbery.

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~ tne criminal branch ca the supreme
Sourt sains ueno Montani. chauneur
~ owner OF the taNicab IN whfcn tho
'os..up took place
oroAss u snort oark' rather well
- up' with BLACK. sunken eyes. lie
tesks perfect English, except for an oc.
canona lapse TO the language OF the
lower world. when his story becomes
enciteu or he is under c~ross-examina
t'on.
The next day i s3w Joe the KID and
went to get the key to the back room
OF she saloon. Then ! saw scotty. who
came In from Bieecker street on tho
other side Of the street. saw the rest
had . satchel and We went into the
oack room. There was one bundle Of
tens three of fives. Then Abano gunbed
the nearest bundle OF 10000.
'sVUhat ala Won do,,'
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N. o." me.
~ Al cove INTO the Nutshe''' ! sot
w. and then ! got 800 more. because
! had to Set Montani's share too. They
each rave me $50 to make 4. UP. Then
~ ali scattered"
uop,.ni 4. the .o,. u.nh.r NJ Tho
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',o'"s w n"noe'"oe'
W tne resi- nave turned states evil
oencs n were ready to go upon the
stand to-day TO testify against Mon
TAM. who was. according to the police.
THAR leader and the brains of the rob-
berry. which ~astounded Nav York.
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w. se'".eu ny "o'''s noe"'s'
george +. Rossch. ex-city judge. ap-
pearsd for h defendant.
Noatant. neatly rroomed and mild
apnearinr. faced IN. turv a. n va.
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~. NosVs queation tnat they "ou'd
elv him an impartial trial.
IN nrst witness called was Wilour
T.. smith. the aged bank messenger
wAo was attacked in the cab.
The cab stopped" said Smith. whose
neeo was U IN bandases. and q man
set IN. He struck me with q club over
0e head And another man 80 IN n
cerucx Waroeil NY eyes hiiied with
osood ana then I became unconscious
wal struck eighteen or nineteen times.
Frank Wardeli. the sixteen-yesr-old
messenger. who was beaten In the cab.
$40 ne sew Q man sitting In front
alongsids Montani. He was beaten
Win . biAcsyack until ne became un-
conscious. n ne revived q police
men was standin ovcr him n the
money wa gone.
george n. sweitser. taxicao starter
tno central Hotel. testi-
.eu nay on inc gay OF the robbery
s~.r,s' VINO WORKED ior Mohtahi'
- 'sNsn cal! out OF ms turn :.
s.kSu Mo"seni where sam was.
~ S.eI..er' snu ne saiu' sent
w., "p,v""' ~" so'"s TO take the
S~rn vii
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'non.an' uu.ins M sIory.
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p'ace' saiu trorohAh. ne sald ne wa
~ the taAi business put wasn't max
any money continued the Wit
neSS we went over anu iookeu al
yne place ana tsiNed win the owner
MONTANA asked nm what inc price wa
Am ne said sl2,ooo. Montani said 4
WA too much.
shout taxicabs. Montani told me thai
he knew A Way three fx.iuws emil